The International Journal of Digital Economy, Data Sciences and New MediaTelecommunications Policy is concerned with the impact of digitalization in the economy and society. The journal is multidisciplinary, encompassing conceptual, theoretical and empirical studies, quantitative as well as qualitative. The scope includes policy, regulation, and governance; big data, artificial intelligence and data science; new and traditional sectors encompassing new media and the platform economy; management, entrepreneurship, innovation and use. Contributions may explore these topics at national, regional and international levels, including issues confronting both developed and developing countries. The papers accepted by the journal meet high standards of analytical rigor and policy relevance.

Special Issue on Building Resilience in Telecommunications
Submission Date: 2024-09-15

While the scientific field of telecommunications policy received prominence some fifty years ago, there is little conceptual and empirical research on the interaction between resilience and telecommunications policy.

Guest editors:

Erik Bohlin

Editor-in-Chief

Ivey Chair in Telecommunication Economics, Regulation and Policy, Ivey Business School, Western University, Canada & Professor, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Special issue information:

Resilience is gaining significant attention in the realm of policy and regulation, with new initiatives taking shape around the world. This special issue aims to explore policy, regulation, business strategy and institutional frameworks for a world where threats to resilience (climate events, cyberattacks, war) surge forth without regard to national borders or government mandates, with digital ecosystems of international reach.

While the scientific field of telecommunications policy received prominence some fifty years ago, there is little conceptual and empirical research on the interaction between resilience and telecommunications policy. This is despite the obvious fact that resilience is a topic of increasing importance for our societies and for telecommunications policy both in practice and research. Therefore, this Special Issue contains perspectives to develop a research agenda on resilient telecommunications policy. Papers may be multidisciplinary, encompassing conceptual, theoretical and empirical studies, quantitative as well as qualitative. It is vital that the papers contribute new perspectives on how telecommunications policy can support resilience.

Manuscript submission information:

The Telecommunications Policy’s submission system will be open for submissions to our Special Issue from July 1st, 2024. When submitting your manuscript to Editorial Manager, please select the article type “VSI: Resilience”. Please submit your manuscript before September 15th, 2024.

All submissions deemed suitable to be sent for peer review will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Once your manuscript is accepted, it will go into production, and will be simultaneously published in the current regular issue and pulled into the online Special Issue. Articles from this Special Issue will appear in different regular issues of the journal, though they will be clearly marked and branded as Special Issue articles.

Please ensure you read the Guide for Authors before writing your manuscript. The Guide for Authors and link to submit your manuscript is available on the Journal’s homepage at: Telecommunications Policy | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier

Keywords:

Resilience, policy, institutions, telecommunications