Information Systems have contributed significantly to the emergence of African countries from socio-economic depths to current heights, and to greater heights imagined for the future. Digital technologies have either automated or transformed activities such as trade, sales, marketing, production, research, teaching, learning, healthcare, transportation, agriculture, justice, journalism, and security in Africa across regional, national, organizational, societal, group, and individual levels. But what challenges have been experienced and overcome in these automation and transformation processes? How have digital technologies affected the historical, cultural, philosophical and linguistic dimensions of Africa? What lessons can we learn from various countries in order to enrich our understanding and knowledge?

These questions are very relevant due to the expanding role of Information Systems in shaping Africa’s emergence. We can look forward to experience greater integration of digital technologies into every fabric of African lives. Hence, we need to gain more practical and theoretical insights into interesting phenomena such as user behaviour, platform ecosystems, business intelligence, service innovation, precision agriculture, digital governance, mobile payments, machine learning, digital inclusion, gig employment, technostress, online collaboration, virtual teamwork, AI augmentations, telemedicine, and digital entrepreneurship.

We are excited to announce the Call for Papers for the 11th African Conference on Information Systems and Technology (ACIST) under the theme Information Systems in an Emerging Africa. This theme emphasizes the impactful role of Information Systems in African emerging economies, and opens up to exploration of diverse digital and social realities in various contexts. Since its inception, ACIST has brought together a diverse cohort of scholars to develop knowledge of Information Systems in Africa and forge a collective path toward an African future where its people are digitally empowered with realized human aspirations.

To make ACIST 2025 successful, we are inviting scholars and practitioners to share ideas, based on research, about Information Systems in an Emerging Africa from many different theoretical, philosophical, policy and practical perspectives. We invite you to participate by submitting completed papers, research-in-progress papers, posters, panel discussion topics, and exhibition posters on topics which include, but are not limited to, the following: