INNOVATION PRACTICES FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH https://ifipwg138.wordpress.com/digisouth/ Call for Chapter Proposals INNOVATION PRACTICES FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH to be published in Springer IFIP AICT Series by IFIP Working Groups 9.4 and 13.8 Editors: Jose Abdelnour-Nocera, Omar Bakari, Connie Bitso, Elisha Makori and Jose-Antonio Robles-Flores The global south is characterised by challenges in terms of education, housing, public services, healthcare, and the digital divide. These challenges are driven by the limited stability of social, political and economical structures. These constraints can make it hard to take part in dominant innovation patterns in digital transformation seen in more developed regions. However, the global south also brings opportunities for innovation including digital transformation for local communities and organisations. A potential problem is that stereotypes of people in these regions fail to understand their experiences, life perspectives and contexts. Therefore, there is a need to document new information technology research and design thinking methods for creating alternative innovation patterns in the digital and knowledge-based economies that include people, communities and organisations in the global south. Dissemination of local knowledge of digital innovations and experiences in implementing them will benefit communities and organisations to engage in sustainable digital transformation initiatives. This publication aims to: Explore accounts of innovative design practices of digital development and applications in the global south; Produce and share knowledge concerning digital transformation and its implications in human development and society; Review the development of innovative practices for digital transformation in the digital and knowledge-based economies in the global south. We seek abstracts for chapter proposals including but not strictly limited to the following topics: • Digital Technologies and Applications in the Global South • Digital Transformation, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Global South • Application of Smart Technologies in Information Services: New Perspectives • Digital Governance and Democratic Applications in Information Organizations • Digital Technologies Change and Openness in the Knowledge-based Economies • Design-Driven Innovation in the Context of Digital Transformation • Digital Humanities Development and Innovations in Academic Information Markets • Geopolitical Issues Framing User Involvement in Digital Transformation initiatives • Digital Transformation and Virtual Realities • Digital Transformation in Marginalized Communities • Digitalization and its Impact in the Global South Societies and Contextual Settings (e.g. government, basic & higher education, etc) • Ethical Aspects of Digital Transformation Each chapter proposal should be submitted to abdejos@uwl.ac.uk<mailto:abdejos@uwl.ac.uk> by 30th of July and include: Title Authors/Affiliations Keywords: maximum five 1) Main purpose of the work (minimum of 1,200 characters with space and maximum of 1800 characters with space) 2) Theoretical background (minimum of 2,400 characters with space and maximum of 3,600 characters with space) 3) Method (minimum of 1,600 characters with space and maximum of 2,400 characters with space) 4) Expected results and implications for academia and practice (minimum of 2800 characters with space and maximum of 4200 characters with space) Tasks and timelines Call for chapter abstracts 30 July 2021 Notification of acceptance 13 August 2021 Deadline for submission of chapters 30 September 2021 Feedback to authors 30 October 2021 Deadline for final chapters 30 November 2021 Expected Publication Date 30 March 2022 Professor José Abdelnour Nocera School of Computing and Engineering Head of Sociotechnical Group for Innovation and User Experience University of West London St Mary’s Road, Ealing – London W5 5RF