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

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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