The 4th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for the Muslim World (ICT4M 2013)
25th – 27th March 2013 Rabat, Morocco


Co-organized by:
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Malaysia,
Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), Morocco,
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique et d'Analyse des Systèmes or Natio (ENSIAS), Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (MUET), Pakistan, and
International Organization for Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services (IIWAS).

The advancement in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has shown us infinite possibilities and experiences that can be created and in addition play a vital role in bridging gaps and opportunities for people from different cultures to connect together at a much deeper level than ever before. Resorting to ICT, as a mechanism, can fulfill our aspirations and facilitate the foundations for a more peaceful and harmonized world. An entity that relies on users to provide the meaning, purpose and direction especially when it is view as strengths to complement our role and responsibilities as leaders and workers of tolerant religions.

Building on the success of the previous ICT4M conferences, IIUM and other co-organizers are proud to jointly organise the 4th ICT4M in Rabat Morocco on 25th - 27th March 2012. The theme of this year ICT4M is "ICT Economic Advancement for Global Peace" with the aim to bring together practitioners, academics, community leaders, local government officials, policy-makers and other professionals from diverse disciplines and regions around the world to address ICT solutions for the ICT and Economic global concerns set by UN Millennium Development Goals (Ending Poverty and Hunger, Universal Education, Gender Equality, Child Health, Maternal Health, Combat HIV/AIDS, Environmental Sustainability, and Global Partnership and to build bridges of tolerance and respect across borders.



Topics of Interest

Conference program will include invited talks, peer reviewed technical program, demos, short papers, posters, tutorials, panels, workshops and invited sessions on the same or related topics, industrial presentations, and exhibitions around but not limited to the following topics:

ICT for economic advancement:
· Digital Economy, Virtual Economy
· ICT and Economic Growth
· ICT-enabled Growth and Improving Standard of Living
· Virtual Multi National Corporation
· Mobile banking and security

ICT for global peace:
· E-Strategy Development
· ICT Global Blueprint
· ICT Policy Formulation and Development
· ICT for Policy Maker
· ICT for peacebuilding

ICT for education and training track:
· Cognitive, social, and motivational processes in ICT-supported environments
· Assessment,evaluation and benchmarking of the impact of ICT in education and training
· Tutorials, Global Links, Skills Development, and Lifelong Learning
· Education Management Information Systems
· Interactive, creative, integrative, virtual learning in education and training

ICT for social cohesion:
· ICTs for inclusion on a global or local scale
· How does social cohesion fare with social justice approach to ICTs
· Cohesion in different of societies and the role of ICTs and social networking
· The interface between e-government and community informatics
· Social cohesion and social censorship: for harmony and peace building

ICT for research & innovations:
· Multimedia Information Systems
· Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing
· Eco and Bio Informatics
· Computer Networks, Security and Cryptography
· Distributed Systems, GRID and Cloud Computing

ICT for sustainability:
· Case studies and modeling on environmental impacts of ICT
· Green ICT business models and innovation strategies
· Transformation of energy systems, transportation etc. with ICT (Green through ICT)
· Innovative political approaches for promoting Green ICT

ICT and Islam:
· Islamic application systems
· Islamic e-commerce
· Ethics and akhlaq in ICT
· Sharia standard in ICT
· ICT and the thinking heart: Holy Quran and Hadith perspective

More Information about the conference can be accessed: http://www.ict4m.org