-----Original Message----- From: Subbiah Arunachalam [mailto:subbiah_a@yahoo.com] Sent: January 13, 2007 9:38 PM To: .../.... Subject: [SPAM] Special Issue JoCI on CI and Indian Friends: Here is the final call for papers for publication in a special issue of Journal of Community Informatics. Here is a tentative schedule: four months for papers (from January 15 2007 to May 15 2007), four months for editorial work (not to go beyond September 2007) and publication in October or November 2007. Journal of Community Informatics Special issue on India and Community Informatics Guest editor: Subbiah Arunachalam January 13, 2006. The Journal of Community Informatics <http://ci-journal.net> brings together academics, CI practitioners and national and multi-lateral policy makers from around the world. Each issue of the Journal of Community Informatics contains double blind peer-reviewed research articles as well as commentaries by leading CI practitioners and policy makers. (For a brief introduction to Community Informatics see <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_informatics>) A forthcoming special issue of the Journal will focus on India and community informatics. It is intended as a forum for specialists in India and elsewhere to systematize the research currently being undertaken by CI practitioners and academics with respect to CI in the Indian context. This issue will also integrate the national discussion with the academic research in community informatics worldwide. We would like to cover both the work of practitioners in the field and theoretical and methodological proposals directly and indirectly related with community informatics. We invite original, non-published articles. Comparative and analytical exercises, based on original research or secondary sources, are also welcome. The following is a non-exhaustive list of topics. If you feel that there is any subject related to Community Informatics and India worth including, please feel free to submit a paper or to consult with the guest editor. o General outlook of the issues of CI in India o Country Case Studies, including comparative studies with other countries o Discussion of specific issues, among them: o New analytical and methodological approaches to address, research or drafting of public policies regarding imbalances of access and usage of ICTs in India o Multilingual, multiethnic communities o The role of Community Based Telecenters and Cyber Cafes o Infrastructure development and regulation o IP regulation and its consequences for CI in the region o Community oriented ICT hardware developments o Community oriented ICT software developments o ICTs and Education in communities o ICTs and Health in communities o Strategic use of ICTs in communities o Approaches to sustainability of CI related projects o Small and Medium Business support within communities o Community based Business Models o Usability and Communities - Problems and Innovations in Human-Computer-Interaction It is expected that potential authors will submit both full articles for peer-review, as well as short pieces, commenting on specific experiences and / or policy / regulatory issues, to be reviewed by the guest editor. Authors of books and reports are invited to send them for comment in the book review section of the special issue. This issue of the Journal will accept submissions in English only. For information about submission requirements, please visit: <http://ci-journal.net/submissions.php> or to submit an article directly register as an author and upload to the system. A free subscription may be obtained by registering at http://www.ci-journal.net/index.php/ciej/user/register For further information, clarifications, comments or suggestions, and to send papers for consideration, please contact the Guest Editor Subbiah Arunachalam [subbiah.arunachalam@gmail.com] or the Editor in Chief: Michael Gurstein [Gurstein@gmail.com]. -- ===================================================================== Dr. Michel J. Menou Visiting Professor, SLAIS, University College London, U.K. Consultant in ICT policies and Knowledge & Information Management Adviser of Somos@Telecentros board http://www.tele-centros.org Member of the founding steering committee of Telecenters of the Americas Partnership http://www.tele-centers.net/ B.P. 15 F-49350 Les Rosiers sur Loire, France Email: micheljmenou [at] gmail[dot]com Michel[dot]Menou [at]wanadoo[dot]fr Phone: +33 (0)2 41511043 http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ciber/peoplemenou.php =====================================================================