Track Co-Chairs
Zhongyun (Phil) Zhou
Associate Professor
philzhou@tongji.edu.cn
Tongji University
Yongqiang Sun
Professor
sunyq@whu.edu.cn
Wuhan University
Wei Hu
Distinguished Research Fellow
huwei72@tongji.edu.cn
Tongji University
Associate Editors
Zhenya “Robin” Tang
Asssitant Professor
robin.tang@unco.edu
University of Northern Colorado
Qun Zhao
Associate Professor
zhaoqun@nbu.edu.cn
Ningbo University
Brief Introduction
This track aims to provide a forum for researchers to share their frontier research on digital enablement and digital governance. Digital technologies (e.g., social media, mobile Internet and Internet of Things, AI and big data analytics, blockchain and FinTech, cloud computing, and extended reality) are becoming increasingly present in our daily practices and will continue to do so in the future. Digital enablement is the process of leveraging digital technologies (especially those related to the Metaverse and AI) to achieve a targeted outcome or result. It is widely deemed by many as the key to success in the digital transformation of organizations and society at large. For instance, the rise of emerging digital technologies and new business models has significantly transformed firms into digital firms and how they conduct business into e-business. However, with ongoing digital transformation, we have seen an increasing need and importance to tackle the challenges brought by digital technologies and their disruptive effects on individuals, organizations, and society, which underscores the importance of digital governance. For instance, along with the advancement and application of big data analytics and intelligent systems in e-business, we have observed a range of side effects, both intentional and unintentional, and serious threats to privacy, security, and social justice, among others. Thus, it has become more important than ever to ensure the ethical and responsible use of these technologies. Responding to the AIS Grand Vision for the ICT-enabled Bright Society (i.e., Bright ICT Initiative), this track attempts to attract scholarly attention to both the positive and negative aspects of digital technologies. We particularly encourage submissions that explore both the promising and challenging aspects of cutting-edge technologies and innovative business models within the e-business landscape (e.g., sharing economy, social commerce, crowdsourcing, and live streaming commerce, among others).
Topics
The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
1. AI-empowered algorithms/recommendations in e-commerce
2. Responsible AI for e-business
3. Online shopping experience with AI
4. Application and valuation of the Metaverse-related technologies (e.g., Blockchain, AIGC, AR/VR/MR/XR) in e-business
5. IS/IT for sustainability
6. IS/IT for resilience
7. Digital health management
8. Societal impacts of digital technologies
9. The dark side of technology and digital engagement on user behaviors and outcomes
10. Security, privacy, and ethical issues in e-business
11. Digital technologies and social justice
12. Emerging technologies and their influence on user behaviors, user engagement, and outcomes
13. Digital innovation, entrepreneurship, and new business models in e-business
14. Cross-cultural effects of user behaviors
15. Governance and strategy of digital transformation
16. Online customer misbehavior
17. Cyberfraud and mis-/dis-information in e-business
18. Digital divide
19. Cyberbullying, online harassment, hate speech, etc.
20. Cyberslacking/Cyberloafing
21. Technology addiction and technostress
22. IT abuse
23. Data and algorithm governance
24. Information leakage
25. Responsible, trustworthy, and ethical GenAI
26. Regulation and data protection associated with GenAI