Welcome to the Website for the IFIP Working Group 8.6, an international group concerned with the diffusion, adoption and implementation of information (and communication) technologies (more details can be found elsewhere on his site).
The International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 8.6 was established by IFIP in 1994 as a working group concerned with diffusion, transfer & implementation of information technology. Working group 8.6 conducts conferences and workshops, maintains a listserv, publishes books, and holds business meetings. Read more about us here.
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Upcoming event: IFIP WG8.6 Bangalore (India), June 27-29, 2013
Grand Successes and Failures in IT: Private and Public Sectors
Given the persistent problem of failure of information systems initiatives, it is clearly important to further our understanding of why some projects/systems are successful while others fail, and above all to promote awareness and understanding of this “evidence-base” in the working practices of managers and policy-makers. The aim of this conference is to help move forward our understanding of the success and failure of technology-based innovation and on the factors influencing the uptake of research knowledge in the practitioner community.
The first objective is to broaden the theoretical base. It is arguable that some theories, such as diffusion theory and the ubiquitous TAM, have been “over-represented” in our work, and therefore critical papers presenting and illustrating alternative conceptual lenses and standpoints (particularly theories and frameworks focused on organisational and societal issues) would be welcome. Extending the variety of research methodologies is another area where innovation could help to assist progress in better understanding the issues with which we deal. Finally, there are organisational and sectoral contexts that have also been relatively neglected. The bulk of our work has concentrated on commercial enterprises, yet the degree of contemporary IT-enabled change in the non-profit sectors is at least as great and the challenges arguably stiffer given the complexity of public services.
