E-Democracy: International Association for Development of the Information Society

* To evaluate and build consensus on the most recent scientific data on online community
participation/involvement/action for promoting social justice and equity in health and education

* To identify additional research required to maximize the benefits of online community cultivation

* To identify key actions by researchers, policymakers and civil society to collaborate in strengthening human and
financial investment in capacity-building, resource mobilization and implementation of a robust online community cultivation agenda

The conference will also foster interdisciplinary collaboration with the other IADIS multi-conferences in developing capabilities for online community ecologies for adding value to the discourses and practices of e-democracy, social justice and equity using Web 2.0 approaches/paradigm.

Call for Papers
 

This conference aims to encourage and foster efforts of researchers and practitioners by sharing cutting-edge research, innovations, models, theories and strategies that address issues and challenges related to cultivating online communities for grassroots democracy, equity and social justice.
This will include research that addresses social justice and equity through the cultivation of progressive and open online communities of interest, which attempt to realize the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.  In particular, submission of papers the address the following are encouraged:

Topics for this conference include, but are not limited to:

Citizenship

Digital divide

Participation

Access

Sustainability

E-mentoring

Transference

Community Ownership & Strengthening

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