EURO
EURO CPR 2004
CONFERENCE - CALL FOR PAPERS
C P R 2004
28 th, 29th & 30th March, Barcelona, SPAIN
28
29
30
March
“It is EURO CPR policy to bring well grounded theoretical and empirical research to bear upon current policy issues. European industry and policy makers face a range of
challenges in managing the transition to an Information Society. Research presented at the EURO CPR conference is at the leading edge. It is chosen for its innovative
character and for the contribution it can make to current policy and business strategy analysis”.
EURO CPR – CALL FOR PAPERS 2004
The Scientific Committee of EURO CPR calls for abstracts for papers in the areas mentioned below. Abstracts will be judged upon the following criteria: Methodologically sound comparative
research (within and outside the EU), theoretical advancement and policy-relevance. Abstracts are expected to give a clear picture of the intended contribution (paper and presentation) in 1,5
pages. Abstracts should clearly mention the objectives, method and the material on which the paper is based as well as highli ghting the contribution of the paper to existing knowledge on ICT
policy. Deadline for receipt of abstracts 31st October 2003.
CONFERENCE THEMES
KEY DATES
INFORMATION SOCIETY DEVELOPMENTS
This theme may include research on the implications of globalisation for European social development and economic growth; the role of
social capital formation in the ‘new’ economy; the interaction of supply and demand and the problems involved in ICT consumption; the
relationships between information commodities and public or quasi-public goods; the transformations of value chains, the effects of pricing
models on e-service development; the relationship between employment, changing work styles and ICTs; and the sustainability of the
emerging e-Europe environment.
INNOVATION AND INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION
This theme may include research on the strategies of incumbent and new entrants in the convergent ICT industry; the potentially disruptive
effects of innovations in wireless technologies and various kinds of digital platforms; the emergence of new institutions to support trust,
dispute resolution, and security of networks and services; analysis of the social and economic attributes of open source software
development; the impact of a changing investment climate on technological innovation in ICTs and the viability of new services; the
changes in inter-organisational and intra-organisational learning and use of ICTs to support e-service use of all kinds.
REGULATORY AND POLICY EFFECTIVENESS
This theme may include studies of the relationships between alternative forms of regulation and their effectiveness (self, co- and
conventional regulation) as well as the use of Competition Law; studies of the interaction between national, regional and international
regulatory moves; the benefits and deficiencies of ‘convergent’ regulation into a single regulatory agency embracing telecoms, content and
potentially the Internet; also the interaction between EU policies (cohesion, competitiveness, sustainability, skills enhancement) for the esociety and formal sector level regulatory measures. It may include specific sector studies on issues such as local loop unbundling, mobile
termination charges, intellectual property rights, privacy and data protection as well as the issue of surveillance .
ENCIP – EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION PERSPECTIVES
| Chalmers University | CIRET | CIC | COMTEC | CTI | ENST | ENST-Bretagne | ICE-AAS| IDATE | LIEE-NTUA | Media@LSE | SMIT-VUB | INK-SPRU | TNO-STB | WIK |
31st October 2003
Deadline for receipt of abstracts.
24th November 2003
Notification of selected papers.
12th January 2004
Programme announcement.
27th February 2004
Deadline for conference registration.
27th February 2004
Deadline for receipt of final papers.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS & INQUIRIES
All abstract submissions should be
addressed to Vikki Chambers, ENCIP
Assistant Manager, by the 31 Oct 2003, at
v.chambers@encip.org.
Tel: +33 467 14 44 03
Fax:+33 467 14 44 84
Address: BP 4167, 34092 Montpellier
Cedex 5, France