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Digital Dawn in the Countryside: E-Commerce as a Catalyst for Entrepreneurship in Rural China
No full textRural entrepreneurship is a critical engine for rural economic revitalization. Although market linkage mechanisms are widely regarded as potential catalysts for entrepreneurial development, empirical evidence on the effects of specific forms of market linkage, particularly e-commerce distribution stations, remains limited. Using administrative village data from the Third National Agricultural Census of China, this study examines the impact of e-commerce distribution stations on village-level entrepreneurship and explores the underlying mechanisms. Employing a series of treatment effect models, the results show that the presence of e-commerce distribution stations significantly enhances entrepreneurial activity at the village level. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that the marginal effects are more pronounced in central and western regions and in hilly and mountainous areas compared with eastern and plain regions. Moreover, higher education levels of village leaders strengthen the positive entrepreneurial effects of e-commerce distribution stations. Mechanism analysis further reveals that these stations promote entrepreneurship by fostering collective economic growth and alleviating elderly care burdens. Overall, this study highlights market linkage mechanisms as important drivers of rural economic development and underscores the need to expand e-commerce distribution stations in underdeveloped areas to support long-term regional prosperity
AIS Virtual Awards Ceremony 2025
No full textThis is a recording of the inaugural AIS 2025 Virtual Awards Ceremony that took place on January 19, 2026. In prior years, these awards have been presented on-stage during ICIS. Everyone understands that can be a very busy time onsite during the conference. With hopes of better recognizing the incredible contributions of the Award recipients, as well as to provide them an opportunity to say a few words, the presentation of these awards have been moved to this AIS 2025 Virtual Awards Ceremony
The Development of the Perceived Distinctiveness Antecedent of Information Systems Professional Identity: A Conceptual Replication of Study 2 Focusing on Technical Information Systems Professionals
No full textThis study presents a partial conceptual replication (study 2) of The Development of the Perceived Distinctiveness Antecedent of Information Systems Professional Identity (Riemenschneider & Armstrong, 2021) using technical information systems (IS) professionals as the sample. The continued prominence of remote and hybrid work, coupled with increased digital proficiency among business professionals, and intense competition to attract and retain technical talent, suggests that a reassessment of IS professional distinctiveness is warranted. Survey data from 203 IS professionals working in technical positions in the United States (U.S.) were used to evaluate the boundary conditions of the original study by juxtaposing the findings of a pre- and post-COVID pandemic work environment and a heterogeneous versus homogeneous sample population of IS professionals. While the results from the current replication study confirm the IS professional distinctiveness - IS professional identity relationship, the strength of the relationship differs significantly from the original. In addition, the current study found support for only three of the original seven dimensions of IS professional distinctiveness: continuous learning; breadth of knowledge, skills, and abilities; and stress. This replication study suggests that the factors contributing to the perceived distinctiveness of IS professionals may be more fluid and nuanced than originally conceptualized, with potential implications for how these professionals construct and maintain their professional identity
Criminalizing Deepfakes: A Comprehensive Review of US Legislative Responses to Synthetic Media Abuse
No full textDeepfake technology can create fabricated media that realistically depicts individuals saying or doing things they never did. While deepfake technology has many positive applications, it also has many negative applications, such as child pornography, nonconsensual sexual imagery, political misinformation, and fraud. These negative applications raise profound legal, social, and ethical concerns, prompting calls for stronger regulation. This study reviews all state-level legislation in the United States between January 1, 2018, the approximate date the term “deepfake” was popularized, and May 19, 2025, the date Congress passed the Take It Down Act, its first law criminalizing negative deepfake applications. It aims to identify how states have utilized criminal law to confront harmful deepfake applications and to document the scope and content of legislative efforts. Through comprehensive database searches and thematic coding, the authors identified 89 pieces of enacted legislation in 41 states and categorized the prohibited activities into four areas: (1) child sexual abuse material deepfakes, (2) nonconsensual sexual deepfakes, (3) election deepfakes, and (4) other emerging uses such as commercial impersonation and fraud. Further analysis reveals bipartisan sponsorship, recent rapid legislative expansion, and significant variation in statutory definitions and scope. These findings highlight the fragmented nature of US deepfake criminal law and underscore the need for consistent definitions, expanded protections, and enhanced enforcement capacity. By documenting legislative trends and shortcomings, this study informs policymakers, legal practitioners, and scholars seeking to strengthen legal frameworks against synthetic media abuse
The Dark Side of Circularity Transformation
No full textWhile the transformation towards circularity is widely perceived as a sustainable alternative to linear systems, it also presents new challenges. Creating awareness of the possible negative (and unintended) consequences of circularity is crucial to overcome them and ensure the dark side does not overshadow the positive effects. In this study, we first dive into the space of potential negative outcomes on various levels. A narrative screening of literature from various sources points to a variety of challenges, including rebound effects in which resource efficiency leads to increased consumption, negative environmental impacts of reuse, unintended ecological effects of digital technologies and data, as well as changes in power asymmetries and dependencies in networks established for implementing the circular economy. By consolidating these critical perspectives, this paper contributes to a more nuanced understanding of the circularity discourse and paves the ground for building approaches capable of managing such situations
An Investigation into the Development of Emerging Technology for Humanitarian Action and Development Assistance
No full textEmerging technologies have many applications that can support sustainable development, including humanitarian action and development assistance. However, these technologies can also lead to adverse outcomes, including limited uptake, increased risks, and potential harm. Adverse outcomes of solutions based on technology in humanitarian and development efforts are attributed in part to a lack of consideration for end-users and their contexts when these solutions are being developed. This paper presents the results of a systematic literature review that examined the development process of solutions using emerging technologies in humanitarian action and development assistance. Three key themes emerged from this review: approach, methods and end-user engagement. Although this study contributes to understanding the process of developing emerging technologies for humanitarian action and development assistance, a significant gap persists in the literature regarding the practical application of the approaches and methods used throughout the development process. How these approaches and methods are applied, and the end-user engagement that they lead to, are key in determining the extent to which end-users and their specific contexts are considered and integrated into the development process. We emphasise the significance of addressing this knowledge gap, considering that better consideration for end-users and their contexts can minimise adverse outcomes in future applications of these technologies in aid delivery
Adverse Impact of Digital Divide: How does the Digital Divide Exacerbate Health Disparities Among Older Adults?
No full textWith the rapid advancement of digitization, the digital divide among older adults has intensified, underscoring the urgent need to address this gap within older adult healthcare. Using data from the 2021 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS), this study investigates the impact of the digital divide on health disparities in this population. The findings demonstrate that the digital divide exacerbates both mental and physical health disparities, particularly among those with chronic conditions and individuals under 75 years old. Urban residence mitigates these adverse effects. Furthermore, the digital divide widens disparities in access to health information and the ability to utilize it effectively, thereby increasing physical and mental health disparities. It also constrains social participation and intensifies relative deprivation in physical and mental well-being. This research provides theoretical explanations for the link between the digital divide and health disparities, and offers practical strategies to prevent the digital divide from worsening health disparities among older adults amid dual trends of digitization and population aging
Theorizing From Contexts in Research With Digital Trace Data
No full textMany researchers rely on digital trace data, which are organically produced by sociotechnical systems and can provide insights into new digitally related phenomena. Yet theorizing from contexts observed through digital trace data is challenging. Digital trace data are part of these contexts. For some, these contexts may be long-established but changing, while for others, they may be new but perhaps not fully unprecedented. Theorizing from contexts observed through digital trace data introduces a dilemma between staying true to these contexts and developing new theory, which can overlook key aspects of the contexts or overstate how distinctive the observations really are. Theorizing from contexts with digital trace data thus involves developing new theory that both makes sense of and transcends these contexts. This study elaborates on the challenges and opportunities associated with theorizing from contexts with digital trace data and provides guidance on how to do so. It explains how researchers can engage in probing and elucidating contexts when analyzing digital trace data. Probing contexts involves surfacing the omnibus context and identifying, scanning, and connecting the discrete contexts from which digital trace data originate. Elucidating contexts involves situating, depicting, and explaining contexts to answer contextual where, when, what, who, how, and why questions. The progression of these elucidating questions can help researchers build theory from contexts observed through digital trace data. This study illustrates this framework using three papers that rely on digital trace data and examine distinct contexts. This framework can help researchers deepen their engagement with contexts as they analyze digital trace data and provide inspiration to build new theory
The ‘Digitalwashing’ of India’s Public Welfare: Evidence from the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
No full textThe narrative about India’s successful transformation of public welfare governance via the biometrics-linked digital identifier Aadhaar and associated digital public infrastructure (DPI) dominates mainstream policy discourse. This is despite local administrators continuing to encounter systemic inefficiencies and citizens facing inconvenience and exclusion. Challenging the dominant narrative, this paper evaluates the digital innovations for public welfare through the lived experiences of citizens and local administrators. It draws on a multi-sited ethnographic study of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana - a maternity cash entitlement, conducted in one of India’s most impoverished states, Jharkhand. It proposes the idea of ‘digitalwashing’, a concept coined to describe the tendency to equate using digital tools with transformative digital governance. The article argues that this phenomenon is characterised by technological determinism and inequity. Consequently, it is especially rampant in public welfare programmes targeting the poor and vulnerable. The article concludes that digitalwashing via DPI is allowing a dangerous situation to persist in which the vulnerability of citizens and confronting governance challenges are systematically deprioritised