New information and communication technologies imposed on the contemporary world such a dynamics, that induce transformational change simultaneously within economical, social and cultural realm, resulting in synergy and convergence effects difficult to predict. This simply means, that within growing complexity and unpredictability of the ambient conditions, there is no defined, closed repertoire, strategy, or solution, whether business oriented or institutional, that provides both effective and  innovative approach to the  increasing structural problems of global environment. The only existing solution to maintain a sustainable competitive advantage within the today world of permanent and endogenous change is  the  human capital ( potential ) involvement : its creativity and innovation approach, which alone can become a source of  Schumpeter’s  creative destruction.

This implies even more, in case of emerging economies, which still lag behind the mature, developed countries both in economic, social and cultural standard of  living. To truly close this gap, the interdisciplinary approach to human capital (human resources) is more than required, especially in reference to the transformational potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) with its new management techniques, new business models, and new regulatory policies.  Thus, the objective of this conference is to provide a forum for interested researchers and practitioners to exchange their experiences and creative ideas related to ICT management for global competitiveness and economic, social and cultural  growth in emerging economies.  Possible topics may include but are not limited to the following:

• Economical, psychosoacial and legal frameworks as they relate to ICT and ICT Management
• Unique ICT management techniques for emerging and transition economies
• Methods for measuring the benefits and costs of projects involving the adoption of ICT
• The role of human and social capital
• Gender and other socio-demographic factors in human and social capital and in innovations processes
• Innovative ways for generating revenues and creating commercial knowledge products
• Educational systems and training as they relate to ICT and ICT Management
• ICT innovations to support small and medium enterprises
• ICT innovations as a path to economic growth
• ICT productivity with specific reference to the prevalent social and business conditions
• Global supply chain management in emerging and transition economies
• Country specific case studies, with specific reference to the prevalent psychosocial and business conditions
• ICT off-shoring/outsourcing into emerging and transition economies
• ICT project management, with specific reference to the prevalent social and business conditions
• Digital divide in emerging and transition economies
• E-commerce impact in emerging and transition economies
• E-government in emerging and transition economies
• Psychological, social, and economic aspects of Internet use in emerging and transition economies
• Virtual reality in psychological treatment and psychotherapy
• Analytical psychology and psychotherapy in era of new technology
• Information and communication technologies in personnel recruitment, assessment and development
• Leadership and new technologies
• Psychological aspects of working in a virtual team
• Information and communication technologies in an ageing society
• Quantitative methods and information technology in management

Note:

Contributions to any of the directions within the spectrum of the ICTM2016 paradigm are welcome.

The four categories for proposals are (1) abstracts, (2)individual papers, (3) posters and  (4) e-posters.

Three kinds of publications are planned, the first one - a monograph, in which the papers with up to 20000 characters in English be will be included; the second one, in which the articles in a smaller volume will be published. The monographs will be submitted for inclusion in the Citation Index by Thomson Reuters. Paper should also be accompanied by a summary in English. Top rated by reviewers in the English language papers submitted to the ICTM 2015 conference will be published in a special issue of the journal of international scope information: Information Systems Management, as also Economy Market Education and Polish Journal of Applied Psychology.

Jolanta Kowal
University of Wrocław,
President of PLAIS, Presient of PTPA, Poland

Helena Lindskog, Linköping University, Sweden

 Conference Secretaries

Joanna Kasha
Jagiellonian University, Poland

Bartłomiej Gawin
University of Gdańsk, Poland

University of Wrocław
College of Management "Edukacja"

ictm.wroclaw@gmail.com