ICT-UN-MDGs 2013 - Call for Chapters: Springer book on ICTs and the Millennium Development Goals - A United Nations Perspective

Call for Chapters: Springer book on ICTs and the Millennium Development Goals - A United Nations Perspective
Editors
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Harleen Kaur (Hamdard University, New Delhi, India)
harleen.unu-AT-gmail.com
Xiaohui Tao (University of Southern Queensland, Australia)
xtao-AT-usq.edu.au
To be published by Springer and indexed by DBLP, Ulrichs, SCOPUS, MathSciNet, Current Mathematical Publications, Mathematical Reviews, Zentralblatt Math: MetaPress, ISI, EI-Compendex, SCOPUS, DBLP and EBSCO, among others, and available in the SpringerLink Digital Library.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 24th March 2013
FULL CHAPTER DUE: 2nd June 2013
Introduction
The book will organize the issues and identifies key questions, players and constraints; it presents an informed overview of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) from a development and United Nations perspective and will identifies good practice of the use of ICTs and Millennium Development goals (MDGs). It will also outlines challenges facing the development of ICT implementation, and identifies the emerging trends and technologies that will shape ICT tools and the use of ICTs for better monitoring of MDGs, which is a perspective from United Nations.
The aim of edited book is to draws on information gathered during the process of mapping and dialogue/discussion to present analysis and make recommendations about priority issues related to Information and Communication Technologies.
Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Role of ICTs in meeting the MDGs
Emerging trends and potential impacts of ICTs on the MDGs
Role of ICTs in the developing countries
Constraints and Challenges in the use of ICT
Goals, Targets & Indicators for Monitoring the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Developing and measuring the Information Society
Designing E-development strategies
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) development
Modern ICT infrastructure
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) applications
ICT & United Nations perspective on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): Towards achieving the MDGs by 2015
ICT revolution on achieving MDGs
Case Study of ICTs and the MDG
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before March 24th, 2013, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by April 7th, 2013 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines.
Full chapters must be between 8,000 and 10,000 words and are expected to be submitted by June 2nd, 2013. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis.
Chapter formatting guidelines for edited books can be found at http://www.ict-mdg.com
Important Dates
The chapter proposal (Extended Abstract) should have a length of 2-3 pages and should be organized as follows:
Abstract Submission 24 March 2013
Accepted Abstract Notification 7 April 2013
Deadline for chapter Submission 2 June 2013
Revised Chapter Submission 14 July 2013
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