Developing National Information Communication Technology Strategies

A book edited by Dr. Melih Kirlidog (Marmara University, Turkey) and Dr. Stephen Little (Open University, UK)

Call for Chapters

This Call, which closed 01 October 2006, sets out the objectives of the book which is now in development with a range of contributors

Introduction

Overall Objective

Target Audience

Topics

Submission

The full Call for Chapters can be downloaded as a word document HERE

Introduction

ICTs have unique features that are attractive for policy makers in both developing and industrialized countries. Production of ICT hardware and software has the potential to deliver high added value and entry barriers for software are comparatively low. Although skeptics who cite the "productivity paradox" question their merit, ICTs offer unprecedented efficiency and effectiveness in processing, storing, and disseminating information. Increasingly ICT capacities and capabilities are becoming a precondition of inward investment and participation in the global economy. Drawing on the real - and sometimes hyped - benefits offered by ICT, it is widely believed that it is never too late for voluntary efforts for developing plans, blueprints, and national strategies aiming to foster production and effective implementation of ICT hardware and software in a country.

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The Overall Objective of the Book

The book aims to contribute to the body of knowledge by gathering experiences from several developing and industrialized countries in national ICT strategy development and implementation processes. The emphasis will be on the experiences of developing countries, because they usually have more acute difficulties such as inefficient bureaucracies and scarce funds. However, successful and unsuccessful experiences in developed countries are also welcome since they will provide valuable information from "the other side".

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The Target Audience

The primary target audiences are academia, policy makers in individual countries, and professionals in relevant international organizations. Several countries currently have or are in the process of developing national ICT strategies while some are in the process of implementing them. Since the book will condense these experiences and provide practical advice in the strategy process, it is probable that it will be an important source for those who are researching the topic and strategy developers who are interested in the lessons learned in other countries.

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Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

National ICT strategy development process
National ICT strategy implementation process
Possible pitfalls in the national ICT strategy development and implementation
Strategy development by domestic or external resources (delegating the strategy development process to foreign companies or agencies)
Best practices in strategy development and implementation
Roles of stakeholders such as central and local governments, private sector, NGOs
Working and non-working issues
Post mortem analysis of successful and unsuccessful strategies
Roles of technological deterministic and SST (Social Shaping of Technology) views in developing and implementing the strategies
Role of national culture in developing and implementing the strategies
Comparing the strategies, implementation processes, or outcomes of two or more countries
Role of governance and corruption in the strategy development and implementation processes

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The full Call for Chapters can be downloaded as a word document HERE

Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before October 1, 2006, a 2-5 page manuscript proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by November 1, 2006 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by January 31, 2007. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group Inc., www.idea-group.com, publisher of the Idea Group Publishing, Information Science Publishing, IRM Press, CyberTech Publishing and Idea Group Reference imprints

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Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to

Dr. Melih Kirlidog
Department of Computer Engineering,
Marmara University
Goztepe 34722
Istanbul - Turkey

Tel. & Fax: +90-216-347 2859

E-mail: melihk@eng.marmara.edu.tr

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