Message-ID: <C1B1E59FD63DD011B24E0020AF73172B246D7C@is.cityu.edu.hk> Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 23:44:22 +0800 From: Robert Davison <mailto:isrobert@IS.CITYU.EDU.HK> Subject: HICSS 1999 IT in Developing Countries - Call for Papers To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
_________________________________________________________________ > HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SYSTEM SCIENCES
> Organisational Systems and Technology Track
> INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
> Maui, Hawaii - January 5 - 8, 1999
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> Deadlines:
> 300 word abstract - March 15, 1998
> Full paper - June 1, 1998
> Notification of accepted papers - August 31, 1998
> Accepted manuscripts - October 1, 1998
>
> We are pleased to announce the call for papers for the "IT in
> Developing Countries" minitrack, as part of the "Organisational
> Systems and Technology Track", at the 32nd Hawaii International
> Conference on System Sciences.
>
> DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE MINITRACK:
>
> This minitrack provides one of the key international platforms
> relating to issues concerned with the development, implementation and
> application of information technology in developing countries given
> the presence of a vast array of technological, economical,
> educational, organizational, political and cultural/societal issues.
> We take a wide view of Information Technology so as to include
> technologies relevant to the countries concerned rather than any
> accepted norms prevalent in developed countries. We are also
> interested in developing, underdeveloped or less privileged
> communities within otherwise developed countries and their use of IT.
> We welcome papers that contain original ideas and examples of
> practical application and implementation of information technology in
> the contexts we have identified. The specific topics of interest for
> this minitrack can be characterised according to the following five
> categories (though these are not exclusive):
>
> A Methodology
> * analyst and stakeholder interaction and roles
> * action research
> * ethnographic/phenomenological/interpretive approaches
> * assessment and measurement of system performance and
> effectiveness
> * cross-cultural analysis
>
> B Supporting tools and techniques
> * decision and group support systems
> * end-user development and case tools
> * communication, facilitation and coordination
>
> C Special application areas and technologies
> * administrative logistics and project management
> * legislative support and administrative reform
> * workflow management
> * inter/intra/extranets
> * capacity building
> * (armed) conflict management
> * telecommunications
>
> D IT Implementation/Transfer issues
> * transferring designs into actual implementations
> * societal implications of IT implementation
> * implementation success/failures factors
> * coping with resistance to change
> * impact on job content and quality of working life
> * stakeholder roles and responsibilities
> * cross-cultural issues in IT implementation
> * technology "leapfrogging"
>
> E Education
> * education and training of stakeholders and societal groups
> * improving the quality of education
> * curriculum innovation in educational institutions
> * distance learning and remote education
> * virtual learning environments
>
> Selected quality papers from this track will be considered for
> publication in a forthcoming special edition of the Journal of Global
> Information Technology Management (JGITM) on IT/IS in
> developing countries.
>
> Minitrack Co-Chairs:
>
> Doug Vogel
> Dept. of Information Systems
> City University of Hong Kong
> Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon
> Hong Kong
> Phone: 852-2788-7534; Fax: 852-2788-8694
> Email: mailto:isdoug@is.cityu.edu.hk
>
> Robert Davison
> Dept. of Information Systems
> City University of Hong Kong
> Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon
> Hong Kong
> Phone: 852-2788-7534; Fax: 852-2788-8694
> Email: mailto:isrobert@is.cityu.edu.hk
>
> Roger Harris
> Faculty of Information Technology
> University of Malaysia Sarawak
> Kuching, Sarawak
> Malaysia
> Phone: 60-82-671-000-x605
> Email: mailto:roger@fit.unimas.my
>
> Gert-Jan de Vreede,
> Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management
> Delft University of Technology
> The Netherlands
> Phone: 31-15-278-7170 Fax: 31-15-278-3429
> Email: mailto:devreede@sepa.tudelft.nl
>
> For further details, please see the minitrack's home page
> http://www.cityu.edu.hk/is/event/h-99-rd.htm and the Conference home
> page http://www.cba.hawaii.edu/hicss
>
Robert DavisonDept of Information Systems City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Hong Kong
mailto:isrobert@is.cityu.edu.hk Tel: +852-2788-7534 Fax: +852-2788-8694