STOP SENDING ME E-MAILS OR I WILL TAKE FURTHER ACTION > From: paul.planti...@infotech.monash.edu > To: digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net > Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:52:17 +0200 > Subject: [DDN] Fwd: CALL FOR PAPERS: IDIA2009 Development Informatics > Conference 28-30 October 2009 Kruger National Park, South Africa > > Reminder: > > Astracts for the IDIA2009 Development Informatics Conference should be > submitted online by 14 March 2009: http://www.conftool.net/idia2009/ > > Updated conference details (incl. fees) are on the website: > http://www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2009/3rd.html > > Key deadlines are: > > 14 March 2009 Final date for submission of Abstracts > 1 April 2009 Notification of acceptance of Abstracts > 1 June 2009 Full papers due for blind peer review > 1 August 2009 Peer review results > 1 September 2009 Final version of papers due > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Paul Plantinga <paul.planti...@infotech.monash.edu> > > Date: Tuesday, January 13, 2009 5:48 pm > > Subject: [DDN] Fwd: CALL FOR PAPERS: IDIA2009 Development Informatics > > Conference 28-30 October 2009 Kruger National Park, South Africa > > To: digitaldivide@digitaldivide.net > > > > > > > > CALL FOR PAPERS > > > > > > IDIA2009 Conference > > > 28-30 October 2009 > > > Digitally Empowering Communities: > > > Learning from Development Informatics Practice > > > > > > www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2009/3rd.html > > > > > > > > > Call for papers > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > The 3rd International IDIA Conference will be held in Africa in > > > order to > > > make it easier for interested parties of this continent to > > > participate. > > > The conference is aimed at researchers, policy-makers and > > > reflective > > > practitioners. It will be managed by the School of Information > > > Technology, Monash South Africa (Johannesburg). Monash University > > > is > > > seeking to accelerate its engagement internationally, and this > > > conference reflects this commitment. > > > > > > The Conference will be held at the Berg-en-Dal camp in the Kruger > > > National Park, South Africa. > > > > > > The Conference Committee calls for papers on the following > > themes. > > > Papers will be peer-reviewed. Selected papers will be published > > in > > > an > > > accredited Journal. > > > > > > While the main language of the conference will be English, > > > participation > > > from Francophone and Portuguese-speaking Africa is most welcome. > > > > > > 1. Communities and empowerment > > > > > > * What are developing communities? > > > * Does every community need to 'develop'? > > > * What does 'empowerment' mean in a DI context? > > > * Why should communities be empowered with ICT? > > > * What are the objectives of empowering communities? > > > * What are the methods and instruments to empower communities? > > > * Implications of the full range of 'digital divides'. > > > > > > > > > 2. Development Informatics and ICT4D > > > > > > * Satisfying basic development needs with ICT. > > > * What ICT cannot achieve; its limitations in development > > practice.> * The range of changing economic models for empowering > > > communities > > > with ICT. > > > * What are the special ICT issues for deep rural communities? > > > * Giving voices to the poor via ICT; the necessity of advocacy. > > > * The relevance of ICT planning and policies. > > > * Does development automatically empower; the role of vested > > ICT > > > interests? > > > * Ethical and moral issues, eg. the barefoot economist debate, > > > top-down/bottom-up/dual system approaches, and technological > > > determinism. * Global versus regional implementation > > > > > > > > > 3. DI in practice > > > > > > * What are the technical issues, networking problems, and > > > relevant > > > ICT devices? > > > * System design for the bottom of the pyramid of the digital > > divide> * Do small communities benefit from ICT, or is it only > > > applicable on > > > a large (regional, national) scale? > > > * How do the micro social groups (eg. households and families) > > > use > > > ICT for their business? > > > * Evaluating separate and integrated business, government and > > > civil > > > society ICT solutions. > > > * Issues of free access and sustainable access. > > > * Business filling the gap in the absence of government > > > co-ordination of ICT practice. > > > * When business practice and community expectation collide in > > > ICT, > > > who suffers? > > > * Differences between individual access (such as OLPC, mobile > > > phones) and public access (telecentres, MPCCs). > > > * Open source vs proprietary systems. > > > > > > > > > 4. Opportunities > > > > > > * The future of skills and literacy training, and professional > > > development, as part of ICT. > > > * Opportunities for professional communities to contribute to ICT. > > > * Eliciting expressions of local concern and building them into > > > ICT > > > programs. > > > * Ensuring that external ICT solutions meet local needs. > > > * Balancing short-term and long-term ICT solutions. > > > * Universal access as a dream or reality? > > > * What is the appropriate role of developed countries in > > > assisting > > > with ICT empowerment? > > > * Adapting developed values and practices to suit ICT contexts. > > > * Which community networking principles best assist with ICT? > > > * Is it meaningful to consider the role of the 'international > > > community' in ICT? > > > * Ongoing, universally-applicable measures of the effectiveness > > > of > > > ICT for empowerment. > > > * Comparative studies of ICT for empowerment. > > > > > > > > > > > > Submission of abstracts and proposals > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > Abstracts and proposals (not full papers) can only be submitted > > via > > > the > > > electronic registration system which will become available shortly. > > > > > > Important dates > > > > > > 14 March 2009 Final date for submission of Abstracts > > > 1 April 2009 Notification of acceptance of Abstracts > > > 1 June 2009 Full papers due for blind peer review > > > 1 August 2009 Peer review results > > > 1 September 2009 Final version of papers due > > > > > > > > > Registration Information > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > Registration Information will become available in the first > > quarter > > > of > > > 2009, latest by 1 April. Details will be posted on the website. > > > > > > > > > Conference fees > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > See website for details. > > > > > > > > > The conference venue is in a difficult to access, remote > > location, > > > which > > > will result in transport problems. Accommodation in chalets > > > requires > > > self-catering for meals. > > > > > > > > > In view of this, the Conference Organisers have made special > > > arrangements for transport to the venue, and for meals. > > > > > > > > > Conference fee: to be confirmed, as we are still finalising some > > > sponsorhips to make the fee cheaper. > > > > > > > > > Details about Berg-en-dal: > > > > > > www.sanparks.org/parks/kruger/camps/berg-en-dal/ > > > www.routes.co.za/nationalparks/kruger/berg-en-dal/ > > > > > > > > > About IDIA > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > Development Informatics specialises in communities in constraint > > > contexts, such as rural, distant, poor, or disadvantaged > > > communities in > > > developing countries and regions. Community Informatics focuses > > on > > > communities in developed countries. > > > > > > > > > IDIA was founded in 2006 and has held national workshops on > > > Development > > > Informatics, as well as two international conferences. IDIA2009 > > is > > > the > > > 3rd International IDIA Conference, which will be held on 28-30 > > > October > > > 2009 at the Kruger National Park, South Africa. > > > > > > > > > _________________ > > > > > > Dr Jacques Steyn (Director: IDIA), on behalf of the organising > > > committee.www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2009/3rd.html > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > > > DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net > > > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > > > To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide- > > > requ...@digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body > > of > > > the message. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > > DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net > > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > > To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide- > > requ...@digitaldivide.net with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of > > the message. > > > _______________________________________________ > DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list > DIGITALDIVIDE@digitaldivide.net > http://digitaldivide.net/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide > To unsubscribe, send a message to digitaldivide-requ...@digitaldivide.net > with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
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