Rohan Samarajiva, PhD, Board memeber of Communication Policy Research south (CPRsouth) reveals a window of opportunity in the ICA newsletter, March 2010, for young scholars to gain more knowledge in research in ICT uses in emerging Asia, and at the same time to participate the International Communication Association (ICA) conference 2010 in Singapore.

In the ICA news letter Rohan says,

One of the main objectives of CPRsouth has been to give the necessary tools for young researchers to enable them to be policy intellectuals.However, getting good research into the policy process has always proved to be a challenge for researchers.

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa has identified some of the resources that would assist researchers and scholars to enter the policy process.

A key aspect of converting research into policy is communication. CPRsouth4 tutorials had a 2 hour time slot set side to teach young scholars about communications Strategies.

The Oxford Internet Institute, the Policy Studies Organisation and Berkeley Electronic Press invites you to contribute to the first peer-reviewed journal investigating the implications of the internet for public policy.

Policy & Internet invites papers reporting world class research and scholarship on any aspect of the relationship between the Internet and public policy. The journal is fully multi-disciplinary in scope. Topics will range across policy sectors and regions of the world, including generalised, sectoral or country-specific policy effects.

For submissions please click HERE

Further details can be found HERE

The Policy Studies Organization, the Oxford Internet Institute, and Berkeley Electronic Press have launched a new peer-reviewed journal, Policy & Internet.

The journal's primary focus is on policy knowlege and reserach.

For more information and to access some of the articles for no charge, please click HERE

ACORN-REDECOM is a cross-disciplinary academic network of research centers which seeks to advance knowledge on the social, economic and political impact of ICT in the Americas. It fosters research and dialog among researchers who examine the economic, technological and policy issues that affect ICT and their impact on development.

ACORN-REDECOM is now soliciting abstracts of papers for presentation at the 2010 conference which will take place in Brasilia, DF (Brazil). Proposals should be based on current theoretical or empirical research relevant to the communication and information sector, and may be from any disciplinary perspective. ACORN-REDECOM seeks submissions of disciplinary, comparative, multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary excellence. Graduate students are encouraged to submit abstracts. Travel funds will be available on competitive basis.

RIA wants to fill the following position:

Researcher

Research ICT Africa (RIA) is a public interest ICT policy and regulatory research think tank based in Cape Town, South Africa and which hosts a network of researchers from 20 African countries in the broad field of ICT policy and regulation. The network seeks to contribute to the development of a sustainable information society and knowledge economy across the African continent.

Applicants for the position should have a Masters Degree in economics, law or politics and preferably with a focus on ICT or infrastructure policy and regulation. The applicant must have at least three years research experience or work experience in the area of policy and regulation.

The Researcher will be responsible for:

The tentative Agenda for CPRsouth4 conference and tutorials can be found HERE

The Singapore Internet Research Centre (SiRC) is organising the ICA 2010 pre-conference workshop, “Innovations in Mobile Use”.

The Mobiles pre-conference seeks to examine innovations in a variety of societal contexts highlighting different phenomena of cell phone uses. The workshop will aim to foster discussions around how developments in emerging markets reflect the trends in mature markets, and assess potential for the cross-pollination of information and communications technologies for development and/or empowerment.

You are invited to submit a 500-word extensive abstract focusing on the social scientific understanding of mobile communication, including the following themes:

The call for papers for the International Telecommunications Society (ITS) 18th Biennial Conference is announced. The conference will be held from June 27 to 30, 2010, in Tokyo, Japan. The Conference theme is "Culture, Communication and the Cutting Edge of Technology".

This is a commemorative conference to celebrate the silver anniversary of ITS conferences worldwide. A quarter of century has passed since the first conference under the name of ITS was held in 1986 in Tokyo.

Submissions are invited from all areas of telecommunications policy, business and academia. Online abstract submissions will be accepted from mid-October at the Conference website: www.its2010tokyo.com. Online registration, hotel reservations and details of the social program will also be made available shortly. Please visit the conference website regularly to view these updates.

Abstract submissions are due no later than December 31st, 2009.