The 6th edition of the IADIS International Conference on Information Systems (IS 2013) was held in Portugal’s capital city, Lisbon, during 13 to 15 March, 2013.

This conference was organized by the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS).

This IS Conference aimed to address the issues related to design, development and use of IS in organisations from a socio-technological perspective, as well as to discuss IS professional practice, research and teaching. The conference was structured along with five main tracks such as: IS in Practice, Infrastructures and Organisational Processes, IS Design, Development and Issues and Methodologies, IS Professional Issues, IS Research and IS Learning and Teaching.

The IADIS Information Systems 2013 received 162 submissions from more than 31 different countries. Each submission had been anonymously reviewed by an average of four independent reviewers, to guarantee the final high standard of the accepted submissions. Out of the papers submitted, 30 received blind referee ratings that signified acceptability for publication as full papers (acceptance rate below 19%), while some others were published as short papers, reflection papers, posters and doctoral papers.

Extended versions of the best papers were selected to be published in:

 the IADIS International Journal on Computer and Information Systems (IJCSIS). ISSN 1646-3692.

In addition to the papers presentation by the corresponding authors, this conference also featured a keynote presentation by Professor Richard Vidgen, Professor of Systems Thinking, Department of Management Systems, Hull Business School, UK.

Keynote Presentation:

“ENGAGING WITH GRAND CHALLENGES: CAN PRO-SOCIETAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (PROSIS) HELP CHANGE BEHAVIOURS?”

by Professor Richard Vidgen, Professor of Systems Thinking, Department of Management Systems, Hull University Business School, UK

The conference proceedings was published in Book (ISBN: 978-972-8939-83-0) by IADIS Press.

Program Committee Members:

Abdelkrim Meziane, Cerist, Algeria Debasis Giri, Haldia Institute Of Technology, India Abdu Almamou, University Lusofona, Portugal Demetrios Sarantis, National Technical University Of , Ada Pateli, , Greece Dick Ng’ambi, University Of Cape Town, South Africa Aggeliki Tsohou, Brunel University - London, United Kingdom Dimitris Gouscos, University Of Athens, Greece Agnes Front, Lig-sigma, France Dimitris Karagiannis, University Of Vienna, Austria Alexei Tretiakov, Massey University, New Zealand Dimitris Kardaras, Athens University Of And Business, Greece Alexis Tejedor, Technological University Of Panama, Panama Dimitris Panopoulos, National Technical University Of Athens, Greece Alice Shemi, University Of Botswana, Botswana Dimitris Papakiriakopoulos, Athens University of Amelia Badica, University Of Craiova, Romania Economics and Business, Greece Anastasia Konstantelou, , Dimitris Rigas, De Montfort University, United Kingdom Greece Domenico Redavid, University Of Bari, Italy Andras Gabor, Corvinus University, Hungary Eddie Soulier, Université De Technologie De Troyes, Andrea Kienle, University of Applied France Dortmund, Germany Edward Bernroider, Vienna University of Economics Andrea Ko, Corvinus University Of Budapest, Hungary and Business, Austria Andreas Oberweis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Efthimios Tambouris, University Of , Greece (KIT), Germany Eija Koskivaara, University Of , Angelika Kokkinaki, University Of , Eleana Asimakopoulou, University of Bedfordshire, Annelie Ekelin, , Sweden United Kingdom Anza Akram, Anza Management Consulting Firm, Usa Eleutherios Papathanassiou, Athens University Of Branimira Slavova, SAP Research, South Africa Economics And Business, Greece Bulend Terzioglu, Australian Catholic University, Elli Georgiadou, Middlesex University, United Kingdom Australia Elmarie Venter, Sap Research Pretoria, South Africa Carlos Blanco, Universidad De Cantabria, Spain Emel Aktas, Brunel University, United Kingdom Carlos Cares, University of La Frontera, Chile Euripides Loukis, University Of The Aegean, Greece Carmine Gravino, University Of Salerno, Italy Faiez Gargouri, Institut Superieur D'informatique Et De Carsten Maple, University Of Bedfordshire, United Multimedia, Tunisia Kingdom Faith-michael Uzoka, Mount Royal University, Canada Catalina Mostaccio, University Of La Plata, Argentina Fang Zhao, American University In Sharjah, United Christian Nielsen, University Of Dallas, Usa Arab Emirates Christos Kalloniatis, University Of The Aegean, Greece Farhi Marir, London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Claudia Pons, Universidad Nacional De La Plata, Argentina Farid Meziane, Salford University, United Kingdom Corine Cauvet, Université Aix-marseille 3, France Fenareti Lampathaki, National Technical University Of Athens, Greece Corrado Loglisci, University Of Bari, Italy Francisco Jose Silva Mata, Cenatav, Cuba Dashun Wang, Northeastern University, Usa Francky Trichet, University Of Nantes, France David García Rosado, University Of Castilla-la Mancha, Spain François Bergeron, TELUQ, Canada

Geetha Abeysinghe, Middlesex University, United Konstantinos Pazalos, University Of The Aegean, Kingdom Greece George Giannakopoulos, Skel Lab - NCSR Demokritos, Konstantinos Rantos, Tei Of Kavala, Greece Greece Kostas Lambrinoudakis, University Of , Greece Gertrudes Macueve, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique Kostas Zafiropoulos, , Greece Goran Velinov, University Ss. Cyril And Methodius Kun-Chang Lee, Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Skopje, Macedonia Korea Leandro Antonelli, Universidad Nacional De La Plata, Gregory Chondrοcoukis, , Greece Argentina Hanhuai Shan, University Of Minnesota, Usa Lili Yang, Loughborough University, United Kingdom Hans Borgman, ESC-Rennes & , France Lilia Munoz, Universidad Tecnologica De Panama, Panama Hans-Peter Steinbacher, University Of Applied Sciences, Austria Lilian Mitrou, University Of The Aegean , Greece Haralambos Mouratidis, University Of East London, Lin Liu, Kent State University, Usa United Kingdom Lizette Weilbach, , South Africa Harekrishna Misra, Institute Of Rural Management Lorna Uden, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom Anand, India Luis Enrique Sanchez Crespo, Sicaman Nuevas Hisham Al-mubaid, University Of Houston, Usa Tecnologías S.L., Spain Ian Allison, Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom Lutz Kirchner, Boc Information Consulting Ioanna Chini, University Of Sussex, United Kingdom Gmbh, Germany Ioanna Dionysiou, , Cyprus Lyn Pemberton, University Of Brighton, United Kingdom Ioannis Kopanakis, Technological Educational Institute Margaret Tan, College Of Humanities, Arts, & Social Of , Greece Sciences, Singapore Ioannis Samoladas, Aristotle University Of , Margita Kon Popovska, University , Macedonia Greece Maria Karyda, University Of The Aegean, Greece Iraklis Varlamis, Of Athens, Maria Lambrou, University Of The Aegean, Greece Greece Marianna Sigala, University Of The Aegean, Greece Iyad Zoukar, Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technolog, Syria Marja Naaranoja, University Of , Finland Jacek Chmielewski, Poznan University Of Economics, Markus Schatten, , Croatia Poland Martin Wessner, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany James Thong, HKUST Business School, Hong Kong Maurice Mulvenna, University Of Ulster, United Jiayu Gong, KLA-Tencor Corp., Usa Kingdom Jinjun Chen, University Of Technology Sydney, Max Chevalier, Irit - Sig, France Australia Mazen Ali, University Of Bahrain, Bahrain Joel Lanir, University Of Haifa, Israel Mihhail Matskin, Royal Institute Of Technology (kth), Johanna Sefyrin, Mid Sweden University, Sweden Sweden Jonna Jarvelainen, Turku School Of Economics, Milan Milanovic, University Of Belgrade, Serbia Finland Miria Grisot, University Of Oslo, Norway Jos Trienekens, University Of Technology Eindhoven, Mirjana Ivanovic, University In Novi Sad, Serbia Netherlands Mirjana Pejic-bach, University Of Zagreb, Croatia Julian Bass, Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom Mohamed Sheriff, Middlesex University, United Kadan Aljoumaa, Hiast, Syria Kingdom Kalinka Kaloyanova, University Of Sofia, Bulgaria Mouath Hourani, Amman University, Jordan Kamel Rouibah, Kuwait University, Kuwait Mounia Fredj, Ensias, Morocco Karsten Boehm, University Of Applied Sciences, Austria Mountaz Hascoet, Universite Montpellier II, France Kayvan Lavassani, North Carolina Central University, Nik Bessis, University Of Derby, United Kingdom USA Nikos Papakostas, , Greece Kevin Grant, University Of Sussex, United Kingdom Nineta Polemi, University Of Pireaus, Greece Konstantinos Georgoulias, LMS, University Of Patras, Greece Ning Ruan, Google Inc., Usa Norah Power, , Ireland Waleed Alsabhan, University Of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Omar Boussaid, University Lyon2, France Willy Picard, Poznan University of Economics, Poland Ounsa Roudies, Ecole Mohammadia D'ingénieurs (emi), Morocco Witold Abramowicz, The Poznan University Of Economics, Poland Pascal Salembier, Université De Technologie De Troyes, France Wojciech Cellary, Poznan University Of Economics, Poland Pierre Dal Zotto, Grenoble Ecole De Management, France Xenia Mamakou, Athens University Of Economics And Business, Greece Rainer Alt, University Of Leipzig, Germany Xenia Ziouvelou, Athens Information Technology, Rania Hatzi, Harokopio University Of Athens, Greece Greece Redouane El-amrani, Reims Management School, Xiaohui Liu, Brunel University, United Kingdom France Yanqing Duan, University Of Bedfordshire, United Reima Suomi, Turku School of Economics, University of Kingdom Turku, Finland Yi Fang, Purdue University, Usa Rob Kusters, Eindhoven University Of Technology, Netherlands Yiwei Gong, Delft Technical University, Netherlands Roxana Giandini, Universidad Nacional De La Plata, Yoan Pinzon, Universidad Nacional De Colombia, Argentina Colombia Said Assar, Telecom Business School, France Yong Yue, University Of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom Sasikumar Punnekkat, Malardalen University, Sweden Zamira Dzhusupova, UNU-IIST , Macao Sebastien Fournier, Domaine Universitaire De St Zoltan Szabo, Corvinus University Of Budapest, Jerôme, France Hungary Seppo Sirkemaa, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland Sietse Overbeek, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Silvester Ivanaj, Icn Business School, France Sokratis Katsikas, University Of Piraeus, Greece Somkiat Kitjongthawonkul, Australian Catholic University, Australia Sotiris Koussouris, National Technical University Of Athens, Greece Soulla Louca, University Of Nicosia, Cyprus Sozon Papavlasopoulos, Ionian University, Greece Spyros Kokolakis, University Of The Aegean, Greece Stan Karanasios, Leeds University Business School, United Kingdom Stavros T. Ponis, National Technical University Athens, Greece Stefano Berretti, University Of Florence, Italy Stefano Ferilli, University Of Bari, Italy Stefanos Gritzalis, University Of The Aegean, Greece Stephen Burgess, Victoria University, Australia Tarek Hamrouni, Faculte Des Sciences De Tunis, Tunisia Tariq Khan, Brunel University, United Kingdom Theodoros Ntouskas, University Of Piraeus, Greece Vanessa Liu, New Jersey Institute Of Technology, Usa Vasiliki Vrana, Technological Educational Institute Of Serres, Greece Vassileios Chrissikopoulos, Ionian University, Greece Vinod Kumar, Carleton University, Canada