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[ecrea] CFP: International Digital Divide Conference
Sat Jul 25 17:50:15 GMT 2015
PARTNERSHIP FOR PROGRESS ON THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
2015 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Creating Connections, Building Bridges: Advancing the
Digital Divide Research, Policy, and Practice Agenda
21-22 October 2015
Arizona State University SkySong
Scottsdale (Phoenix), Arizona USA
http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/
In 1995, based on U.S. Census data collected in 1994, the newly
created U.S. National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) prepared and released the landmark report
“Falling Through the Net: A Survey of the ‘Have Nots’ in Rural and
Urban America”. As a result, the inequalities of online access began
to be discussed as the “Digital Divide” was recognized as a key
challenge in countries around the world.
Twenty-one years after that identification of the digital divide
through social scientific research, the gaps persist and in many
cases grow. According to the latest available data from the
International Telecommunication Union, in all but 21 out of 228
countries around the world, and even in the vast majority of
developed countries, at least 20% of the population does not benefit
from even minimal access to the Internet at home. Even within the
top 50 countries in Internet access, 18 countries, ranging from
Bahrain to New Zealand to the United States, have 20-30% of their
households offline and in 11 countries, including Spain, Italy,
Croatia, and Russia, 30-38% of their populations have no Internet
access at home. And, that trend continues with even some developed
and wealthy countries with Very High Human Development according to
the United Nations having around half their households without
Internet access (e.g., Greece with 44%, Saudi Arabia with 46%, and
Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, with 51% offline).
While the digital divide has always impacted groups across a wide
range of ages, now, given the number of years the digital divide has
already persisted and its likely continuation into the future, these
experiences of inequality will affect individuals across their
entire life course. More than two decades of research, policy, and
practice have taught us that the digital divide is about gaps in
access and connectivity; the skills and digital literacy needed to
interpret, understand, and navigate information presented online;
effective use by individuals and communities; the impact of
socio-economic factors on user behavior; the role of motivation,
attitudes, and interests; differences in patterns of usage; the ways
in which people use the Internet to create content; and the
resulting socio-economic and cultural effects. But, more than that,
when fully assessed and understood, it is evident that the digital
divide has now taken its place alongside other long-standing,
persistent issues of social equity and social justice.
The interdisciplinary Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide
(PPDD) 2015 International Conference brings together researchers,
policymakers, and practitioners to strategize actions and catalyze
solutions to this pressing societal concern. PPDD 2015 provides an
extended, in-depth opportunity to consider the current state and
future possibilities for research, policy, and practice that informs
issues related to the digital divide around the world. Further, the
Conference works to identify new areas of necessary, productive
research focus to foster greater understanding and enlighten policy
and practice going forward so that all global citizens can
participate fully in the digital, networked age. As a major outcome
of PPDD 2015, we plan to produce an edited volume of the top papers
as well as special issues of journals on specific themes within the
digital divide area.
Hosted by the Arizona State University (ASU) School of Public
Affairs, PPDD 2015 will be held at ASU’s high-tech SkySong in the
Scottsdale area of Phoenix, Arizona, USA with complimentary
transport to/from discounted hotel room blocks in pleasurable Old
Town Scottsdale, a 5-10 minute drive from SkySong.
Involving scholars, policymakers and practitioners at all stages of
their careers, sessions at PPDD 2015 will include reports of
research from any discipline and any theoretical and methodological
approach that contributes to exploring the issues surrounding the
digital divide as well as discussions of policy and practice work,
experiences, ideas, challenges, and opportunities. In addition,
there will be plenaries, including an opening plenary luncheon on 21
October, and a keynote luncheon on 22 October.
The final session of PPDD 2015 is a highly interactive, lively
brainstorming and collaborative thinking dialogue among all
presenters and other attendees to create partnerships and inspire
new ideas for digital divide research, policy, and practice. All
participants in PPDD 2015 will have the opportunity to provide in
advance position papers for this session that will be made available
prior to the Conference and permanently archived via an e-book on
the PPDD website.
If you would like to present and discuss your work during PPDD 2015
and have it included in the online PPDD 2015 Conference Proceedings
and/or if you would like to provide a Position Paper for inclusion
in the PPDD 2015 E-Book, please see the Call for Participation
(http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/cfp/) for instructions on
how to submit your work for consideration.
If you would like to just attend PPDD 2015 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.
Please join PPDD and an unprecedented broad multi-disciplinary
coalition of co-sponsoring organizations from academic 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.
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
2015 and have it included in the online PPDD 2015 Conference
Proceedings and/or if you would like to 2) provide a Position Paper
for inclusion in the PPDD 2015 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/ppdd2015/cfp/ to submit your work.
1) Deadline to Submit Your Work for Consideration for Presentation:
20 August 2015 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time
Notification of Acceptance: 27 August 2015
If you have visa or other time-sensitive concerns, please submit
your work as quickly as possible as directed below and email
conference [at] ppdd [dot] org to request an expedited review so you
can receive notification shortly after submission.
Submissions that follow the instructions provided at
http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/cfp/ are welcome from
researchers, policymakers, and practitioners at all stages of their
careers, from any theoretical and methodological approach, and
across multiple disciplines engaged in work that informs issues
related to the digital divide, 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
- 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
– different forms of capital and power relationships
– the impact of new and evolving technologies
– the mobile divide
– the interplay of influence with mobile technologies
– socioeconomic and cultural effects
– social equity, social and economic justice, and democracy
– the ethics of digital inequality
– community informatics
– social informatics
– social planning
– international development
– indigenous populations
– 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 and its impacts, including information/telecommunications
policy, net neutrality, and open access
– public access initiatives
– practitioner-oriented topics considering aspects of design,
management, implementation, assessment, and collaboration
– the application of research to communities, practice, and public
and private sector initiatives
2) Deadline to Submit a Position Paper for the PPDD 2015 Conference
E-Book: 7 September 2015 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Time
All PPDD 2015 attendees may submit a position paper and all
submissions that follow the guidelines provided at
www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/cfp/
<http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/cfp/> will be included in
the PPDD 2015 Conference E-Book.
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HOTELS, VENUE, AND POST-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
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On the PPDD 2015 Hotels, Venue, and Post-Conference Activities page
(http://www.ppdd.org/conferences/ppdd2015/hotelsvenue/), you will
find full details about our hotels, SkySong, and the Scottsdale area
as well as post-conference information if you are also attending
AoIR IR16 and/or would like to take advantage of exciting
opportunities to see digital divide work in action in the Gila River
American Indian Community and experience the natural wonders of the
American Southwest on a study tour to Sedona and the Grand Canyon,
both of which require registration by 31 August.
We have secured extremely low room rates at two quality hotels with
great amenities. You are strongly encouraged to make your
reservations at these hotels through the links provided below
because other area hotels have much higher rates with fewer
amenities and only guests staying at these two hotels within the
PPDD 2015 room block will be provided with complimentary daily
roundtrip transportation to/from SkySong (i.e., if you do not
reserve your room through the links below, you will be responsible
for your own daily transportation to/from SkySong).
Hilton Garden Inn Scottsdale Old Town
Single or Double: $119USD/night (plus tax) including complimentary
continental breakfast, Internet access, parking, and more
Please make your reservation at
http://hiltongardeninn.hilton.com/en/gi/groups/personalized/S/SCTGIGI-PPDD-20151017/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG
Reservation Deadline: This special discounted room rate will be
available until 21 September or when the group block is sold-out,
whichever comes first.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Scottsdale Old Town
Single or Double: $109USD/night (plus tax)
Triple: $119USD/night (plus tax)
Quad: $129USD/night (plus tax)
All rates include complimentary hot breakfast buffet, Manager’s
Reception Tuesday-Saturday with beer, wine, soda and light snacks,
Internet access, parking, and more.
Please make your reservation at
http://www.hiexpress.com/redirect?path=hd&brandCode=ex&localeCode=en®ionCode=1&hotelCode=PHXSR&_PMID=99801505&GPC=PPD
Reservation Deadline: These special discounted room rates will be
available until 14 September or when the group block is sold-out,
whichever comes first.
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REGISTRATION
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The PPDD 2015 Conference registration fee is $99USD and includes
full access to the Conference as well as lunch on 21 and 22 October
plus the Conference reception and banquet dinner after the
Conference programming on 21 October.
Please note that all presenters must register by 10 September to
ensure their place in the PPDD 2015 Conference Program.
Please note the deadline to register for the post-Conference Gila
River Telecommunications Field Trip or Gila River Telecommunications
and Natural Wonders of the American Southwest Study Tour to Sedona
and the Grand Canyon is 31 August.
Please register at http://ppdd2015.brownpapertickets.com/
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YOUR PPDD 2015 CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP TEAM
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Conference Organizers
Susan B. Kretchmer, Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide
Rod Carveth, Morgan State University and Partnership for Progress on
the Digital Divide
Conference Host
Arizona State University School of Public Affairs
Karen Mossberger, Director
Europe Sessions Organizer
Grant Blank, Oxford University and Oxford Internet Institute
Asia, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa Sessions Organizer
Gerard Goggin, University of Sydney
Canada Sessions Organizer
Richard Smith, Simon Fraser University and Centre for Digital Media
United States Sessions Organizer
Susan B. Kretchmer, Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide
Latin America and the Caribbean Sessions Organizer
Laura Robinson, Santa Clara University
Policymaker and Practitioner Liaison
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
American Political Science Association Information Technology and
Politics Section
American Public Health Association Health Informatics Information
Technology Section
Communication and Information Technologies Section of the American
Sociological Association
Community Informatics Research Network
International Association for Media and Communication Research
International Association for Media and Communication Research
Communication Policy and Technology Section
International Association for Media and Communication Research
Digital Divide Working Group
International Communication Association
International Communication Association Communication and Technology
Division
International Communication Association Communication Law and Policy
Division
International Communication Association Mass Communication Division
iSchools
National Communication Association
National Digital Inclusion Alliance
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PUBLISHING PARTNERS
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Information Technologies and International Development
Journal of Community Informatics
Online Journal of Public Health Informatics
Additional journals may be forthcoming
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SPONSORS
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The PPDD 2015 International Conference would not be possible without
the generosity of our Sponsors whose dedication to enriching the
dialogue and connecting research, policy, and practice leads the way
in advancing the agenda on the digital divide. Please join us in
thanking them.
**Premier Sponsor and Conference Banquet Host**
Arizona State University School of Public Affairs <http://spa.asu.edu/>
**Premier Sponsor and Opening Plenary Luncheon Host**
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
<http://annenberg.usc.edu/>
**Platinum Sponsor**
Arizona State University School for the Future of Innovation in
Society <https://sfis.asu.edu/
Institute of Cultural Capital <http://iccliverpool.ac.uk/>
**Gold Sponsor**
Arizona State University American Indian Policy Institute
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