Call for papers - ICT publications
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Cetic.br|NIC.br|CGI.br ICT publications
Commemorative Edition: Cetic.br 20 Years
Deadline for submitting proposals closed on 15/08
The Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br|NIC.br) invites researchers and professionals from academia, the government, the private sector, the civil society, and from national and international organizations to submit article proposals for the following publications:
• ICT Households 2024 (https://cetic.br/en/pesquisa/domicilios/): Survey on the Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Brazilian Households, carried out among the general population
• ICT in Education 2024 (https://cetic.br/en/pesquisa/educacao/): Survey on the use of information and communication technologies in Brazilian schools, carried out among students, teachers, director of studies, and school principals from the Basic Education
• ICT Kids Online Brazil 2024 (https://cetic.br/en/pesquisa/kids-online/): Survey on internet use by children and adolescents in Brazil, carried out among the population between 9 and 17 years old
• ICT Enterprises 2024 (https://www.cetic.br/en/pesquisa/empresas/): Survey on the use of information and communication technologies in small, medium, and large Brazilian companies.
• ICT in Culture 2024 (https://www.cetic.br/en/pesquisa/cultura/): Survey on the presence and adoption of information and communication technologies in Brazilian cultural institutions, both in their internal operational routines and in their relationship with their audiences.
Besides the data analysis and methodological reports for the surveys conducted by Cetic.br|NIC.br in 2024, these publications will contain a section with selected papers, to be published in English and in Portuguese, both in print and online formats.
The deadline for submitting proposals has been extended. Authors must submit an expanded abstract of 800 to 1,000 words by August 15, 2024, indicating one or more of the suggested thematic lines below.
Articles may be submitted in either English, Spanish, or Portuguese.
Submitted proposals will be assessed by Cetic.br|NIC.br’s editorial team, and the authors of the accepted proposals must submit the full article (up to 3,000 words) by October 1, 2024.
IMPORTANT DATES
• August 15, 2024: deadline for abstract submission
• August 21, 2024: result of the abstract selection
• October 1, 2024: deadline for submission of the full article
SUGGESTED THEMES
In celebration of Cetic.br's 20th anniversary, we suggest that authors focus on approaches based on the historical data series produced by the Center.
Suggestions of themes (non-exhaustive) which the article may cover are listed below:
General themes (across publications)
• Connectivity and access to technologies
• Digital divide and inequalities
• The development of digital skills
• Impacts of Artificial Intelligence
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and information and communication technologies (ICT)
Specific themes
ICT Households
• Meaningful connectivity: quality of access, access and use environment etc.
• Online trust: information security, personal data protection, information integrity, disinformation, cyberbullying etc.
• Online transactional activities: e-government, e-commerce, e-finance, digital coins, bets etc.
• E-democracy: online transparency, e-participation, digital activism, co-production of public services etc.
• Technology and work: platform work, remote work, AI and work etc.
• Technology and environment: e-waste, digital resilience after natural disasters etc.
• Privacy: personal data protection, neurorights etc.
ICT in Education
• Cognition, human development, and learning in the context of digital technology use by elementary and high school students
• Mental health, well-being, and mediation of digital technology use by students in elementary and high schools
• Promoting information integrity among elementary and high school students
• Development of digital skills and competencies among early elementary school students
• Inclusive education, digital educational resources, and assistive technologies in elementary and high schools
ICT Kids Online Brazil
• Citizenship, participation, and engagement online: opportunities for children
• Children's rights: promotion, protection, and enforcement of childhood rights in the digital environment net
• Equity and diversity: digital inclusion and non-discrimination of children in access to digital products and services
• Privacy and personal data protection: online risks for children
• Digital skills for a responsible use of the Internet by children
• Parental mediation for children's use of information and communication technologies
• Health and well-being of children in online environments
• Research about and with children: methodological challenges and new research methods
ICT Enterprises 2024
• Public policies to increase the productivity of the Brazilian economy
• Case studies of implementation and development of advanced technology in companies
• Impacts of technology on the labor market
• Challenges of privacy and personal data protection in Brazilian companies
• Impacts of connectivity and online presence on business operations
• Trends in e-commerce and digital economy
ICT Culture 2024
• Open data and cultural indicators in Brazil: cultural policies, data production, the right to memory and information
• Digital collections, copyright and intellectual property: preservation and dissemination of cultural, artistic, historical and natural heritage
• Cultural diversity: identities, accessibility, territories and nature
• Digital culture: online cultural languages and practices, networks and collaboration on the web
• Creative economy and the use of ICT: decent work, income, financing culture
• Artificial Intelligence, digital platforms and the cultural sphere
HOW TO APPLY
Submit your article proposal by August 15, 2024, to publicacao@nic.br
Abstract submission guidelines
• Title: up to 80 characters
• Text length: between 800 and 1,000 words, excluding references (mandatory; in APA style)
• File format: editable text (.docx, .doc, or .odt)
• Formatting: Arial font, size 12, 1.5 line spacing
• Short bio: up to 150 words
Full article submission guidelines
• Text length: up to 3,000 words
• Formatting: based on the template to be sent to the selected authors
* Articles that do not follow these guidelines may be disqualified.
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About Cetic.br
The Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society, a department of NIC.br, is responsible for producing indicators and statistics on the availability and use of the Internet in Brazil and publishes regular analyses and information about the development of the Internet in the country. Cetic.br is a regional center for studies under the auspices of UNESCO. More information can be found at: https://cetic.br.
About the Brazilian Network Information Center – NIC.br
The Brazilian Network Information Center – NIC.br (https://nic.br/) is a non-profit entity that is in charge of the operations related to the .br domain, as well as the allocation of IP numbers and the registration of autonomous systems in the country. NIC.br has been implementing decisions and projects of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee – CGI.br since 2005. All the funds that are collected come from its entirely private activities. It takes actions and conducts projects that are of benefit to the infrastructure of the Internet in Brazil. Also part of NIC.br are: Registro.br (https://registro.br), CERT.br (https://cert.br/), Ceptro.br (https://ceptro.br/), Cetic.br (https://cetic.br/), IX.br (https://ix.br/), and Ceweb.br (https://ceweb.br), in addition to projects like Internetsegura.br (https://internetsegura.br) and the portal Best Practices for the Internet in Brazil (https://bcp.nic.br/). It also houses the office of the W3C Chapter São Paulo (https://w3c.br/).
About the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee – CGI.br
The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee, which is responsible for establishing strategic guidelines related to the use and development of the Internet in Brazil, coordinates and integrates all Internet service initiatives in the country, and promotes technical quality, innovation, and the dissemination of the services on offer. Based on the principles of multisectoralism and transparency, CGI.br represents a democratic Internet governance model that has been internationally praised, in which all sectors of society participate equally in its decisions. One of its formulations is the 10 Principles for Internet Governance and Use (https://cgi.br/resolucoes/documento/2009/003). More information is available at: https://cgi.br/.
