Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society Call for Papers

Special Issue on 'ICTs and Social Inclusion' Guest Editors: Cathy Urquhart, Information Systems and Operations Management, University of Auckland Business School Yvonne Underhill-Sem, Centre for Development Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Auckland The Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society is an international, refereed journal that aims to provide interdisciplinary perspectives on the social and ethical impacts of new media and information and communication technologies on society, organisations, the environment and individuals. While information and communication technologies (ICTs) may appear ubiquitous in the 21st century, access to those ICTs is far from universal. The term 'social inclusion' has been suggested as a more positive way of approaching this digital divide (Warschauer 2003). Possible topics for papers include but are not limited to: * Assessing government policies and initiatives that counter social exclusion in ICTs * Economic perspectives on access to ICTs such as government policy and ICT infrastructure * Access, ownership and control of ICTs (including the micro and macro politics of artefacts) * Social, spatial and philosophical dimensions of ICTs and social inclusion * ICTs and social inclusion as a result of gender inequality, racial discrimination and other aspects of social exclusion * The role of human and social capital in effective access and use of ICTs * The role of virtual communities in promoting social inclusion * Unintended consequences of ICT for social inclusion * ICTs and e-government * The role of ICTs in economic development. * How ICTs are reconfiguring traditional notions of citizenship and participation. * Sustainable ICTs and ICTs which assist with problems of climate change and environmental monitoring. Please feel free to contact Cathy Urquhart on c.urquhart@auckland.ac.nz or Yvonne Underhill-Sem on y.underhill-sem@auckland.ac.nz with any queries on submission. See http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/jices/notes.jsp for guidelines on submission. The normal length requirement is 7000 words but we are also inviting shorter submissions on cutting edge research that is in an earlier stage of development. The papers should be emailed to both guest editors. Important Dates Final date for submission - June 15 2008 Notification of Acceptance - August 30 2008 Final papers due - October 30 2008 This special issue will be coordinated by members of the Social Inclusion and Technology Research Group of the University of Auckland, and associated Universities

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Contributor: Donna Vaughan
Published Date: March 23, 2008