[Commlist] International Digital Divide Conference

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PARTNERSHIP FOR PROGRESS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE (PPDD)____

2019 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE____

22-24 May 2019____

Washington, DC USA____

http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2019/____


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*Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide (PPDD)* is the only 
academic professional organization in the world focused solely on the 
digital divide and on connecting research to policymaking and practice 
to strategize actions and catalyze solutions to this pressing societal 
concern.  The academic research, policymaker, and practitioner community 
represented by PPDD stands ready to advance the agenda on broadband and 
the digital divide, to address the many challenges and opportunities 
presented by the digital world, and to further evidence-based 
policymaking and practice so that all citizens can participate fully in 
the digital, networked age.____

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The interdisciplinary Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide 
2019 International Conference brings together researchers, policymakers, 
and practitioners for an extended, in-depth dialogue about key issues 
that inform information and communication technologies and the digital 
divide around the world. The Conference works to identify new areas of 
necessary, productive focus, foster greater understanding, advance 
research, and enlighten policy and practice going forward. An optional 
21 May afternoon Field Trip to digital inclusion program sites offers 
the opportunity to learn firsthand about innovative initiatives to 
bridge the digital divide in Washington, DC.____

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PPDD 2019 is particularly significant as it marks the 25th anniversary 
of the recognition of the digital divide through social scientific 
research. And, within PPDD 2019, we plan to have the largest worldwide 
gathering of disability digital divide experts ever.____

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As a major outcome of PPDD 2019, in addition to the PPDD 2019 
Proceedings and E-Book, we plan to produce an edited volume of the top 
papers as well as special issues of our Publishing Partners’journals on 
specific themes within the digital divide area.____

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If you would like to present and discuss your work during PPDD 2019 and 
have it included in the online PPDD 2019 International Conference 
Proceedings and/or if you would like to provide a Position Paper for 
inclusion in the PPDD 2019 E-Book, please see the Call for Participation 
section below.____

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If you would like to just attend PPDD 2019 to explore the issues and 
grow your knowledge and network of connections, please know that you are 
very welcome and valued in the PPDD Conference Community.____

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Please join PPDD and an unprecedented broad multi-disciplinary coalition 
of co-sponsoring organizations from academic, policymaking, and 
practitioner communities to share your insights and expertise. Together, 
we will enrich the dialogue, connect research, policy and practice, and 
advance the agenda on the digital divide.____

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Please contact conference [at] ppdd [dot] org with any questions.____

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*CALL FOR PARTICIPATION____*

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If you would like to 1) present and discuss your work during PPDD 2019 
and have it included in the online PPDD 2019 International Conference 
Proceedings, and/or if you would like to 2) provide a Position Paper for 
inclusion in the PPDD 2019 E-Book, we look forward with enthusiasm to 
your contribution and ask that you please follow the instructions 
provided at http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2019/cfp/ to submit your 
work.  .  Submissions are welcome from researchers, policymakers, and 
practitioners at all stages of their careers, from any theoretical and 
methodological approach, and across multiple disciplines.____

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1) Deadline to Submit Your Presentation Title and Short Summary for 
Consideration for Presentation: *18 March 2019* 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time____

Notification of Acceptance: 25 March 2019____

If you have visa or other time-sensitive concerns, please submit your 
work as quickly as possible and email conference [at] ppdd [dot] org to 
request an expedited review so you can receive notification shortly 
after submission.____

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Before we can address the digital divide, we must first understand the 
nature of life in the digital age, the many challenges and opportunities 
it presents, and the interplay of influence between technological and 
social change. Then, in turn, we can fully understand digital 
inequality; its place alongside other long-standing, persistent issues 
of social equity, social justice, and media justice; and what it means 
to be disconnected from the most important technological advancement in 
communication in a generation and the myriad possibilities it 
facilitates. Thus, PPDD 2019 invites work that informs issues related to 
information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the digital divide 
broadly defined, including but not limited to:____

- gaps in access and connectivity____

- digital inclusion____

- digital exclusion____

- digital (dis)engagement____

- challenges and opportunities____

- social and cultural aspects of the divide____

- the skills and digital/information literacy needed to interpret, 
understand, and navigate information presented online and the requisite 
curriculum____

- effective use by individuals and communities____

- the impact of socioeconomic factors on user behavior____

- the role of motivation, attitudes, and interests____

- differences in patterns of usage____

- characteristics and conceptualizations of non-users____

- the ways in which people use the Internet to create content____

- content creation and inequality____

- different forms of capital and power relationships, including in terms 
of content creation, labor, and ownership____

- the role of theory in understanding ICTs and digital inequality____

- the impact of new and evolving technologies____

- the mobile divide____

- the interplay of influence with mobile technologies____

- human-computer interaction, human factors, and usability____

- social media____

- digital games____

- apps____

- socioeconomic and cultural effects____

- social equity, social and economic justice, and democracy____

- media justice and ICTs____

- the ethics of digital inequality____

- community informatics____

- social informatics____

- urban and regional planning____

- social planning____

- international development____

- indigenous populations____

- children and childhood____

- education____

- ICTs and well-being____

- health____

- disability and accessibility____

- politics, digital government, digital citizenship, smart 
cities/citizens/government, civic engagement, adoption issues, and 
(in)equality____

- global citizenship____

- policy discourse____

- law and policy and its impacts, including 
information/telecommunications policy, net neutrality, open access, open 
source, copyright, Internet filtering software, and censorship____

- the digital security divide____

- the digital privacy divide____

- big data and inequality____

- organizations and ICTs____

- public access initiatives____

- anchor institutions____

- practitioner-oriented topics considering aspects of design, 
management, implementation, assessment, collaboration, challenges, 
problem solution, and opportunities____

- architectural challenges and deployment experiences____

- Internet access cost analyses____

- the application of research to communities, practice, and public and 
private sector initiatives____

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2) Deadline to Submit a Position Paper for the PPDD 2019 International 
Conference E-Book: 6 May 2019 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time____

All PPDD 2019 attendees may submit a position paper and all submissions 
that follow the guidelines provided at 
http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2019/cfp/ will be included in the 
PPDD 2019 E-Book.____

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YOUR PPDD 2019 CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP TEAM____

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Conference Organizer____

Susan B. Kretchmer, Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide____

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Editorial Organizer____

Tomasz Drabowicz, University of Lodz____

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Partnership Organizer____

Massimo Ragnedda, Northumbria University____

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Europe Organizer____

Grant Blank, Oxford University and Oxford Internet Institute____

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Africa Organizer____

Bill Tucker, University of the Western Cape and Bridging Application and 
Network Gaps____

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Asia, the Pacific, and the Middle East Organizer____

Ellie Rennie, RMIT University____

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Canada Organizer____

Richard Smith, Simon Fraser University and Centre for Digital Media____

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United States Organizer____

Susan B. Kretchmer, Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide____

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Latin America and the Caribbean Organizers____

Laura Robinson, Santa Clara University____

Hopeton S. Dunn, University of the West Indies, Jamaica and Caribbean 
Institute of Media and Communication____

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Policymaker, Practitioner, and Stakeholder Liaisons____

Angela Siefer, National Digital Inclusion Alliance____

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CO-SPONSORS____

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American Anthropological Association Committee on the Anthropology of 
Science, Technology, and Computing____

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American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy____

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American Political Science Association Information Technology and 
Politics Section____

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American Public Health Association Health Informatics Information 
Technology Section____

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American Sociological Association Communication, Information 
Technologies, and Media Sociology Section____

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Community Informatics Research Network____

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Government of France Ministry for the Economy and Finance French Digital 
Agency____

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International Association for Media and Communication Research 
Communication Policy and Technology Section____

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International Association for Media and Communication Research Digital 
Divide Working Group____

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International Association for Media and Communication Research Global 
Media Policy Working Group____

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International Communication Association____

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International Communication Association Communication and Technology 
Division____

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International Communication Association Communication Law and Policy 
Division____

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International Communication Association Mass Communication Division____

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iSchools____

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National Digital Inclusion Alliance____

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NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network____

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Public Library Association____

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Urban Libraries Council, Edge Initiative____

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PUBLISHING PARTNERS____

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Information Technologies and International Development____

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Journal of Community Informatics____

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Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society____

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Journal of Information Policy____

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Online Journal of Public Health Informatics____

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