Call for Abstracts
CPRafrica 2012 / CPRsouth7
CONNECTING AFRICA & ASIA: ICT POLICY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE FOR THE GLOBAL SOUTH
5-7 September 2012, Mauritius
Abstracts for papers on ICT policy and regulation research carried out in the Asia Pacific or relevant to the Asia -Pacific may be submitted for review and acceptance. The abstracts must be classifiable with at least three keywords from the list below (if you have trouble doing so, it is an indication that your work may not fit this conference). The keywords will be used to assign papers to reviewers in a double-blind process which will yield a short list of approximately 30-35. Completed papers based on the shortlisted abstracts will be judged by two senior scholars and the highest ranked three papers in each session will be invited to present at the conference.
Keywords
Access – Applications – Authorization and Licensing - Broadband – Business models – Citizen – Civil society – Competition – Conflict – Connectivity – Consumer – Content – Convergence – Cooperation – Demand – Domestic – Economics/Economy – Efficiency – Emerging markets – Governance – Growth – Inclusion – Indicators – Information – Infrastructure – Innovation – International – Judiciary – Knowledge – Legislation – Markets – Media – Monopoly – Networks – Performance – Policy – Political economy – Poverty – Productivity – Property – Public goods – Oligopoly – Reforms - Regional – Regulation – Spectrum – Strategy – Supply – Transparency – Universal services
The relevant keywords from the above list must be included in your abstract
Submission Guidelines
Abstracts should be submitted electronically at www.cprsouth.org on or before 16 February 2012 and must contain the following:
- 500-word abstract of the paper, including a minimum of three and a maximum of five keywords from the list given above. Include at least three, but preferably more, references to prior work. The references and keywords are outside the 500-word limit.
- Curriculum vitae (one page)
The document must be named CPRsouth7_Abstract&Bio_YourLastName.doc. It should be in MS office word format. Please note that the abstract and bio must be in a single document.
Notification of shortlisting of abstracts will be emailed on or before 16 March 2012, and authors will be given nearly two months to submit their completed papers – i.e., full papers have to be submitted for final review by 08 May 2012. Only full papers of acceptable quality that are received by the deadline will be considered for partial travel and accommodation support. It is expected that the papers will be polished and improved based on substantive comments provided in the run-up to the conference. All paper givers are required to develop a policy brief based on the final research paper. Mentoring on writing a policy brief and presentation coaching will be provided prior to the conference. The final presentation will be on the policy brief. Policy briefs will be distributed to attendees and will be judged in a new best policy-brief competition.
Paper presenters who make the cut will be notified by 05 June 2012 with contact information for the assigned chair and discussant and instructions on travel arrangements.
Review Criteria
Abstracts will be reviewed according to the following criteria:
- Clarity of the thesis or the research finding
- Novelty, significance, and importance to the CPRsouth community
- Adequacy of methods
- Quality of writing
- Appropriateness of interpretations
Please note: Only the authors whose papers that are delivered by the 08 May 2012 deadline AND who meet the quality standard will be allowed to present their policy brief at the conference.
The papers selected for presentation at the CPRsouth Conference will be uploaded onto the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) database. Therefore please note that the submission of the final paper implies consent to upload them onto the SSRN database. The slides of the presentations and the policy brief will be uploaded onto the www.cprsouth.org
Previous conferences
Please see Past conferences for for programs and papers presented.
Funding
Selected paper givers will be provided with:
- Airfare
Lowest-cost economy airfare to Port Louis from within the Asia Pacific (less USD 200 registration fee) for a paper-giver who is a citizen of a country with per capita GDP lower than Malaysia
or
50 percent of lowest-cost economy airfare to Port Louis from within the Asia Pacific (less USD 200 registration fee) will be reimbursed for a paper-giver who is a citizen of a country with per capita GDP equal to or higher than Malaysia
Paper givers residing outside the Asia Pacific are ineligible for travel funding.
- Twin sharing accommodation and meals for the duration of the conference (5-7 September 2012).
The airfare will be reimbursed less USD 200, the registration fee for the conference.
The cost of transportation to and from airports in home and conference countries, visa fees (if any) and incidental costs have to borne by the participants.
Visas
Visas are required to enter Mauritius, with some exceptions. Letters will be provided for this purpose after participant selections have been made. Participants are strongly advised to initiate visa approval procedures immediately thereafter.
Key Dates
Deadline for abstracts: 16 February 2012
Deadline for complete papers: 08 May 2012
Submit your abstract here
