[ecrea] Announcement and call for papers for 7th CMI Conference 2014

Announcement and call for papers for 7th CMI Conference 2014

Title of conference: Mobile Communications in Developing Countries

Date: 17 - 18 November 2014

Venue: Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark



The conference on ‘Mobile Communications in Developing Countries’ 
examines issues regarding the development of mobile ICT.  Issues 
bordering on, but not limited to mobile markets, regulations, business 
strategies as well as issues relating to the use of mobile 
communications for economic, social, and human development, will be 
discussed.

Participants will come from academia, business, and policy and 
regulation. The idea is to benefit from input from speakers and 
participants from developing countries as well as Europe and elsewhere.



Conference Objectives

The main objectives of this conference are:

·         To discuss the developments of ICTs, mobile communications, 
and media

·         To discuss sector specific uses of mobile communications, e.g. 
e-payment, e-health

·         To highlight the current challenges encountered in the uptake 
of mobile broadband in developing countries and its impact on ICT 
development

·         To explore ways in which ICTs and mobile technologies are used 
and assessed in diverse fields of education, health care, governance, 
businesses, social networks, banking & finance

·         To assess recent methods that enhance access to mobile 
communications, education, health services, government services, 
business services such as distance education, computer-based 
communication methods, telemedicine, e-commerce, face booking



Who Should Attend

Faculty, Teachers, Researchers, Policy makers and Regulators, Health 
practitioners, Business professionals, ICT practitioners, Instructional 
designers, Media specialists and producers, Distance learning directors, 
Technology & Service providers.



Topics will include – but not limited to the following

·         ICT for development

·         Mobile for development

·         Mobile broadband

·         Information Systems

·         Role of Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

·         Application of Information Systems in government and businesses

·         Age and gender issues in the use of Information Systems

·         Digital library, distance learning, e-learning systems & 
technologies

·         E-health & e-governance

·         Databases, storage & retrieval systems (e.g. cloud computing)

·         Cyber-security – governance, risk & compliance (GRC), cyber-crime

·         E-commerce & e-banking in developing economies

·         Social media & social networks

·         Social engineering challenges and counter measures

·         ICT policy & regulatory environment

·         Media policy & regulatory environment



Important dates

Deadline for abstracts: 22 September

Notification of acceptance: 29 September

Deadline for Full Papers: 10 November

Submit your abstract / paper to: (cmi /at/ cmi.aau.dk)

Hosts

CMI, Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark and Ghana Telecom University 
College, Accra, Ghana

Price: 100 €



Best regards

Anders Henten, (henten /at/ cmi.aau.dk)

CMI, Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark



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