Spreading the Word on the Digital Economy
- 1. Spreading the Word on the Digital Economy Leith H. Campbell Managing Editor, Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy Adjunct Professor, RMIT University, Australia 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 1
- 2. Agenda • Special issue of Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy • Topics covered in the Special Issue • Observations on what is and is not included • Future Journal special issues 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 2
- 3. Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy • The JTDE is at https://jtde.telsoc.org/ • Publishes papers of relevance to industry and academia • Preferably written for an audience that is well informed but not necessarily expert • Indexed by Scopus and Google Scholar • SCIMago rating: Q2 (and improving) • All submissions double-blind peer-reviewed • Not open access, but free after one year 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 3
- 4. The Journal • A proud pedigree – successor to the TJA, published continuously since 1935 – Reimagined in 2013 • Over 35,000 paper downloads annually • International • Editors from Australia, Canada, Iran, Jordan, Korea (Republic of), New Zealand, USA 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 4
- 5. Special Issue: Digital Technologies and Innovation • Schedule • January-February: submissions received • March-April: reviews conducted (2-3 reviewers per submission) • April-May: final publication decisions after revisions • June: Publication of special issue • Guest editors: 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 5 Dr Rim Jallouli University of Manouba Dr Gunnar Piho Tallin University of Technology Dr Mohamed Anis Bach Tobji University of Manouba Dr Hamid Mcheick Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
- 6. Special Issue • 32 submissions received • 12 currently either accepted or under final review after revision • + 4 to be revised and possibly published in a later issue • Acceptance rate: 38% ⸻ 50% • Average acceptance rate for Journal: approx. 58% 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 6
- 7. Topics Covered • Banking & Finance: 4 • Business data: 4 • Process re-engineering: 4 • Social Media: 3 • Technology developments: 3 • Government policy: 1 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 7 N.B. A paper can be classified in more than one topic
- 8. Approach Taken • Case study: 3 • Data analysis: 3 • Attitude survey: 3 • Technology experiment: 3 • Theoretical advance: 1 • Literature review: 1 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 8 N.B. A paper can be classified in more than one area
- 9. Change in the Digital Economy 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 9 Social Change Social Media Business Organization Public Policy Consumer Technology Development Business Technology Development People (consumers, citizens) Business, Government Society, Organization Digital Technology Society Change to
- 10. Papers in the Special Issue 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 10 Social Change Social Media Business Organization Public Policy Consumer Technology Development Business Technology Development People (consumers, citizens) Business, Government Society, Organization Digital Technology Society Change to 4 1 5 4 N.B. A paper can be classified in more than one topic
- 11. Change in the Digital Economy 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 11 Social Change Social Media Business Organization Public Policy Consumer Technology Development Business Technology Development People (consumers, citizens) Business, Government Society, Organization Digital Technology Society Change to
- 12. Change in the Digital Economy 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 12 Social Change Social Media Business Organization Public Policy Consumer Technology Development Business Technology Development People (consumers, citizens) Business, Government Society, Organization Digital Technology Society Change to Better left to other forums
- 13. Change in the Digital Economy 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 13 Social Change Social Media Business Organization Public Policy Consumer Technology Development Business Technology Development People (consumers, citizens) Business, Government Society, Organization Digital Technology Society Change to • Role of technology in business • Experiments in technology use
- 14. Change in the Digital Economy 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 14 Social Change Social Media Business Organization Public Policy Consumer Technology Development Business Technology Development People (consumers, citizens) Business, Government Society, Organization Digital Technology Society Change to • Social Media: rich data source • Technology acceptance
- 15. Change in the Digital Economy 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 15 Social Change Social Media Business Organization Public Policy Consumer Technology Development Business Technology Development People (consumers, citizens) Business, Government Society, Organization Digital Technology Society Change to • Business operations • eHealth • Public Policy • eGovernment extension
- 16. Coming in June • Watch out for the Special Issue in June! • https://jtde.telsoc.org/ 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 16
- 17. Future Special Issues • AI-Driven Internet Technologies for Future Smart Cities • Papers due 31 August 2022; published in December • https://jtde.telsoc.org/index.php/jtde/announcement/view/32 • Women’s Participation in the Digital Economy and Digital Society • Papers due 31 January 2023; published in June • https://jtde.telsoc.org/index.php/jtde/announcement/view/45 10 May 2022 TelSoc, the Telecommunications Association Inc. 17
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