Smart Territories and Learning Societies

16-18 october 2019
Virtual University of Senegal – Dakar (Senegal)

Call for Papers

to download : Call for Paper International Conference EUTIC2019

The international and interdisciplinary network for the challenges and uses of information communication technologies (EUTIC) is pleased to announce its 15th international conference organised by the Virtual University of Senegal at the ENO of Dakar (Senegal).

Smart Territories and Learning Societies

The ways of working and development strategies of organisations of all kinds have undergone profound changes in large part to the deployment of digital technologies at the dawn of the twenty-first century. This was not without sociological, economic and cultural consequences faced by all continents. This omnipresence of digitised information is indeed spreading at high speed, even if it is true that the least favoured territories progress less quickly in this respect.

Far from being a handicap, this change is a real asset because it inevitably enforces the breaking of habits and the anticipation of evolutions so as to be efficient and to quite simply “stay in the game” in what is an extremely competitive environment. We naturally think of the evolution in devices and computer hardware that have marked the last forty years and that have considerably modified working and production methods.

However, it is not this very remarkable technical aspect that constitutes the most remarkable change. Benchmarks and frames of reference are strongly modified: in only a few years, the pyramidal and hierarchical working principals that were the norms for centuries had to co-exist with transversal rationales, of reticular nature triggered by the increasing use of digital networks. If there is a revolution, it is of a paradigmatic nature and it concerns each of us henceforth because the transmission of information and knowledge modes evolve. New uses are emerging, based on transversal flows and on increasing public engagement (the “crowds” in crowdsourcing)in actions and decisions.

It is this new configuration that the notion of intelligence, defined by TLFI (Treasure of the computerised French Language) as “The ability to apprehend and organise the data of the situation to bring together applicable processes with the objective to reach, to choose the means or discover the new solutions that allow for the adaptation to action requirements”(Translation).

Smart territoires have “infrastructure and physical characteristics designed and maintained to allow for the rapid flow of information, their analysis and preservation” (Movilab 2019) (Translation). The concept of TICA (Smart Territories and learning communities) developed by Movilab (laboratories with sustainable functions) is based on the principle of collective intelligence and consists of promoting the flow of knowledge between communities and territories in the perspective of preserving the environment and sustainable development. Digital intelligence, which goes beyond classical computerisation will now pilot missions of supporting knowledge transmission communities.

Work on locally active learning communities (Querrien 2013) explores the “new ways of learning and cooperating to the production of usable knowledge” (Translation). The major idea defended by Thanh Nhgiem (2013) is to go from the punctual experience to a more global appropriation of practices for the improvement of our way of life.

It is this broadened perspective that we adopt in choosing the term “learning societies”. All areas are concerned with digital uses: at the “micro” level in interpersonal communication, more globally in economic and political spheres, in culture, environmental protection, recreation and in education and training, we see cooperation, co-working and collaborative work develop.

EUTIC2019 will allow us to renew the questioning regarding the relevance of the use of ICTs, which is used as the theme for our annual conferences. This evolution of digital practices and the constant search for improvement of tools that define them, require everyone to be on permanent watch to make the most beneficial use.

Learners, teachers, designers, citizens, we are all constantly confronted with innovation, we must be creative and adapt to new developments every day. Are we trained for this? How do we prepare our generations and the ones to come to live and anticipate the changes of this era that some call the “digital revolution”?

Conferences, such as this one, are organised by scientific communities of researchers, who are at crossroads between computer sciences and humanities, so as to contribute answers to these questions, which are consequently included in the themes to be discussed in the conferences, papers and round tables:

Socio-economic evolutions and collective intelligence
Interculturality and digital ecosystems
Smart digital uses in territories
Digital training and development dynamics
Connected objects, augmented reality, transhumanism
Learning systems in the 21st century
User centred design, anticipating expectations and needs, UX-Design and HMI (Human Machine Interaction)
Outsourcing, cloud computing, open data, open archives
….

The expected interventions will focus on the challenges and uses of digital technologies and on the added value they can bring to dynamics of development. The scientific committee will ensure that the content of the papers submitted by authors will have theoretical and empirical contributions that are carefully articulated and presented in a rigorously established methodology. Additionally, taking the same care to ensure quality, the plenary conferences, round tables and works presented in form of posters will offer a variety of approaches to the topics covered.

This international conference is aimed at both academics and practitioners as well as policy makers interested in questions about ICT impacts on change strategies. The rich and the diverse contributions will allow for scientific deliberations and international research valorisation as well as the widening of perspectives in the objective of international cooperation.

Bibliographical Elements

CTRL Centre national de ressources textuelles et lexicales. Article Intelligence http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/INTELLIGENCE consulté le 15-01-2019
Movilab Définition des TICA. Consulté le 17-01-2019 http://movilab.org/index.php?title=Définition_des_%22TICA%22
Nghiem, T. (2013). Modèles coopératifs émergents. Multitudes, (1), 110-120.
Querrien, A. (2013). Territoires et communautés apprenantes. Multitudes, 52(1), 45-51. doi:10.3917/mult.052.0045.
UIL. 2014a. Référentiel de la ville apprenante. https://docplayer.fr/17389500-Referentiel-des-villes-apprenantes-liste-de-caracteristiques-cles-et-methodes-d-evaluation.html consulté le 6-02-2019
UIL. 2014b. Rapport de la Conférence internationale sur les villes apprenantes, 21-23 octobre 2013, Pékin : Apprentissage tout au long de la vie pour tous : inclusion, prospérité et pérennité. https://docplayer.fr/49889802-Conference-internationale-sur-les-villes-apprenantes.html
Zhang, C. Yuan, D., and Shi, F. 2013. Towards The Learning City of Beijing: a review of the contribution made by the differenteducation sectors, Glasgow Caledonian University

Style Sheet FR-EUTIC-2019 to download : .DOC format et corresponding PDF

Committees 2019

EUTIC NETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE

Lise VIEIRA, Université Bordeaux-Montaigne -Coordination du réseau (FRA)
Serge AGOSTINELLI,Université des Antilles (FRA)
Noble AKAM, Université Bordeaux-Montaigne (FRA)
Didier BALTAZART, Université de Reims (FRA)
Carlos CORREIA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PRT)
Raja FENNICHE DAOUAS,Université de la Manouba, Tunis(TUN)
Dimitris GOUSCOS, Athens University (GRC)
Claude LISHOU, Université Cheick Anta Diop (SEN)
Michael MEIMARIS, Athens University (GRC)
Francisco Luis DOS SANTOS, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, (BRA)
Rodrigo DE SOUZA, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, (BRA)
René PATESSON, Université Libre de Bruxelles (BEL)
Irene TOMÉ, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PRT)

EUTIC 2019 SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Serge AGOSTINELLI,Université des Antilles (FRA)
Noble AKAM, Université Bordeaux-Montaigne (FRA)
Isabel ALÇADA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PRT)
Yves ARDOUREL, Université Toulouse 2 (FRA)
Michel BABRI, Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouët-Boigny (RCI)
Daniel BONNET, Université Jean Moulin (FRA)
Isabelle CHOQUET, ICHEC Management School à Bruxelles (BEL)
Peter CAREW , Waterford Institute of Technology (IRL)
Dimitris CHARITOS, Athens University (GRC)
Carlos CORREIA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PRT)
Juliana Regueira Basto DINIZ, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco -Recife (BR)
Ioannis DRAGONAS, Technological Educational Institute of Ionian Islands (GRC)
Alain ESCADAFAL, Université Bordeaux-Montaigne (FRA)
Eugène EZIN, Université Abomey-Calavi (BEN)
Raja FENNICHE DAOUAS, Université de la Manouba, Tunis (TUN)
Andreas GIANNAKOULOPOULOS, Ionian University (GRC)
Dimitris GOUSCOS, Athens University (GRC)
Jean Thierry JULIA, Université de Toulouse (FRA)
Tiémoman KONE, Université Virtuelle de Côte d’ivoire (RCI)
Ferdinand KOUAME, Université Virtuelle de Côte d’ivoire (RCI)
Alain KIYINDOU, Université Bordeaux-Montaigne (FRA)
Claude LISHOU, Université Cheick Anta Diop (SEN)
Moussa LO, Université Virtuelle du Sénégal (SEN)
Maria Cristina MATTEUCCI, Université de Psychologie de Bologne ( IT)
Michael MEIMARIS, Athens University (GRC)
Gervais MENDY, Université Cheikh Anta Diop -ESP (SEN)
Vincent MEYER, Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis( FRA)
Costas MOURLAS, Athens University (GRC)
Ibrahima NIANG, Université Cheikh Anta Diop -FST (SEN)
Catherine PASCAL, Université Bordeaux-Montaigne (FRA)
René PATESSON, Université Libre de Bruxelles (BEL)
Marizete Silva SANTOS, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco -Recife (BR)
Pierre-Michel RICCIO Ecole des mines d’Alès (FRA)
Soufiane ROUISSI, Université Bordeaux-Montaigne (FRA)
Annick SCHOTT, Université Bordeaux-Montaigne (FRA)
Francisco Luis DOS SANTOS, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, (BRA)
Larry STAPPLETON, Waterford Institute of Technology (IRL)
Claude TANGHA, Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique (CMR)
Ousmane THIARE, Université Gaston Berger (SEN)
Carlo TOMASETTO, Université de Psychologie de Bologne ( IT)
Irene TOMÉ, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (PRT)
Genevieve VIDAL, Université Paris 13 (FRA)
Lise VIEIRA, Université Bordeaux-Montaigne (FRA)

EUTIC 2019 ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Coordination Moussa LO, Professeur UVS / Claude LISHOU, Professeur UCAD

Noble AKAM
Alex CORENTHIN
Alpha DIA
Mamadou Abdoul DIOP
Roger FAYE
Amadou Dahirou GUEYE
Massata NDIAYE
Lise VIEIRA

SCIENTIFIC PARTNERSHIP

Universities of EUTIC International Network: Athens University, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Université Cheick Anta Diop de Dakar, Universidade Federal rural Recife, Université de la Manouba de Tunis, Université des Antilles.

Important dates

Announcement of the call for papers	April, 2
Deadline for submission proposals	~~May, 31~~ June, 30
Author notifications	July, 20
Deadline for submission of full papers	September, 16
Deadline for conference and dinner registration	September, 20
Conference dates	October, 16-18
Deadline for submission of the final text	December, 2

Registration fees

The fees will be paid by bank transfer (see bank details below)
Registration fees for access to the conference, proceedings (online), coffee breaks.
The conference meal is charged in addition (50 €)
Each paper is subject to registration fees and must be presented orally by at least one of its authors.
All participants in the Dakar conference must be paid a fee (with or without
communication).
The members of the steering committee are registered in law for the conference and do not have to pay the registration fee.

We kindly ask you to make the bank transfer as soon as possible; the date has been set for 20 September. As soon as the payment has been made, please send us an e-mail to eutic2019 (at) gmail.com indicating the references of your payment in this downloadable registration form.