ICTO 2016: Information and Communication Technologies in Organizations and Society

Paris, March 3d – 4th, 2016

ICT and Societal Challengeshttp://www.icto.info/icto2016 or http://icto2016.webs.com/

(contact us: ICTO2016@icto.info )

Organized at the ISC Paris Business School

Scope of the conference .

Our world is dynamic, becoming increasingly complex. Unemployment, poverty, illiteracy, crime, corruption, pollution, climate change, underdevelopment, inequality, refugee crisis, and (im)migration have become global social challenges. For some time now, ICT and especially digital networks have been used to decrease the impact of some of these global social problems. For instance, law enforcement agencies have gained first promising experiences with the application of cloud-based predictive policing software. The new software technology generates predictions on the places and times that future crimes are most likely to occur to better prevent crime in communities. In case of natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes or animal diseases, smartphone-based alerting and management systems can facilitate information flow and improve the efficiency of early warning systems. Today thousands of refugees and migrants make their journey safer and share important information by using (their) smartphones on ubiquitous networks. New technologies for mining social media have been applied to support emergency services by real-time parsing and analyzing public messages. Applications of this technology have helped the early detection of social unrest, allowing a rapid response to rioting and looting.

With the help of digital networks, the impact of global social problems has been mitigated to some extent. Nevertheless, the use of ICT in networks has simultaneously created some other problems, such as loss of privacy, techno stress, systemic risks in financial systems, and digital divide to name but a few. For instance, social networks open opportunities for companies to get access to data and user information, there is, however, only a thin line between mistakes in programming and what is intended to be allowed. Speculations in the financial markets have exacerbated economic crises threatening the future of billions of people. Digital divide indicates a relative inequality between those who have access to, and can use ICT including having the skills to make use of those new technologies (which are those who have more) and those who have less.

The aim of this conference is to illustrate the research regarding ICT in networks and its relation to social challenges. Thus, the focus of submissions should be on research that can improve people's lifes and establish new trends and practices in the usage of ICT in networks. Research exploring the role of ICT in networks promoting participation, improving welfare, increasing transparency, and implementing shared value are of particular interest, along with the role of ICT in networks in both the creation and maintenance of social problems.

Special issue at the Journal Electronic Marklets (JEM) .

Best papers of ICTO2016 conference will have the chance to be published in a special issue of the Journal Electronic Marklets (JEM). Since JEM has a special emphasis on networks and electronic markets, the best

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papers must have a relation to that emphasis too. The papers that will be published in JEM will be published as extended abstract in the conference proceedings.

Guest EditorsSusanne Leist, Universität Regensburg, Germany, susanne.leist@ur.de Marco De Marco, Uninettuno University, Rome, Italy, marco.demarco@unicatt.itEusebio Scornavacca, University of Baltimore, USA, escornavacca@ubalt.edu Kanliang Wang, Renmin University of China, kanliang.wang@gmail.comKarim Ben Slimane, ISC Paris Business School, France, kbenslimane@iscparis.com

Types of Submissions .

ICTO 2016 solicits the following types of contributions in English and in French:

Full research papers (7-12 pages) Extended abstracts and research-in

progress papers (3-7 pages) Research case studies (7-12 pages) Panel proposals (3-5 pages)

Doctoral research proposals and extended abstracts for the 2015 Doctoral Consortium

Papers, teaching case studies, position statements, and panel proposals for the IS education thematic area.

Conference Tracks & themes .

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

ICT usage for managing or disrupting the tensions, contradictions and paradoxes in complex social problems

Affordance and constraints of ICT that create or worsen complex social problems

The role of Big data in socio and economic development

e-Government and democracy Open disaster risk data and minimization

of the effect of disaster ICT and urban service delivery Social networking and health care ICT and consumer well-being The vulnerable as producers and

innovators with ICTs Telecenters as paths for affordable

computing ICT and workplace inclusion  of  the

vulnerable within society

Acquisition and absorption of knowledge with ICT

Public/private partnerships, job creation, and economic growth

Bridging the digital divide Peer-to-peer technology for knowledge

sharing Using ICT to enforce proper security

against terrorism Gender discrimination and ICT ICT for different aspects of development ICT4D and mobile technologies ICT-enabled business models for social

entrepreneurship and social problems National ICT policies and how they shape

the societal environment for ICT acceptance and diffusion

How ICT-enabled platforms help NGOs achieve social missions

More general submissions are welcome within the conference theme of ICT and societal challenges or related to ICT and organizations.

Important dates .

Deadline paper submission:    Dec 15, 2015Notification of acceptance:     Dec 30, 2015Camera ready paper:        Jan 15, 2015

D.C proposal submission: Dec 30, 2015Doctoral Consortium:       March 3, 2016ICTO2016 Conference:   March 3-4, 2016

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Conference Committee .

Conference Co-Chairs:Marco De Marco, Università Cattolica, ItalyMichel Kalika, IAE Lyon, FranceSusanne Leist  Universität Regensburg, GermanySebastien Tran, ISC Paris Business School, France

Program Co-Chairs: Antoine Harfouche, UPOND, FranceMonica Dragoicea, University Politehnica of Bucharest, RomaniaArshad Ali, National Textile University (NTU), PakistanJing Zhao, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, ChinaKarim Ben Slimane, ISC Paris Business School, FranceFrench Session co-Chairs: Jessie Pallud, EM Strasbourg, FranceNicolas Lesca, Université Grenoble 2English session co-Chairs:Mokhtar Amami, Royal Military College of CanadaPaola Dameri, Università di Genova, ItalyTracks co-ChairsAndres Davila, ESCE, ParisMuhammad Asif, National Textile University Faisalabad, Pakistan

Communication Co-Chairs:Imed Ben Nasr, Groupe Sup De Co La Rochelle, FranceLisa Thomas, NEOMA BS, France  International Liaison Chair:Teresina Torre, Università di Genova, ItalyThierry Delecolle, ISC Paris Business School, FranceAcademic Professional Development Workshops co-ChairsSami Dakhlia, ESCE de ParisPeter Bednar, University of Portsmouth, UKEmergent research Forum co-ChairsDaniele Pederzoli, NEOMA BS, FranceThurasamy Ramayah, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.Youcef Baghdadi, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Doctoral Consortium Co-Chairs: Lapo Mola, SKEMA Business SchoolGeorges Aoun, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, LebanonD C Participating FacultyFrancesca Ricciardi, University of Verona, ItalyStéphane Bourliataux-Lajoinie, IAE de Tours Mona Ben Chouikha, University of Jendouba, TunisiaNabil Badr, ICT Architec, Canada

International Ambassadors .

Italy: Fabrizio D’Ascenzo, University La Sapienza Roma1German speaking world: Stefan Seidel, University of LiechtensteinUK: Peter Bednar, University of PortsmouthJapan: Motonari Tanabu, Yokohama National UniversityFinland: Reima Suomi, Turku School of Economics, University of TurkuBelgium: Geert Poels, Ghent UniversityTurkey: Asli Sencer, Bogazici University, IstanbulMalaysia : T. Ramayah, Universiti Sains Malaysia, PenangRomania: Adriana Schiopoiu, Burlea University of CraiovaSwitzerland: Cinzia Dal Zotto, Neuchâtel UniversitySlovenia: Andreja Pucihar, University of MariborGreece: Nancy Pouloudi, Athens University of Economics and Business

Luxembourg: Slim Turki, Luxembourg Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia: Jyotiranjan Hota, KIIT School of ManagementLebanon: Jamil Arida, Saint Joseph UniversityTunisia: Mufida Sadok, Higher Institute of Technological Studies in CommunicationsOman: Youcef Baghdadi, Sultan Qaboos UniversityCyprus: Agelika Kokkinaki, University of NicosiaUAE: Kathy Shen, University of Wollongong in DubaiKSA: Ibrahim Abu Nadi, Prince Sultan UniversityAustralia: Kenneth R Deans, Groupe Sup. de Co. La RochelleEgypt: Sherif Kamel, School of Business of the American University in Cairo

Advisory board .

Benoit Aubert, GEM, France Babiga Birregah, University of Technology of Troyes, FranceAnis Charfi, ebs, France    Charles Dennis, University of Lincoln, UKSana Hajj Safa, CNAM, LebanonJyotiranjan Hota, KIIT School of Management, India Atif Khan, EM de Normandie, FranceAllan J. Kimmel, ESCP Europe, France   

Karen Neville, UCC, Ireland Adama Ndiaye, IAE de Tours, FranceCatherine Papetti, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, FranceElpida Prasopoulou, Open Data Institute, UK Oksana Prokhorova, The Petrozavodsk State University, RussiaHirotoshi Takeda, Laval University, CanadaAli Tarhini, Brunel University, UKHans Weigand, Tilburg University, Netherlands

Local organizers .

ICTO2016 is organized by ICTO (www.icto.info) at the ISC Paris Business School.

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Accommodation will be offered by several hotels in the center of the city at competitive prices.

The conference gala dinner .

The Conference social dinner will be organized on a parisian boat cruise.

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