New Information Communication Technologies in the Digital Era

Dear Colleagues,

You are invited to submit contributions to this Special Issue of Information, which examines multiple aspects of the deployment of new technologies in the digital era, particularly in the context of business operations. The digital era has witnessed the increased development and deployment of what may be termed the “new ICTs” – including artificial intelligence, analytics, internet of things, digital twin, blockchain, and mobile computing. A growing number of research studies are focusing on the implementation of these technologies, encompassing not just technology issues but also process improvement aspects and the implications for people skilling and the development of new competencies. This Special Issue welcomes additions to this body of literature, including but not limited to:

• studies that identify and examine the key issues involved in the successful deployment of these technologies in industry;
• studies on integration issues and the consequences for corporate data and information reporting;
• studies that examine the implications of Internet of Things and data analytics initiatives, including discussion of cloud and edge computing combinations and trade-offs;
• studies that investigate recent case examples of technology implementation and provide guidance for practitioners and professionals.

The role of application programme interfaces (APIs) and other technologies in resolving connectivity issues is also a relevant research topic. Studies that examine the implications of these developments for ongoing IT strategy are also welcome, as are perspectives that link current practice to relevant theory.

Dr. Martin Wynn
Dr. Jose Irizar
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Information is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• ICT
• digital technology deployment
• digitalisation
• integration
• connectivity
• process change
• information management
• IT architecture