The International Conference on Emerging Trends in Digital Business

Track description: This track focuses on the current state of research and practical experiences on emerging e-business theories, technologies, and architectures. Particularly, we are seeking and encouraging original, rigorous and innovative research papers that link theory and practice; targeting to motivate and disseminate pioneering information into research and business environments in a timely manner. Therefore, preference is given to papers with significant contributions (empirical, theoretical, and practical). Areas of interest include, but are not limited to the following topics:

1. Usability of e-commerce applications
2. Digital marketing strategies.
3. Cloud Computing and e-business/e-commerce.
4. Trust, loyalty, and privacy issues in e-business/e-commerce.
5. Social commerce.
6. Mobile commerce.
7. Challenges and opportunities of e-payment systems.
8. Economics of e-business.
9. E-Services.
10. E-learning/government/healthcare/banking

Track description: This track aims to explore policies, measures, and mechanisms for promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in various areas. The track hopes to introduce a wider view of innovation as new methods of creating value and to focus on research that studies innovative processes, organizational practices, systems, supply chain design and other mechanisms that are related to operations in practice. The track also aims at discussing the latest trends of entrepreneurship, to provide an excellent opportunity to discuss the latest developments within the field. Therefore, preference is given to papers with significant contributions (empirical, theoretical, practical). Areas of interest include, but are not limited to the following topics:

1. Innovation and creativeness
2. Innovative communities
3. Entrepreneurial communities
4. Entrepreneurial organisations
5. Social innovation
6. Entrepreneurial governments
7. Innovation-based universities

Track description: This track focuses on a particular and innovative business model, namely social media and electronic business models, which generate value by establishing activities that can bring together important segments of Internet users, as well as their use and the effects that social media and electronic business models have on different businesses and consumers. Indeed, it has become common practice to use social media as a tool to connect, build and develop relationships and share information in every area of activity, whether for personal applications, for commercial applications and even in the public sector. The rapid success of social media is linked to many factors including ease of use and adaptability to different devices. At the same time, these instruments pose certain challenges and problems that need to be addressed. Digital Marketing is overturning traditional marketing. Some of the world’s most capitalised companies, such as Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook, have managed to dominate the market precisely because of their technology-based digital business models and platforms as well as digital marketing startegies. Such platforms have intrinsic characteristics that allow them to attract, retain and develop ecosystems of stakeholders from the world of enterprise, including users, developers, and businesses. With proper governance, these platforms can increase the volume of opportunities to achieve success in their business. Therefore, preference is given to papers with significant contributions (empirical, theoretical, and practical). Areas of interest include, but are not limited to the following topics:

1. Business models of Social media and digital platforms
2. Digital Marketing
3. Technology-based business models
4. Social media business models
5. Governments use of social media
6. Digital transformation through social media
7. Consumer management through social media
8. E-Business models and value chain
9. The adoption of Social Networking Sites (SNS) by individuals and organisations
10. Quality, innovation, and sustainability in the era of digital platforms.

Track description: This track focuses on the new approaches for using technology in Banking and/or fintech. It aims at highlighting the latest in banking technologies and how it is being incorporated into business solutions to ensure greater security, from the business and the supply chain to payment processing and data sharing. It also aims at presenting the latest up-to-date topics; by lining up able bitcoin, cryptocurrency and fintech experts; who would share their vision; knowledge and key insights. This track would discuss the opportunities and challenges spurring this innovation. From payments to open banking. From AI technology to lending, credit, and DLT. It will also discuss the future of fintech and private banking with blockchain, the role of cryptocurrencies in the fintech space and why blockchain and cryptocurrencies are leading players in this revolution. Therefore, preference is given to papers with significant contributions (empirical, theoretical, practical). Areas of interest include, but are not limited to the following topics:

1. Banking technologies
2. Blockchain technologies for Business
3. Banking with blockchain and fintech technologies
4. Cryptocurrencies
5. Trending electronic payment channels
6. Blockchain legal implications
7. Blockchain revolution in e-government
8. Fintech and cybersecurity
9. Fintech and big data

Track description: This track focuses on the current state of research and practical experiences on emerging digital transformation and smart cities’ theories, technologies and architectures. Digital transformation is challenging existing knowledge on the design and implementation of public policy in the context of cities. Particularly, we are seeking and encouraging original, rigorous and innovative research papers that link theory and practice; to understand the implications of digitalization on the complex relationships between the public sector, citizens, and businesses. Therefore, preference is given to papers with significant contributions (empirical, theoretical, practical). Areas of interest include, but are not limited to the following topics:

1. Cultural and organizational challenges of digital transformation
2. Performance measurement and management of digital transformation
3. Ethics, trust, privacy, and security of Digital Government
4. Small and medium-sized enterprises and digital transformation
5. Robotic technology and Artificial Intelligence in digital transformation
6. Taxonomies of smart cities
7. Smart governmental services and mobile governments
8. Emerging technologies in smart communities

Track description: This track focuses on transforming human resources management through developing, implementing and evaluating activities and programs that address employee training and development, performance appraisal, learning, talent and performance management to ensure that the knowledge, skills, abilities and performance of the workforce meet current and future organizational and individual needs. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to the following topics:

1. HR in the New Digital Age
2. The new HRM trends in different industries (HR Analytics)
3. Professional Development and Talent Management
4. From Human Resources to Respect Humans
5. Organizational learning and knowledge management
6. Retraining and reskilling the employees – the skills that will count in future
7. Diversity, equality and dignity at work
8. Measuring organizational health and improving organizational performance
9. Next generation of leaders