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A Critical Appraisal of Digitalization in City Administration Sriram Rajagopalan, Great Lakes Institute of Management 12:00 AM |
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ANT Perspective of e-Commerce adoption by retail stores in South Africa Tiko Iyamu, Cape Peninsula University of Technology 12:00 AM |
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Blockchain based Collaborative Health Information Exchange Ramandeep Kaur Sandhu, Virginia Commonwealth University 12:00 AM |
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Blockchain in the Role of Emancipatory Technology Jordana J. George, Mays Business School at Texas A&M University 12:00 AM |
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Breaking the Digital Divide in Rural Africa Josue KUIKA WATAT, AMBERO Consulting GmbH 12:00 AM |
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Conceptual Model of Personal Competence Integrator Based on Blockchain Technology Dariusz Dymek, Cracow University of Economics 12:00 AM |
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Initial Coin Offerings, How Do Investors Decide? – A Systematic Literature Review Moritz Tobias Bruckner, University of Augsburg 12:00 AM |
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Institutionalisation of Health Insurance Digital Claims Platform Anthony Renner-Micah, University of Ghana 12:00 AM |
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Jason Xiong, Appalachian State University 12:00 AM |
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Nadja Piedade de Antonio, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Unirio) 12:00 AM |
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Students Expectations Towards New Technologies: A Case of Blockchain Dariusz Dymek, Cracow University of Economics 12:00 AM |
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Sustaining a National Digital Location Platform in an African Country: The Case of Ghana Dzifa Tomiwa Bibi, University of Ghana 12:00 AM |
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The influence of Privacy Concerns on Intention to Use Social Media Josue KUIKA WATAT, AMBERO Consulting GmbH 12:00 AM |
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Yujia He, University of Kentucky 12:00 AM |
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Scholars in Information Systems are investigating societal impacts of ICTs on people, data and things, research in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT4D) is becoming increasingly diverse. Current innovative uses of blockchain technologies to track refugees, offer new identification mechanisms, healthcare tracking for epidemics and the use of cryptocurrencies to offer payment systems are offering new ways for people to bring about improvements in their lives. Digital innovations are offering financial inclusion, health and well being to those who were previously left out of opportunities to improve their lives from the global economy.
While drawing upon theories that help understand these emerging phenomena, research in ICT4D and IS also requires attention to the contextual challenges facing practitioners in the field. There have been attempts to develop theories that enable these challenges to be understood. An interesting and significant issue is whether ICTs can play a sustaining, value- adding role that enables societies to move beyond the conditions that cause mass discontent to beneficial development for all. Such a role may include supporting social groups in: identifying and defining achievable goals, acquirable resources, and constraints to be acknowledged and if possible overcome; supporting sustainable & secure collaboration, offering health and well being; and financial inclusion.