TY - GEN
T1 - Social inclusion in a hyperconnected world
AU - Carter, Michelle
AU - Armstrong, Deborah J.
AU - Lee, Allen S.
AU - Loiacono, Eleanor T.
AU - Thatcher, Jason Bennett
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Early 'digital divide' research focused on inequalities between those who had access to information technologies (IT) and those who did not. This research reflected the view that IT was creating a parallel reality, which people needed to connect to, or risk being left behind. Fast forward to 2013 and a 'hyperconnected' world has emerged, characterized by immediate access to information, institutions, and people. The central place of IT in this open, digital world creates a need to investigate the part IT plays in determining the extent to which people can participate in a hyperconnected society. To that end, this panel considers how information systems (IS) research can help reframe digital divide research to address broader issues related to social inclusion. The panel includes reflection on whether investigating the implications of hyperconnectivity for social inclusion requires IS researchers to expand their conceptualizations of 'legitimate' IS research questions, theories, and methods.
AB - Early 'digital divide' research focused on inequalities between those who had access to information technologies (IT) and those who did not. This research reflected the view that IT was creating a parallel reality, which people needed to connect to, or risk being left behind. Fast forward to 2013 and a 'hyperconnected' world has emerged, characterized by immediate access to information, institutions, and people. The central place of IT in this open, digital world creates a need to investigate the part IT plays in determining the extent to which people can participate in a hyperconnected society. To that end, this panel considers how information systems (IS) research can help reframe digital divide research to address broader issues related to social inclusion. The panel includes reflection on whether investigating the implications of hyperconnectivity for social inclusion requires IS researchers to expand their conceptualizations of 'legitimate' IS research questions, theories, and methods.
KW - Digital divide
KW - IS research
KW - Social inclusion
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84893241025
SN - 9781629933948
T3 - 19th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2013 - Hyperconnected World: Anything, Anywhere, Anytime
SP - 3011
EP - 3013
BT - 19th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2013 - Hyperconnected World
T2 - 19th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2013
Y2 - 15 August 2013 through 17 August 2013
ER -