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Using IS for Good Minitrack for AMCIS 2020
Track: Social Inclusion and Socio-Technical Issues
August 12-16, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Information systems (IS) have the potential to improve social welfare through redistribution of power, providing a voice for marginalized people, improving
access to education, and increasing economic opportunity (George & Leidner, 2019; Lin, et al., 2015; Ortiz et al., 2019; Silva & Hirschheim, 2007; Vaidya & Myers, 2017). Some development programs that sought to use IS for a good cause have been highly successful,
but many other projects, even those well designed and well-funded, have never gotten off the ground (Chipidza & Leidner, 2019). This track is dedicated to research on how IS has been used for good, how and when it is successful, and how and when it tends
to fail. The contribution of the track is the development of theory and methods for improving the outcomes when IS is used for Good.
What we are looking for
We welcome papers that theoretically, conceptually, or empirically advance research on the impact of IS on society when IS and ICTs specifically target the
improvement of social welfare. Papers may use any acceptable methodology and theory. Submissions are encouraged at any level of analysis or progress. Both full papers and emerging research are encouraged so that authors can gain valuable feedback for moving
their projects forward. Possible topics may include (but are not limited to):
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The role of Fintech in economic development
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Projects or systems focused on the digital divide
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Social connections of geographically distant groups with a common cause
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Digital strategies to fight disenfranchisement and marginalization
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Corporate social responsibility success and failure
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Digital activism that advances human rights
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Information systems that focus on financial inclusion
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The impact of digital saviors (those who think they know best and impose systems on a community for their own good)
Minitrack Co-Chairs
Wallace Chipidza, Claremont Graduate University
David Gomillion, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University
Dwayne Whitten, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University
Co-Chair Biographies
Jordana George is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. Her research explores data management, the social impact
of information systems, and the intersection of these two topics, such as data philanthropy and technology benefit corporations. She holds a PhD from Baylor University, an MBA from Penn State University and an MFA from the University of California at Davis.
Jordana currently serves as Managing Editor for Workshops for the Journal of the AIS. She has published in Information and Organization, Communications of the AIS, Information Systems Journal, and AIS Transactions on Replication Research.
Wallace Chipidza is an assistant professor in the Center for Information Systems and Technology at Claremont Graduate University. He holds a PhD in information
systems from Baylor University and an MS in computer science from the University of Arizona. Chipidza mainly researches how and why social networks change over time, the impacts of those changes, and the interventions that moderate those impacts. His other
interest lies in designing ICT-based solutions to problems afflicting vulnerable populations in developing countries. Wallace has published in The Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Information
Systems Education Journal, and the Journal of Computer Information Systems.
Dr. Jordana George
Clinical Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University
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