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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steve Walker, Senior Lecturer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Leeds Metropolitan University</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>School of Information Management</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phone: (44) 113 283 7448</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Elizabeth Danckwerts
[mailto:aecon.e@mweb.co.za]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sat 28/1/06 5:17<BR><B>To:</B>
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shahzad@isb.sdnpk.org; sharif.islam@gmail.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> CIDC 2006
conference<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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size=2>---------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>CIDC2006
- CALL FOR PAPERS<BR>A conference on "Community Informatics for Developing
Countries"<BR>PROVISIONAL dates: 31 August - 2 September 2006<BR>hosted by
The Information Society Institute, Cape Town, South
Africa<BR>---------------------------------------------------------------------</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>CIDC2006 is now open to receive papers concerning
research, policy <BR>and praxis around the conference theme of "Community
Informatics for <BR>Developing Countries". Community Informatics concerns
the social <BR>appropriation of information and communications technologies.
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<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The practice of Community Informatics has been
evident in one form <BR>or another for many years, but the delivery of real
benefits to <BR>communities is still elusive. A number of factors mitigate
against <BR>easy success, including the necessary involvement of many
<BR>stakeholders, the problems of establishing a real understanding of
<BR>community needs, and a tendency for interventions to be driven
<BR>exclusively by funders. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The conference will be pleased to receive academic
papers (for <BR>review), work-in-progress papers, panel proposals and posters
(not <BR>for review), based on: </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- theoretical issues,<BR>- multidisciplinary
methods of working, <BR>- case studies, <BR>- research methods that fully
involve communities, and<BR>- the negotiation of goals and objectives with
communities. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Topics are open within the general area of
Community Informatics for <BR>Developing Countries, but include </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- the emergence of the Information Society and its
impact on <BR> communities, <BR>- shared Knowledge between and within
communities, <BR>- the determination of community needs, <BR>- planning for
communities by communities, <BR>- effective community participation in
community-based projects<BR>- evaluation of community-based projects, <BR>-
community empowerment, <BR>- the impact of ICT on community 'belonging',<BR>-
failure of traditional top-down approach to community projects,<BR>- mother
language education as a platform for community identity,<BR>- stakeholder
interaction in community interventions<BR>- government as a network partner of
communities, <BR>- e-service delivery, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Academic papers will be double-blind refereed and
published in the <BR>conference proceedings, to be made available at the
conference. <BR>Work-in-progress papers and other contributions
not-for-review will <BR>be accepted at the discretion of the programme committee
and will be <BR>published separately.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The conference is designed for researchers,
policymakers, community <BR>leaders, ICT project leaders, government officials
and regional <BR>community development groups who have interests, skills and
<BR>experience in Community Informatics for developing countries. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Critical dates for academic papers (for
review):</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- Initial submission of abstracts: 3 Feb 2006<BR>-
Notification of provisional acceptance: 20 Feb 2006<BR>- Papers due for review:
31 Mar 2006<BR>- Notification of final acceptance: 15 May 2006<BR>- Final papers
due: 30 Jun 2006</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Critical dates for other contributions (not for
review):</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>- Initial submission of abstracts: 3 Feb 2006<BR>-
Notification of acceptance: 20 Feb 2006<BR>- Contributions due: 30 Jun
2006</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Contributions MUST be submitted using the
conference website which <BR>will be found at: <BR> <A
href="http://www.tisi.za.org/cidc2006/papers">http://www.tisi.za.org/cidc2006/papers</A>
<BR>(follow the instructions from "Authors - Paper Submission") </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please note that the dates and other administrative
details for this<BR>conference are subject to final confirmation by the
organising <BR>committee, that can be reached at <BR> <A
href="mailto:info@tisi.za.org">info@tisi.za.org</A> <BR>(please put "CIDC2006"
in the subject line) </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>CIDC2006 is hosted by The Information Society Institute, which is an
<BR>initiative of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>---------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>The
Programme Committee<BR>CIDC2006<BR><A
href="mailto:info@tisi.za.org">info@tisi.za.org</A>
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