Nowadays, information and communication technologies (ICT) are a significant part of the modern economy, especially in countries in the process of political and economic transition. However, socioeconomic development is not possible without digital innovation. Novel ICT-solutions support different countries to improve their business competitiveness as well as social and political development. The special challenge in the field of information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) is to help the poor and socially excluded people and marginalized communities. The objectives of this conference is to focus on how digital innovation opportunities like cyber-physical systems, blockchain or data analytics can lead to socioeconomic development, including economic growth, human capital development, well-being of society, and fostering social development.  We are interested in ICT4D effects in the fields of healthcare, marketing, customer relationship management, enterprise resource planning, business intelligence, human resource management, alternative trading systems, or innovative management systems, among many others. Transdisciplinary innovative solutions, bridging the digital divide and providing equitable and sustainable access to technologies as a factor of socioeconomic development are especially welcome.

We are especially interested in issues related to identifying and developing the transdisciplinary factors to increase the ICT industry’s position as a central element of the transition economy. We see the necessity of the dialogue between the ICT industry and higher education and the role of universities in framing trends on the market. Our conference is aimed also to enhance the employability of ICT master students, foster entrepreneurship and establishment of start-ups in the ICT industry, and thus to imporve the position of higher education. We are looking to update the ICT study programs to become more labor market and society oriented, practice-based, and student-centered. We are wondering how to combine the traditional professional skills and competencies with soft and transferable skills and to focus more on multidisciplinary studies and internationalization of the study environment.

Suggested Topics

We are seeking papers dealing with digital innovation for development in their various facets, such as business, technical, social, political, cultural, economic, legal, and educational. Possible topics of interest to the conference include but are not limited to the following five issues:

• A transdisciplinary approach to digital innovation, artificial intelligence and sustainable development (CPS, smart cities, smart grid, intelligent systems, mobile money, etc. )
• Data, ethics and digital inclusion (Blockchain, analytics, social inclusion/exclusion, information literacy, etc.)
• Digital technologies, work, identity and dignity
• Communities, connectedness, digital platforms, and the self
• ICT innovations for customer relationship management 

More detailed themes related to the mentioned issues could include:

• E-governance challenges for innovations
• Innovative capability in human capital of IS development 
• Innovative application of IT in education
• Innovations for ICT social media
• ICT innovations in healthcare
• Innovative ICT strategy and as a tool for business model design 
• New IT tools for delivering marketing innovations
• Cybersecurity agenda as a basis for innovations
• Open innovation IT solutions
• Big data capabilities as a source of competitive advantage for innovations
• IT solutions for innovative alternative trading systems
• Economical, psycho-social and legal frameworks as they relate to ICT and ICT management
• Gender and other socio-demographic factors in human and social capital and in innovations processes
• ICT innovations to support small and medium enterprises
• ICT productivity with specific reference to the prevalent social and business conditions
• Country-specific case studies, with specific reference to the prevalent psychosocial and business conditions
• ICT project management, with specific reference to the prevalent social and business conditions
• Digital divide in emerging and transition economies
• E-commerce impact in emerging and transition economies
• E-government in emerging and transition economies
• Healthcare and ICT management
• Psychological, social, and economic aspects of Internet use in emerging and transition economies
• Virtual reality in psychological treatment and psychotherapy
• Analytical psychology and psychotherapy in the era of new technology
• Information and communication technologies in personnel recruitment, assessment and development
• Leadership and new technologies
• Psychological aspects of working in a virtual team
• Information and communication technologies in an ageing society
• Quantitative methods and information technology in management
• E-Learning and Blended Learning Arrangement
• Virtual classroom concepts

Note

Proceedings of the ICTM are indexed in Web of Science (Thomson Reuters/Clarivate) since 2012. 

Contributions to any of the topics within the spectrum of the ICTM2019 paradigm are welcome.

The four categories for proposals are (1) abstracts, (2) individual papers, (3) posters and  (4) e-posters.

Two kinds of publications are planned: (1) a monograph, in which the papers with up to 20000 characters in English will be included,(2) a monograph, in which the articles in a smaller volume will be published. The monographs will be submitted for inclusion in the Citation Index by Thomson Reuters/Clarivate. Those papers which are top rated by reviewers when submitted to the ICTM 2019 conference will be published in special sections of journals:  ICT Management for Global Competitiveness and Economic Growth in Emerging Economies (ICTM), Economy Market Education, and Polish Journal of Applied Psychology. The best articles will be published in a special issue of the journal Information Technology for Development.

Conference Co-Chairs

Jolanta Kowal
University of Wrocław,
Senior President of PLAIS, President of PTPA, Poland
 

Juho Mäkiö
Hochschule Emden/Leer, AIS, Germany

Paweł Weichbroth
WSB University in Gdańsk, Poland

Conference Secretaries

Magdalena Kapała University of Wrocław, Institute of Psychology, Poland

Evgeniia Surkova
Hochschule Emden/Leer, AIS, Germany