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Focus section on
*"ICT and the UN Sustainable Development Goals"*

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/*Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal (IxD&A)*/
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*Guest Editors:*

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/• Daniel Pargman (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
• Neha Kumar (Georgia Tech, USA)
• Mikael Anneroth (Ericsson Research, Sweden)
• Elina Eriksson (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)/
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*Important dates:*
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• Deadline: *June**30*, 2017
• Notification to the authors: September 30, 2017
• Camera ready paper: October 31, 2017
• Publication of the special issue: end of November, 2017

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*Overview*
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Sustainability is the most important global challenge for the 21st 
century. While interest in sustainability is increasing within 
computing, it is not particularly difficult to claim that we currently 
do too little, and perhaps at times also the wrong things. It can be 
daunting for researchers to tackle global problems such as climate 
change, famine and biodiversity loss, to name just a few of the large 
issues the world is and will continue to grapple with during the 
remainder of this century. Still, developing a sustainable society does 
not refer only to “other” (non-computing) areas such as transportation, 
heating and food, but also to Information and Communication Technologies 
(ICT) since ICT has become an integral part of all areas in society. But 
how does ICT contribute to a sustainable society, and, what are we 
aiming for?
In September 2015, the UN formally adopted a set of global goals the 
succeeded the  Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015). The new 
Sustainable Development Goals (or SDGs, see further 
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs) consist of 17 overarching 
goals, aiming at accomplishing sustainable development for people and 
the planet by 2030. The SDGs thus address ecological as well as social 
and economic sustainability and they are to a higher extent also 
applicable to the whole world rather than just to the developing 
countries in the global south. Since the Sustainable Development Goals 
are more ambitious and broader than the Millennium Development Goals it 
however also becomes more difficult to measure and track progress.
In this IxD&A focus session, we want to engage everyone who is 
interested in working towards a sustainable future in terms and using 
the UN SDGs as a starting point. How can ICT be inspired by, and 
contribute to these goals? What should we do more of, and, are we doing 
the right things ? In what areas should we form partnerships in order to 
reach the Sustainable Development Goals and with whom should we form 
these partnerships?
This IxD&A focus session builds upon a workshop that was held at the 
NordiCHI 2016 conference.

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*Topics of Interest*
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We particularly welcome contributions that not only describe a 
particular study and relates it to the SDGs but that also critically 
engages with the relationship between ICT and the SDGs. We welcome 
contributions from (but not limited to) HCI, interaction design, design, 
STS and ICTD. For further questions, please contact the editors.

Topics may include but are not limited to:
• ICT solutions that engages one or more SDGs
• Work that critically discusses important topics not covered by the SDGs
• The Interconnectedness of the SDGs in relation to ICT
• Bridging global goals (SDGs) in terms of scaling and operationalizing 
them to make them possible/easier to address
• The challenge of working with long-term goal in the context of ICT 
which emphasizes speed and results
• On possible tension and contradiction between different SDGs
• The connection between socio-technical systems and the SDGs
• Methods for monitoring progress in reaching the SDGs (for example 
utilising Big Data)

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Submission guidelines and procedure
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All submitted manuscripts must be original and should not be under 
review by another publication.
The manuscripts should be submitted anonymized either in .doc or in .rtf 
format.
All papers will be blindly peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. 
Perspective participants are invited to submit one file where page one 
is a cover page (with title, list of authors and contact information) 
and page two has the title of the paper but no other identifying 
information. The lenght of the fully anonymized paper should be between 
8 and 20 pages paper all included (e.g. title, abstract, all tables, 
figures, references, etc.).
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When submitting the paper, please, choose Domain Subjects under:
"IxD&A focus section on: ‘ICT and the UN Sustainable Development Goals')

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of the paper format can be found on the website of the IxD&A Journal
where information on the copyright policy and responsibility of authors,
publication ethics and malpractice are published.

For scientific advice and queries, please contact any of the 
guest-editors below and mark the subject as:
/IxD&A focus section on: ICT and the UN Sustainable Development Goals/

• pargman [at] kth [dot] se
• neha [dot] kumar [at] cc [dot] gatech [dot] edu
• mikael [dot] anneroth [at] ericsson [dot] com
• elina [at] kth [dot] se

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Forthcoming issues:*
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• Autumn 2017
/includes also a special issue on/
'Emerging Design: Transforming the STEAM Learning Landscape with the 
Support of Digital Technologies'
Guest Editors: Daniel Spikol, Jalal Nouri, Teresa Cerratto Pargman, 
Marcelo Milrad

• Winter 2017
'Citizen, Territory and Technologies: Smart Learning Contexts and Practices'
Guest Editors: Óscar Mealha, Monica Divitini, Matthias Rehm
/with a focus section on:/
'Pervasive participation - New Horizons for Citizen Involvement and User 
Experience''
Guest Editors: Sarah-Kristin Thiel, Peter Fröhlich, Glenda Caldwell, 
Matthias Baldauf
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• Spring 2018
'Making old age inviting and worth living through ICTs in the 21st century'
Guest Editors: Sergio Sayago, Josep Blat, Margarida Romero, Kim Sawchuk
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