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Robert Davison wrote:

> _________________________________________________________________
> >         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:  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:  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: 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: 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 Davison
>
> Dept of Information Systems
> City University of Hong Kong
> Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon
> Hong Kong
>
> isrobert@is.cityu.edu.hk
> Tel: +852-2788-7534
> Fax: +852-2788-8694