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MENACIS2022: The 5th MENA Conference on Information Systems (MENACIS)
Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, November 23-26, 2022
Conference websitehttp://menacis2022.com
Submission linkhttps://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=menacis2022
Abstract registration deadlineApril 30, 2022
Submission deadlineJune 15, 2022
Topics: is for social inclusion fintech and digital platforms socio economic inclusion ai and organisition

The 5th MENA Conference on Information Systems (MENACIS)

 

Socially Responsible Information Systems for Sustainable Societies

Thur 24th - Sat 26th November 2022

(Preconference workshops: Wed 23rd November)

Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Host: Interdisciplinary research centre for finance and digital economy (IRC-FDE), KFUPM Business School at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

MENACIS2022

There is increasing awareness and expectation that the Information Systems (IS) community have a pivotal role to address grand challenges that include societal inequalities and environmental issues in developing (Harfouche et al. 2022; Tarhini et al. 2022) and developed countries (Dennehy et al., 2021; Dwivedi et al., 2022). These grand challenges can be categorised as (1) socio- technical, (2) IS infrastructure, (3) societal and ecological, and (4) social and affective (Becker et al., 2015). Yet, there is a concern that the response from the IS community has been ‘dismal and at best marginal’ (Tan and Neilson, 2021).

The 5th Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Conference on IS aims to bring together contributions from the IS community for the advancement of knowledge to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all members of society. We invite scholars, practitioners, and research students to present their research at MENACIS to be held in November 2022 at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Theoretical and empirical papers employing quantitative, qualitative, and/or design science are welcomed. 

References:

Becker, J., Vom Brocke, J., Heddier, M. and Seidel, S. (2015), “In search of information systems (grand) challenges”, Business and Information Systems Engineering, Vol. 57 No. 6, pp. 377-390.

Dennehy, D., Pappas, I.O., Wamba, S.F. and Michael, K. (2021), "Guest editorial", Information Technology & People, 34, 1541-1550. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-10-2021-871

Dwivedi, Y. K., Hughes, L., Kar, A. K., Baabdullah, A. M., Grover, P., Abbas, R., Andreini, D., Abumoghli, I., Barlette, Y., Bunker, D., Kruse, L. C., Constantiou, I., Davison, R. M., De', R., Dubey, R., Fenby-Taylor, H., Gupta, B., He, W., Kodama, M., Mantymaki, M., Metri, B., Michael, K., Olaisen, J., Panteli, N., Pekkola, S., Nishant, R., Raman, R., Rana, N. P., Rowe, F., Sarker, S., Scholtz, B., Sein, M. K., Shah, J. D., Teo, T. S. H., Tiwari, M. K., Vendelo, M. T. & Wade, M. (2022). Climate change and COP26: Are digital technologies and information part of the problem or the solution? An editorial reflection and call to action. International Journal of Information Management, 63, 1-39.

Harfouche, A., Saba, P., Aoun, G., Wamba, SF. (2022). « Guest editorial: Cutting-edge technologies for the development of Asian countries ». Journal of Asia Business Studies, 16(2), 225-229 (Q1 in Econometrics).

Nishant, R., Kennedy, M. & Corbett, J. (2020). Artificial intelligence for sustainability: Challenges, opportunities, and a research agenda. International Journal of Information Management, 53, 1-13.

Tan, B., & Neilson, P (2021), “Information Systems and Sustainable Development, Special Issue Call for Papers”, Information Systems Journal.

Tarhini, A, Harfouche, A, De Marco, M (2022). « Artificial Intelligence-Based Digital Transformation for Sustainable Societies: The Prevailing Effect of COVID-19 Crises », Pacific Asia Journal of the Association for Information Systems, 14 (2), 1. DOI:10.17705/1pais.14201

United Nations (2021). The sustainable development goals report 2021 https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2021/The-Sustainable-Development-Goals-Report-2021.pdf

Vendelo, M. T. and Wade, M. (2022). Climate change and COP26: Are digital technologies and information part of the problem or the solution? An editorial refletion and call to action, International Journal of Information Management, 63, 1-39.

List of Topics

 

Topics of Submission 

Areas of interest include, amongst others, the following:

General Conference Theme

  • IS and sustainable development goals
  • Responsible IS design and innovation (incl circular economies).
  • Societal impact of IS and emerging technologies (AI, IoT)
  • Strategies (e.g. best practices, policies, and governance) for addressing the unintended consequences of IS and emerging technologies

Information Systems 

  • IS for social inclusion and circular economies
  • IS for social innovation and entrepreneurship
  • IS for digital transformation (incl operations and supply chain management)
  • Datafication and digitalisation for digital development
  • Green IS and sustainability
  • Industry 4.0 technologies
  • Analytics and ICT4D  (Social media analytics/business analytics/big data analytics)
  • ICTs for enabling smart cities, urbanisation and living
  • Ethics and CSR issues related to IS
  • Knowledge management
  • Cyber security
  • Applications of IS and analytics to address grand societal challenges
  • Human computer interaction (HCI)
  • IS and ICT adoption studies
  • Smart transportation and mobility

Fintech

  • Digital platforms for economic development
  • Mobile payments and digital ecosystems
  • Cryptocurrencies
  • Blockchain

Economics, Sociology and Psychology

  • Socio-economic inclusion in the digitised society
  • Economic and social effects of IS
  • Socio-economic transformation in a digitised society
  • Healthcare and global pandemics

Management and Marketing

  • Business model innovation
  • AI and the future of work
  • AI and marketing (B2B, B2C)

Computer Science

  • Emerging technologies
  • Mobile applications
  • Cyber security

Teaching and Learning

  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Learning analytics

 

Venue

MENACIS2022 will be held at Dhahran, KSA

Location: KFUPM - Dhahran, KSA, 24th -26th, November, 2022.

Host: IRC-FDE and KBS - King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, KSA

  • Dhahran, a vibrant City, is the center of the nation's oil industry.  The city enjoys good transport resources both nationally and internationally. The airport of Dhahran Airport (DHA) is one of Saudi Arabia's three major international airports.  Taxi services are frequent and operate at reasonable prices and are widely available. Many smaller residential compounds also operate their own bus services.
  • Dhahran city is very close by to other gulf countries, which makes it a popular hub and accessible place to researcher and scholars living in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and Oman. 
  • IRC-FDE is a newly established center, with an ambitious vision and big missions, focusing to create teams of researchers from different displaces and motivate them towards producing quality research with societal impact.
  • KFUPM Business School, as a venue, offers very flexible hosting accommodation with the ability to host conferences for +300 attendees. Large lecture options for Keynote sessions are available with the many theatres large class rooms.
  • KFUPM Business School has invested considerably into providing new and high quality lecture and teaching spaces available for conference use.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to Antoine Harfouche (antoine.h@parisnanterre.fr)

 

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