Sorry for cross-posting CALL FOR PAPERS for the Digital Divide minitrack Forty Annual Hawai'i International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-40) January 3-6, 2007 Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island Additional detail may be found on HICSS primary web site: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu Digital divide plays an important role in last years' discourse in theory and practice as well. Starting in the 90's by focusing on infrastructures divides between the 'have' and 'have-not' and continuing in the following years to other dimensions of the divide such as skill, usage, governmental and communal support and more... The mini-track calls for papers that study the digital divide in different levels, methods and perspectives. Levels of the digital divide such as: international, national, local, sector, communal, and also individual. Subjects related to the digital divide that are in the scope of this mini-track but not limited to: Socio-demographic factors- gender, age, education, income, ethnic diversity, race diversity, language diversity, religiosity Social and governmental support - for example the use of supportive initiatives, policy and applications to bridge the gap, or how society and communities impact e-Inclusion Conceptualization and theory of digital divide Comparative and local analysis of policy Use - skills, frequency and time, locus, autonomy of use, what do users do online and for what purpose Access and technology - infrastructure factors Affordability Accessibility focusing mainly in populations with special needs Measurements index - e-readiness, DiDix and more MINITRACK CHAIR: Karine Barzilai-Nahon Assistant Professor The Information School University of Washington Mary Gates Hall, Room 370B, Box 352840 Seattle, WA 98195-2840, Tel- (206) 685-6668 Email - karineb@u.washington.edu Website - www.ischool.washington.edu/karineb IMPORTANT DEADLINES Abstract Authors may contact Minitrack Chair for guidance and indication of appropriate content at anytime. June 15 Authors submit full papers to the Peer Review System, following Author Instructions found on the HICSS web site (www.hicss.hawaii.edu). Papers undergo a double-blind review. August 15 Acceptance/Rejection notices are sent to Authors via the Peer Review System. September 15 Authors submit Final Version of papers to the Peer Review System web site. The Digital Divide minitrack is part of the Digital Media: Content and Communication Track Chaired by Michael Shepherd (shepherd@cs.dal.ca) ------------------------------------------------------------- Karine Barzilai-Nahon Assistant Professor The Information School University of Washington Mary Gates Hall, Room 370B, Box 352840 Seattle, WA 98195-2840 (206) 685-6668, http://www.ischool.washington.edu/karineb