Online Program
Session Type: Symposium
Program Session: 1386 | Submission: 11338 | Sponsor(s): (OCIS, GDO)
Scheduled: Monday, Aug 12 2019 3:00PM - 4:30PM at Boston Marriott Copley Place in Grand Ballroom Salon C
 
Refugees and Information Technology: Greater Opportunities or Novel Concerns?
Refugees and Information Technology
PracticeTheme: Understanding the Inclusive OrganizationResearchDiversity

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Chair: Randa Salamoun, American U. of Beirut
Chair: Charlotte M. Karam, American U. of Beirut
Organizer: Randa Salamoun, American U. of Beirut
Organizer: Charlotte M. Karam, American U. of Beirut
Organizer: Fida Afiouni, American U. of Beirut
Organizer: John E. Katsos, American U. of Sharjah
Discussant: Benson Honig, McMaster U.
Discussant: Jennifer Leigh, Nazareth College
Presenter: Raymond Saner, CSEND research SDGs RBC
Presenter: Lichia Saner-Yiu, Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development
Presenter: Hans Van Dijk, Tilburg U.
Presenter: Sophie Alkhaled, Lancaster U. Management School
Presenter: Randa Salamoun, American U. of Beirut
Presenter: Charlotte M. Karam, American U. of Beirut
Presenter: John E. Katsos, American U. of Sharjah
Presenter: Michael Coniff, Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services
The current realities concerning the global refugee crises are challenging: protracted crises in variant geographic locations, substantial population displacement with over 68.5 million refugees worldwide, donor fatigue and decreasing amounts of aid, host community fatigue and increasing levels of frustration. In the context of the Syrian refugee crisis specifically, daily life challenges make survival difficult. At the same time, Syrian refugees are reported to be the most technologically enabled refugees. The press has extensively reported on their use of personal technologies such as smartphone devices and have engaged in debates on a number of related questions. For example, there has been much debate about the safety threats, the governance parameters, privacy dynamics, and the choices concerning technology purchases that may limit other possible resource attainment and many other issues. Such issues lead us to explore the role of information and communication technologies in refugee adaptation to this major disruption, including refugee integration. The general aim of this symposium is to bring together researchers and practitioners from management, innovation, entrepreneurship, social and information technology fields to discuss, and debate the role of technology in the response of refugees and refugee communities as well as other stakeholders to the current global refugee crises. The hope is to carve out pathways forward for research, theory development and practical policy interventions vis-à-vis refugee crises that focus on the intersections and interactions between technology and the personal efforts of the refugees.
Impact of ICT on Community Participation in Refugee Camps
Presenter: Raymond Saner, CSEND research SDGs RBC
Presenter: Lichia Saner-Yiu, Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development
Social Innovation for the Win: How an “AirBnB for Refugees” Shapes Refugee Integration
Presenter: Hans Van Dijk, Tilburg U.
Presenter: Sophie Alkhaled, Lancaster U. Management School
Presenter: Lena Knappert, VU Amsterdam
Presenter: Gabi Dodoiu, -
Presenter: Quita Muis, tilburg uni
Refugees and feminist notions of work: how the smartphone transformed power dynamics and work
Presenter: Randa Salamoun, American U. of Beirut
Presenter: Charlotte M. Karam, American U. of Beirut
How to improve societal impact by technology firms in fragile and conflict settings
Presenter: John E. Katsos, American U. of Sharjah
Presenter: Jason Miklian, U. of Oslo
ICTs and resettlement of refugees: Practitioner stories from the trenches
Presenter: Michael Coniff, Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services
  
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