Designing for Digital Transformation: Lessons for Information Systems Research from the Study of ICT and Societal Challenges

Abstract

The 14 papers in this special issue discuss the roles of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in a wide range of major societal challenges, including employment, climate, health, and human migration. An overview of the special issue process can be found in the Appendix. A tabular summary of the 14 accepted papers is shown in Table 1. The importance of the societal challenges addressed in these 14 papers makes this special issue significant and interesting in its own right. However, some readers may believe the special issue has little to offer to them, particularly if they study enterprise technologies in Western corporations. Nothing could be further from the truth.