[UgaBYTES] REMINDER CALL FOR PAPERS: IDIA2010 Development Informatics Conference, 3-5 Nov 2010, Cape Town

[Rangarirai Matavire]

We invite you to submit an abstract in the area of "Exploring Success
and Failure in Development  Informatics:  Innovation, Research and
Practice" included in the 4th International Development Informatics
Association Conference: IDIA 2010
http://www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2010/4th.html to be
held on 3-5 Nov 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa.

www.developmentinformatics.org/conferences/2010/4th.html


1. Call for Papers 
The 4th International IDIA Conference will be held in Cape Town, South
Africa. The conference is aimed at researchers, policy-makers and
reflective practitioners. It will be managed and hosted by the
Information Systems (IS) department at the University of Cape Town
(UCT), in partnership with Faculty of IT at Monash University.  The IS
department at UCT has been actively pursing research in development for
many years through its research unit – The Centre for IT and National
Development (CITANDA) and takes great pleasure in planning this event.
The Conference Committee calls for papers on the following themes.
Papers will be peer-reviewed. Selected papers will be considered for
publication in an accredited journal in development informatics.
Conference proceedings will be distributed at the conference.


The Development Informatics space is a dynamic, complex, morally
challenging and altruistic area to intervene or undertake research. The
3rd international development informatics conference held in October
2009 at the Kruger National Park in South Africa gave an account of
these realities. One of the key themes emerging form the conference was
to improve the rigor with which we understand and explore the successes
and failures of the various initiatives in innovation, research and
practice. The 4th annual conference hopes to progress in this direction
and calls for papers in any of the following themes:
  
Themes 
1.What is positive development?
a.How appropriate are development indicators?
b.Must development be equitable?
2.What right do DI researchers and practitioners have to intervene?
a.Who defines development goals?
b.When is intervention justifiable?
3.How can success or failure in DI be measured?
a.What are the goals of DI research and practice?
b.Who defines goals and measures success or failure of DI initiatives?
4.How may success in DI be achieved?
a.The value of assessing and managing expectations
b.How can  the links between development and ICTs be explained?
c.What methods can be adopted to improve positive impact of DI research
and practice?
d.Theories and models of successful DI initiatives
e.Scaling up DI initiatives
f.Sustaining DI initiatives
g.Connecting research, innovation, and practice
h.Describing the project ethos of development projects
5.What are the risks/ dangers in DI?
a.How are ICTs impeding development?
b.How may risks in DI be mitigated?
6.Reflections on success or failure in DI practice
a.Case studies of DI failure and success
b.Reports on the adoption or rejection of ICTs at a global and national
level

Development informatics covers a broad range of fields relevant to
developing countries and marginalised communities such as health
informatics, e-governance, e-learning. Papers may be relevant to one or
more of these topics and the above themes. 

Candidates may also put in proposals for a panel discussion.

2. Submission of Abstracts and Proposals
Abstracts of no longer than 500 words may be submitted by email to the
conference organisers at idia2010 at developmentinformatics.org or
preferably through the electronic submission system at:
http://www.conftool.net/idia2010/ 

Full papers may only be submitted via the electronic submission system.
 
For relevant themes see the Call for Papers above. Full paper formatting
instructions will be indicated on the conference website.

Selected papers will be published in a special issue of African Journal
of Information Systems.

Paper submission deadlines: 
*1st April 2
010 Final date for submission of Abstracts
*15th April 2010 N*1st June 2010 Full papers due for blind peer review
*1st August 2010 Peer review results 
*1st September 2010 Final version of papers due


3. Registration Information 
Registration information will be posted on the conference website.


4. Conference Committee
Wallace Chigona, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Kosheek Sewchurran, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Jacques Steyn, Monash South Africa
Graeme Johanson, Monash University, Australia
Irwin Brown, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Michael Kyobe, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Salah Kabanda, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Maureen Tanner, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Paul Plantinga, Monash University, Australia
Agnes Chigona, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Rangarirai Matavire, University of Cape Town, South Africa

About CITANDA:
CITANDA is a research unit at the University of Cape Town that focuses
on creating knowledge by pursuing research relating to the use of ICTs
for socio-economic upliftment in Africa.

About IDIA:
IDIA, the International Development Informatics Association, is an
association serving as a forum for international cooperation between
organisations focusing on research into the use of ICTs by developing
economies and societies (ICT4D). IDIA was founded in 2006 and has held
national workshops on Development Informatics, as well as three
international conferences. IDIA2009 was held in October 2009, attracting
papers from 12 countries. IDIA2010 is the 4th International IDIA
Conference.

Best Regards,

Organising Committee











 
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