AMCIS 2007: http://www.biz.colostate.edu/amcis07/Mini_Tracks/IT_Management-Adoption_and_... Minitrack: Adoption and Use of ICT in the Residential/Household Context TRACK: IT Management Chairs: Professor Michael D. Williams (m.d.williams@swansea.ac.uk) Dr. Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi (y.k.dwivedi@swansea.ac.uk) School of Business & Economics, University of Wales Swansea, Swansea, UK Phone: +44-1792-295-181 / +44-1792-295-626 Description: Although the study of the adoption and diffusion of information and communication technologies (ICT) is one of the more mature research areas within the IS discipline, much of the activity to date has focused upon conducting investigations from organizational and/or end-user/employee perspectives. While the key role of ICT within business and government is now well-recognized, it is also important to acknowledge that in modern society, ICT has become prevalent in the daily home lives of many individuals in forms such as e-commerce, e-government, e-learning, e-health, and e-working. This relatively recent emergence of the technology-contextualized home environment has in turn, generated numerous issues worthy of investigation, including awareness, adoption and usage of emerging technologies and electronic services, and social exclusion due to unequal adoption by different segments of society. However, given the broad range of issues offering potentially fruitful areas for investigation, and the varying approaches that may be employed to explore them, it is sometimes unclear where to place such material. Therefore, the objective of this mini-track is to provide a platform for the presentation and discussion of original research into emerging issues surrounding ICT adoption (and non-adoption) from the residential/household perspectives of consumers and citizens. The mini-track will focus on: Micro factors influencing ICT adoption and usage within the household Socio-economic/geographical/cultural factors relevant to household adoption of ICT Citizens' awareness of emerging electronic government and other online services The digital divide Provision of ICT in public places for citizens from lower socio-economic backgrounds Strategies of high-speed internet access providers and ISPs to household consumers in different countries Government policies toward adoption and diffusion of ICT, including e-government services and high-speed Internet access for household consumers/citizens Service quality and Security issues The impact of consumers home use of ICT on business models in various industries The impact ICT use on the daily/social/professional life of consumers/citizens Socio-economic impacts of consumer adoption of ICT ICT training for citizens AMCIS 2007 Colorado http://www.biz.colostate.edu/amcis07/ Key Dates: Papers Due: Monday, March 5, 2007 Notification of Acceptance: Monday, April 16, 2007 Camera Ready Copy Due: Monday, April 30, 2007 Sincerely, Yogesh Dwivedi ------------------------------------ Dr Yogesh K. Dwivedi School of Business and Economics Room 25, Haldane Building Swansea University, Singleton Park Swansea, SA2 8PP, Wales, UK. Phone: +44 (0)1792602340 Email: y.k.dwivedi@swansea.ac.uk; ykdwivedi@gmail.com Home Page: http://www.swan.ac.uk/sbe/staff/YDwivedi.asp http://ykdwivedi.googlepages.com/aboutme ----------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS - http://ykdwivedi.googlepages.com/callforpaper-amcis2007 --------------------------- Please send your contributions to the Following AMCIS-2007 Minitracks: 1. Adoption and Use of ICT in the Residential/Household Context 2. IS Challenges for Small and Medium Size Enterprises 3. From Implementation to Adoption: Challenges to Successful E-Government