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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jeff Buderer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 1:14 AM Subject: [1vfleadership] fw: Call 2 for Chapter Proposal: ICTs and Sustainable Solutions for Global Development: Theory, Practice and the Digital Divide To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FYI... Need your input on this. Jeff ________________________________ From: Jacques Steyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 8:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Call 2 for Chapter Proposal: ICTs and Sustainable Solutions for Global Development: Theory, Practice and the Digital Divide [Proposal Submission Deadline: 15 August 2008] Dear Jeff This email serves as a personal invitation to you as expert in the discipline of ICT and communities of use. We would like to cordially invite you to consider contributing your expertise to a forthcoming book set entitled ICTs and Sustainable Solutions for Global Development: Theory, Practice and the Digital Divide. Vol 1 will be more theoretical, while each of the other three volumes will contain case studies and each focus on a different region on the globe. Vol 1 ICTs and Sustainable Solutions for Global Development: Theory, Practice and the Digital Divide Editors: Jacques Steyn and Graeme Johanson Vol 2 ICTs for Development in Asia and the Pacific: Theory, Practice and the Digital Divide Editors: Jacques Steyn and Stephanie Fahey Vol 3 ICTs for Development in Africa: Theory, Practice and the Digital Divide Editors: Jacques Steyn and Jean-Paul van Belle Vol 4 ICTs for Development in South America, Central America and the Caribbean: Theory, Practice and the Digital Divide Editors: Jacques Steyn and Eduardo Villanueva VOLUME 1 Volume 1 is aimed at understanding why some ICT public access deployments seem to work, while the greater majority seem to fail. There is substantial non-academic literature on this, but most lack solid scientific theoretical and methodological foundation. On one hand this book will investigate cultural, social and ethnographical issues, and on the other hand it will investigate enabling technologies and economic models. This book will attempt to understand topics such as the so-called digital divide, or its more recent synonym, social inclusion, as well as other themes such as e-adoption, global information technologies, cultural acceptance and rejection of digitalization and globalization, the knowledge society, regional adoption or rejection of technology, local and global economies and trade, policies and their effect, the information revolution, networking to rural areas and the pace of digital diffusion. For more detailed background, see http://www.developmentinformatics.org/projects/book/index.html OBJECTIVE OF VOLUME 1 As there is no authoritative reference in this field, we believe the impact of this book will be high for institutions (governments, philanthropists, NGOs, donor agencies, etc.) that deploy ICT solutions in marginalized communities. The book will serve academic scholars and researchers, as well as representatives of other institutions, as a consolidated reference guide on Development Informatics issues. There is quite a vast body of literature on the successful and unsuccessful use of ICT for communities. By far the majority are self-reports, written to keep donor agencies happy. Relatively few are based on good scientific principles. Volume 1 is an attempt to rectify this gap in the literature. It will provide the theoretical framework, and scientific methodology of the regional case studies presented in the other three volumes in this set. RECOMMENDED TOPICS FOR VOLUME 1 Your are invited to contribute a chapter on one (or more) of the following themes: Definitions and approaches * The focus of Development Informatics (DI) * Assumptions, ideologies and value systems in defining terms such as financial poverty, ICT poverty, the digital divide, social inclusion and social exclusion * Approaches to bridging the gap - is the gap is worth bridging? * Sustainability - what are the issues? * Content pillars of DI: education, health, agriculture, sustainable living * Rural economics, business models The scientific approach * Methodologies and theories * Participatory Action Research in this context * Evaluating success of ICT systems * Present connectivity, use The status quo * Population demographics * Failures and successes - reasons * Present status of ICT in developing world * Use and available of phonelines, mobile phones, internet The future - until 2050 * The future of ICT in the developing world: connectivity, use, affordability * Plans for connectivity; Government, Business * Connectivity in rural areas - trends * By 2030 about 3 billion people will live in rural areas - will they be connected? * Constraints, population growth, rural/remote areas, etc. Good Practice * Practical tips - what works, what does not work You are most welcome to submit other possible themes for our consideration. Contributions will be double-blind peer reviewed. VOLUMES 2, 3 and 4 Volumes 2, 3 and 4 will present successful and unsuccessful case studies of the deployment of ICTs for public use. Many hundreds of millions of dollars have been wasted by well meaning philanthropists, aid agencies and governments in projects to deploy ICT solutions in developing contexts. The very long list of public internet access facilities (telecentres, internet cafés, multi-purpose community centres) that were either closed down, or that never got off the ground in the first place, is very troublesome. Yet there are some cases that seem to be very effective. The volume set attempts to bring together the theoretical underpinnings and scientific methodology of an approach of deploying ICT in marginalised communities to bridge the so-called digital divide. Volumes 2, 3 and 4 contain case studies from three different regions that demonstrate which approaches work, and which do not, in deploying public access to information sources. For more detailed background, see http://www.developmentinformatics.org/projects/book/index.html OBJECTIVE OF VOLUMES 2, 3 and 4 This book aims to be a single source of reference containing case studies of ICT deployments for public access in three different regions. Reports on the case studies need to be researched along the principals of good scientific research. The editors are not interested in anecdotal evidence, or in contributions that are based on reports for funders. The case studies to be presented in this book must be founded on solid scientific evidence. RECOMMENDED TOPICS FOR VOLUMES 2, 3 and 4 Your are invited to contribute a chapter on a case study in the region of your choice. It is highly recommended that you reference the following in your chapter. * The nature of the ICT system - whether it is a telecentre, internet café, multi-purpose community centre, hole-in-the-wall, mobile phone system, etc. * Brief history of the system * System configuration - technologies used, software used, available content * Purpose of the system * Project scope * Cost (in USD), funder(s) and other financial issues, person-hours * Demographics of users; user profile - intended and actual * Methods used for the measurements of success / failure * Assessments methodology * Lessons learnt and recommendations for future projects * Theoretical paradigm within which the project is deployed * Theories, assumptions, values * Timeline: period and issues in pre-planning, planning, deployment, operational * Issues: problems (technical as well as social) * Why is this project a success or a failure? * Other relevant findings These themes do not have to be presented in a structure rigidly following the above, but contributions are expected to address all these topics. You are most welcome to submit other possible themes for our consideration. Contributions will be double-blind peer reviewed. HOW TO SUBMIT To submit your chapter proposal, please use the web form at: Vol 1: http://www.developmentinformatics.org/projects/book/proposalglobal.html Vols 2, 3, 4: http://www.developmentinformatics.org/projects/book/proposalsubmissions.html WEB ADDRESSES Volume Set: http://www.developmentinformatics.org/projects/book/index.html Vol 1: http://www.developmentinformatics.org/projects/book/global.html Vol 2: http://www.developmentinformatics.org/projects/book/asia.html Vol 3: http://www.developmentinformatics.org/projects/book/africa.html Vol 4: http://www.developmentinformatics.org/projects/book/america.html DEADLINES 15 August 2008 Proposal submissions For other deadlines, see website LANGUAGE Contributions will only be accepted in English. If your first language is not English, please make use of some English language service. The editors will not assist in changing text to be more compliant with English language conventions. It is up to contributors to ensure adherence to the conventions of the English language. PUBLISHER The volume set is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (www.igi-global.com) in their Information Science Reference imprint in 2010. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. We appreciate your consideration of this invitation and hope to hear from you soon! Best wishes, Jacques, Graeme, Stephanie, Jean-Paul, Eduardo ______________ Jacques Steyn (PhD) School of Information Technology Monash South Africa +27-11-950-4132 Phone +27-11-950-4033 Fax jacquezzteyn Skype [EMAIL PROTECTED] Graeme Johanson (PhD) Director, Centre for Community Networking Research (www.ccnr.net). Caulfield School of Information Technology, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +61 3 9903 2414 Fax: +61 3 9903 1077 Stephanie Fahey Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International) Monash University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jean-Paul Van Belle (PhD) Department of Information Systems, University of Cape Town +27-21-650 4256 Phone +27-21-650 2280 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eduardo Villanueva Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru [EMAIL PROTECTED] __._,_.___ Your email settings: Individual Email|Traditional Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch to Fully Featured Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe __,_._,___ -- Edward Cherlin End Poverty at a Profit by teaching children business http://www.EarthTreasury.org/ "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."--Alan Kay _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
