[Air-L] FW: [ciresearchers] Reminder, final deadline for abstracts: Journal of Community Informatics CFP: Southern Africa Special Issue

[michael gurstein]

From: shaun.pather at gmail.com [mailto:shaun.pather at gmail.com] On Behalf Of
Shaun Pather
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 7:18 AM
To: ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net; ci-research-sa at vcn.bc.ca
Cc: Jackie Phahlamohlaka; joci at cput.ac.za Joci
Subject: [ciresearchers] Reminder, final deadline for abstracts: Journal of
Community Informatics CFP: Southern Africa Special Issue

 

Dear Colleagues

 

Thank you for all those who have already submitted their extended abstracts.


We have also received a few request over the past week, for a few extra days
to submit abstracts, as the CFP did not reach some constituencies.  

As such the deadline for abstract submission has been extended to Thursday
02 August. 

 

Extended Abstract submission (750 - 100 words):

Email to:  joci at cput.ac.za 

Subject header:  JOCI abstract submission 

 

A response on abstract acceptance will be made by 06 August.

 

The original call is reposted below.  Please refer to the attached for more
details.

 

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We have pleasure in announcing a call for papers for a special issue of the
Journal of Community Informatics, focusing on Southern African countries
(Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and
Zimbabwe).

 

University academics in South Africa should take note that JoCI is indexed
by the IBSS, and published research articles will therefore be eligible for
accreditation at your universities.

 

We welcome submissions of completed research articles, case studies or  book
reviews relating to the following:

.         Internet and ICT use and appropriation by specific groups,
especially disadvantaged groups;

.         The use of ICTs for community based service delivery as for
example in health, municipal services, education, amongst others;

.         Internet content production (blogs, sites, etc.) aimed at social
and community development;

.         The role of mobile telephony in a Community Informatics context in
relation to grassroots development;

.         Analyses of initiatives for democratization of internet and ICT
for social development;

.         Policy analysis of specific countries or cross-country analyses of
national policy and how this relates to community based use of ICTs;

.         Investigations of the social, political and cultural aspects of
the 'digital divide';

.         Community informatics as it relates to e-Democracy,
e-Participation, and e-Government;

.         Political and private initiatives for digital inclusion in
education, and for cultural production and preservation;

.         Joint public and private actions and policies related to digital
inclusion;

.         Cybersecurity for Community Informatics.

 

The above list is not exhaustive and we welcome submissions of papers on
other topics but which have a strong Community Informatics theme.  You may
contact either of the special issue editors if you want to clarify the scope
of  your submission.

 

Important Dates:

1.  Submission of extended abstracts (750-1000 words):  02 August 2012

2.  Article submission:  September 06th 2012

3.  Final article due:  December 15th 2012

4.  Publication: February 2013

 

**Please refer to attached CFP for further details and submission
procedures. 

 

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Special issue editors:

Shaun Pather:   <mailto:pathers at cput.ac.za> pathers at cput.ac.za

Jackie Phahlamohlaka:  <mailto:jphahlamohlaka at csir.co.za>
jphahlamohlaka at csir.co.za