INNOVATION PRACTICES FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH

UPDATE JULY 2022 – The book can be downloaded here:

Call for Chapter Proposals

INNOVATION PRACTICES FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH

to be published in Springer IFIP AICT Series by IFIP Working Groups 9.4 and 13.8

Editors: Jose Abdelnour-Nocera, Omar Bakari, Connie Bitso, Elisha Makori and Jose-Antonio Robles-Flores

The global south is characterised by challenges in terms of education, housing, public services, healthcare, and the digital divide. These challenges are driven by the limited stability of social, political and economical structures. These constraints can make it hard to take part in dominant innovation patterns in digital transformation seen in more developed regions. However, the global south also brings opportunities for innovation including digital transformation for local communities and organisations.  A potential problem is that stereotypes of people in these regions fail to understand their experiences, life perspectives and contexts. Therefore, there is a need to document new information technology research and design thinking methods for creating alternative innovation patterns in the digital and knowledge-based economies that include people, communities and organisations in the global south.  Dissemination of local knowledge of digital innovations and experiences in implementing them will benefit communities and organisations to engage in sustainable digital transformation initiatives.  

This publication aims to:

Explore accounts of innovative design practices of digital development and applications in the global south;

Produce and share knowledge concerning digital transformation and its implications in human development and society;

Review the development of innovative practices for digital transformation in the digital and knowledge-based economies in the global south.

We seek abstracts for chapter proposals including but not strictly limited to the following topics:

• Digital Technologies and Applications in the Global South
• Digital Transformation, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Global South
• Application of Smart Technologies in Information Services: New Perspectives
• Digital Governance and Democratic Applications in Information Organizations
• Digital Technologies Change and Openness in the Knowledge-based Economies
• Design-Driven Innovation in the Context of Digital Transformation
• Digital Humanities Development and Innovations in Academic Information Markets
•  Geopolitical Issues Framing User Involvement in Digital Transformation initiatives
• Digital Transformation and Virtual Realities
• Digital Transformation in Marginalized Communities
• Digitalization and its Impact in the Global South Societies and Contextual Settings (e.g. government, basic & higher education, etc)
• Ethical Aspects of Digital Transformation

Each chapter proposal should be submitted to  abdejos@uwl.ac.uk by 30th of July and include:

Title

Authors/Affiliations

Keywords: maximum five

1) Main purpose of the work (minimum of 1,200 characters with space and maximum of 1800 characters with space)

2) Theoretical background (minimum of 2,400 characters with space and maximum of 3,600 characters with space)

3) Method (minimum of 1,600 characters with space and maximum of 2,400 characters with space)

4) Expected results and implications for academia and practice (minimum of 2800 characters with space and maximum of 4200 characters with space)

Tasks and timelines

Call for chapter abstracts 30 July 2021   

Notification of acceptance                           13 August 2021                       

Deadline for submission of chapters       30 September 2021           

Feedback to authors                                     30 October 2021

Deadline for final chapters                          30 November 2021

Expected Publication Date                          30 March 2022