Calls for papers
ITD Journal Special issue for IFIP9.4 WG 2017: ‘ICTs for promoting sustainable information society and harmony’
Deadline for submission: January 31, 2018.
More information at http://explore.tandfonline.com/cfp/est/titd-cfp-special-issue-icts-for-promoting-sustainable-information
Special Issue on Digital Literacy
Reading & Writing – Journal of the Reading Association of South Africa
Abstract submission deadline: 30 July 2017
Submitted to Hossana Twinomurinzi (twinoh@unisa.ac.za). More details are found at www.rw.org.za/index.php/rw/pages/view/special-issue-2018-call-for-papers
16th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning mLearn 2017
Venue: Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus
Dates: 30 October - 1 November, 2017
Submission deadline: 20th July 2017
More information www.iamlearn.org/mlearn/
PhD position and scholarships
IS PhD position at WU Vienna
The Institute for Information Management and Control is currently inviting applications for a 30 hours/week teaching and Research Associate position. This employee position will be limited to a period of 6 years, starting on September 1, 2017 (commencement date subject to change).
Full announcement and application at www.wu.ac.at/jobs
Applications deadline: July 19, 2017
PhD scholarships at UNSW Sydney
The School of Information Systems and Technology Management at UNSW Sydney, Australia is offering PhD scholarships for full-time postgraduate students to undertake research leading to the award of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Awardees will receive a $40,000 p.a. stipend plus a travel and development support package of up to $10,000 p.a. for a four-year period. International students also receive a tuition fee scholarship.
The scholarships are offered in three areas:
Digital Work
Contact: Dubravka Cecez-Kecmanovic, dubravka@unsw.edu.au
Apply here: www.2025.unsw.edu.au/apply/scientia-phd-scholarships/digital-work
Investigating Digitally Enabled Financial Participation for Inclusive DevelopmentContact: Patrick Finnegan, p.finnegan@unsw.edu.au
Apply here: www.2025.unsw.edu.au/apply/scientia-phd-scholarships/investigating-digitally-enabled-financial-participation-inclusive
Toward Australia's Sustainable E-waste Management
Contact: Chung-Li Tseng, c.tseng@unsw.edu.au
Apply here: www.2025.unsw.edu.au/apply/scientia-phd-scholarships/toward-australias-sustainable-e-waste-management
More information, guidelines and application form at www.2025.unsw.edu.au/apply/
The deadline for applications: 21 Jul 2017.
Potential applicants are advised to contact intended supervisors as soon as possible.
Some interesting readings
Cloud Computing for Development: A Four-Stage Analysis of Public, Private, and Hybrid Solutions
www.ictworks.org/2017/06/05/cloud-computing-for-development-a-four-stage-analysis-of-public-private-and-hybrid-solutions/
Please Use Spatial Analysis and Stop Asking People to Walk All Day
www.ictworks.org/2017/06/28/please-use-spatial-analysis-and-stop-asking-people-to-walk-all-day/
