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[ecrea] Call for communications - mobile technologies, innovations and development conference

Fri Dec 23 00:49:47 GMT 2016



Please find below the call for communications of the mobile technologies, innovations and development conference, organised by Cenfotec (technology institute of Costa Rica), Sulá Batsú (Costa Rica) and the Unesco chair Emerging practices in communication technologies for development (Bordeaux Montaigne University, France) at San José, Costa Rica, 28th - 30th June 2017.
Sincerely

Call for communications
This colloquium will gather experts on information, communication and development technologies as well as field workers and political decision-makers. Its task is to take stock of the development of information technologies and their uses in the context of innovation and development. It will also focus on examples of emerging technology practices, and importantly, develop a theoretical and methodological perspective adaptable to developing or emerging countries. It is, in other words, to raise, through recent works and special experiences, questions on the scientific, ethical and civic aspects related to the use of information and communication technologies for development. The proposed format is an itinerant colloquium on four different sites.


Topic I / Mobile technologies and environment

At the World Climate Summit held in Paris in 2015, a universal consensus was reached on the need to increasingly cater for our planet, and address the high risk of excesses and abuses that humanity poses to it. Undoubtedly, digital technologies are essential tools for the implementation of the summit’s objectives. However, the applicability of such technologies need to be interrogated further for enhanced understanding. Accordingly, the colloquium will focus on the following sub-themes: - The use of mobile technologies to strengthened communities’ resilience to climate change (Or some of these particularly concerned subgroups, such as women, youth, etc.). - The use of mobile technologies to improve agricultural production, fisheries and other productive activities on which climate plays a decisive role. (Use of mobile technologies for improved agricultural production, fisheries and other productive ventures in the context of a changing climate) - The use of mobile applications with early warning system to prevent natural disasters due to climatic conditions. (Use of mobile applications in early warning signs to prevent natural disasters caused by climate change) - The use of mobile phone tools to reduce carbon dioxide especially in transport, housing and food. - The management of electronic wastes, specifically the cellular, the "planned obsolescence" and the producers’ responsibility over the entire cycle of mobile devices. The following questions could guide the debate to the expected inputs. To what extent mobile technologies participate in the resilience strategy of local communities regarding the climate change (Or some of these particularly concerned subgroups, such as women, youth, etc.)? Which contributions from the mobile technologies will serve to improve agricultural production, fishery and other economic activities sensitive to climate variability? What are the uses of mobile technology in preventing natural disasters? How can mobile technologies participate in carbon dioxide reduction strategies? What are the current e-waste management policies? How can the planned obsolescence theory enhance our understanding of the strategies of mobile technologies manufacturers? How can gender issues influence the use of mobile technologies to better address environmental issues?


Topic II / Mobile technologies and local culture

Here we need to reflect on the issue of cultural diversity considering the new factor the digital represents, by following the 2005 Convention for the Promotion and Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and thinking upon the work of the World Summit on the information society. This situation recalls the debate on the New World Information and Communication and encourages the rethink of the digital division in terms of inequality, mosaic and opportunity. It could even be said that the issue of local culture in the digital era updates the work of the Frankfurt School (especially cultural industries) and Cultural Studies in general. Several issues can be discussed such as the expression of singular identities, self-construction and mobile personalization strategies, exposure and self-exposure, fractures in matters of expression, promotion and protection of cultures, cultural diversity, the cultural division and gap between generations and / or gender, etc... The issue of culture can also be seized in terms of culture of peace or violence, responsibility, citizenship, and living together. This means paying a particular attention to the alert devices and citizen participation and the sharing and promoting the notion of living together. Several questions can be asked: to what extent can local cultures serve as engines of technological innovation and development? How can local communities benefit from the growth of creative industries? How can think of the digital gap considering the matter of digital diversity? How do we consider living together and sustaining a culture of peace in the digital era? To what extent is digital literacy respectful of local cultures? How can mobile technologies facilitate citizen participation and collective mobilization of disadvantaged subgroups of local communities (women, youth, minorities, etc.)?


Topic III / Mobile technologies and Health

In his presentation of the 29th edition of The Tribunes of Health dedicated to e-health (2004), Didier Tabuteau pointed out that the universality of information that promote information and communication technology is a new lever to make the best medicine available to all. It also showed how e-health can be a powerful catalyst for progress and provide more equitable access to health care system by imposing the sharing of knowledge and quality requirements. Health is one of the areas where the use of ICT have the most created innovation. Three types of mobile applications were developed in the South in this field. Some applications are designed to overcome the weaknesses of healthcare systems, facilitate access to doctors and pharmacies as well as the transfer of medical record in real time. Other applications allow direct intervention in the business process by the diagnosis of a disease, the search for a drug, the test to identify a pathogen, etc. Others seek harmonization and standardization of processes, equipment and software, and also the creation and management of databases for purposes of prevention. Meanwhile, eHealth development has contributed to the implementation of tele-health and collaborative work. However, the sharing of scattered examples will take us a step back to think about the social, cultural, professional or ethical dimensions of these innovations. For instance, is the representation of the disease altered? Are there any resistance and cultural barriers to the use of these devices? What are the implications in terms of universal and ubiquitous access? Is the authority of the medical profession affected? The revolution of medical information is not without risk. What are the threats, if any, for medical confidentiality and personal data secrecy against commercial but also ideological or political retrieval? Did the legislative and regulatory system take note of these possibilities?


Topic IV/ Mobile technologies and entrepreneurship

The ICT sector has become a major part in the economy of the main industrialized countries as it contributes in the development of other lines of business. The expansion of this sector has relied on large structuring changes that include the digital revolution and wireless networking technologies. These technical improvements, served by national development policies, industrial and commercial strategies of production and distribution and innovation models, have pushed the deployment of mobile technologies beyond the borders of industrialized countries and their perception as indispensable tools of development. In developing countries, this perception, amplified by the profits’ capacities to be optimized at various levels, in terms of communicational and financial infrastructures This has encouraged the mobilization of players (network operators, service providers, equipment manufacturers, Sellers and sellers of refills etc.) and, arguably, led to new forms of entrepreneurship, new industrial and commercial strategies or, even original national support policies for local and international initiatives. Proposals for papers on this theme and sub-themes are invited. They should focus on the following points: Third World inventors and innovations, services for mobile terminals in developing countries, strategies of multinational and local companies, support policies for local initiatives, human capital for the emergent industry of mobile technologies in developing countries (entrepreneurship schools for ICT, local or international academies, youth training), The diversity of these mobile technology entrepreneurs (in terms of gender, age, class, etc.) with their particular issues, etc.






Practical Modalities
Submission of paper proposals (4000 characters without spaces, map and bibliography not included + name, email and postal addresses) : July 15 at the following addresses jointly with (kemly /at/ sulabatsu.com) and (akiyindou /at/ msha.fr) . Scientific instructions: Focus on the theoretical aspects, the corpus, the methodology, the report.
Notification of acceptance: July 30.
Delivery of the full text (30,000 characters including spaces): October 10.
Selection Process: Evaluation of proposals through a double-blind process.
The full text will be subject to evaluation.


Publication
All papers accepted by the selection committee will be published in the conference proceedings, if positive assessment of the final text.
Some articles will be published in a scientific journal.


Scientist Committee


Comité scientifique Agbobli Christian, Université du Québec à Montréal, Noble Akam, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Amador-Bautista Rocio, Université autonome du Mexique, Anaté Kouméalo, Université de Lomé, Arul Aram, Anna university, Eugénie Aw, CESTI Dakar, Damome Etienne, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Balima Théophile, Université de Ouagadougou, Bonfils Philippe, Université de Toulon, Boiron Olivier, Ecole centrale de Marseille, Brooten Lisa, Southern illinois university, Brown Emilie, Polytechnic of Namibia, Kemly Camacho, Université de Costa Rica, Corroy Laurence, Université Paris Sorbonne, Ekambo Jean Chrétein, Université de Kinshasa, Emanuelli Paulina Beatriz, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Fuentes-Navarro Raúl, Université de Guadalajara, Guardia Marcelo, Université catholique bolivienne, Gramaccia Gino, Université de Bordeaux, Harvey Pierre, Université du Québec à Montréal, Hoffman Elisabeth, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Kiyindou Alain, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Lenoble Bart Annie, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Lishou Claude , Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Mingolarra Ibarzabal Jose Antonio, Université du pays basque, Paquienséguy Françoise, Université de Lyon, Paté Umaru, Bayero University, Rey Juan, Université de Seville, Rico de Sotelo Carmen, Université du Québec à Montréal, Rivero Sierra Fulvio Alejandro, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Rodriguez-Wanguemert, Université de la Laguna, Sanchez Hernandez Maria, Université Rey Juan Carlos, Espagne, Teer-Tomaselli Ruth, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Vieira Lise, Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Wagner Daniel A, University of Pennsylvania, Yakubu Haruna, University for development study,


Organizing Committee
                       Noble Akam, University Bordeaux Montaigne
                       Camacho Jimenez Kemly (University of Costa Rica)
                       Etienne Damome, University Bordeaux Montaigne,
Alain Kiyindou, University Bordeaux Montaigne




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