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Researches on digital transformation have been extensive, addressing the implications of technology in organisations. The debates on digital transformation have been emerging in line with the digitalisation in industrial revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0) notion (Oztemel and Gursev, 2020), the personalisation of human intelligence with artificial intelligence in industrial revolution 5.0 (IR 5.0) idea (Javaid and Haleem, 2020), and in times of Covid-19 pandemic (Iivari et al., 2020).  Vial (2019) proposed digital transformation definition as ‘a process that aims to improve an entity by triggering significant changes to its properties through combinations of information, computing, communication, and connectivity technologies. 

Like in other sectors, the digital transformation phenomenon has been occurring in the global zakat administration. Such massive transformation recently is related to the Covid-19 pandemic (Hudaefi and Beik, 2021). In Indonesia, the phenomenon of digital zakat has been introduced since 2016 by the National Board of Zakat (BAZNAS). Digital zakat refers to digitalisation in zakat payment (Hudaefi et al., 2020). It is an online platform in virtual forms (e.g. phone-based apps and web-based apps) that provide services for zakat payment. Moreover, the digitalisation in zakat also targets the management of distribution and empowerment programs in order to achieve greater efficiency.

However, the existing studies on digital transformation of zakat institutions have been limited. Such limited studies that explain the digital transformation of zakat institution and the complexity of factors causing digital divide, the 5th ICONZ aims to initiate a scholarly platform to discuss digital transformation in zakat administration and how such transformation could elevate the resilience level of zakat management in facing hardship during the pandemic so the zakat institutions will operate efficiently to provide a tool for the Ummah to achieve prosperity amid the pandemic. Thus, several applicable recommendations are expected to be delivered from the discussion. In addition, the topic is theoretically important to discover the degree to which digital transformation has been practised in zakat administration and how such digitalisation can be understood from such practices and have high implications for society.

PARTICIPANTS

This conference aims to invite the number of 500 participants online. Their backgrounds include:

• The employers and employees of zakat institutions from both local, regional and international,
• Academics include lecturers and students (both undergraduates and postgraduates),
• The officers and staffs from the related government agencies,
• The stakeholders from Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), and
• Other related stakeholders of zakat.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Full paper deadline : 21 October 2021
• Notification acceptance : 9 November 2021
• Registration is FREE OF CHARGE

TOPIC OF INTEREST

Several possible topics that can guide the authors in preparing their manuscripts are:

1. Digital transformation in zakat collection and the problems that occur in such transformation and the related topics,
2. Digital transformation in zakat distributions and the issues in the transformation, including other related topics,
3. Digital transformation in zakat management and other related topics,
4. The issues of muzakki (zakat payers) and mustahik (zakat recipients) data integration,
5. The issues of ‘amil (employees in zakat institutions) skills and competencies in digital transformation,
6. Digital transformation of zakat institutions in times of the pandemic Covid-19,
7. Shariah related issues in digital zakat management,
8. Qualitative work explaining the history of a zakat institution in digitalising its management,
9. A quantitative study investigating the impact of technology use in zakat administration,
10. Constructing a conceptual framework of Shariah-compliance for zakat institutions,
11. Defining the fundamental of Shariah risk and other related risks in the context of zakat institution,
12. Proposing the framework of shariah audit for zakat institutions,
13. A case study using the existing shariah audit framework for zakat institutions issued by an official agency and its potential of improvement,
14. Women studies with special relation to the utilisation and/or distribution of zakat,
15. The role of zakat in empowering the underprivileged communities, particularly disabled people,
16. Zakat and sustainable development goals (SDGs) 2020,
17. Zakat and circular economy; Zakat and blue economy; Zakat and climate changes,
18. Others topics related to zakat.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. The standard length of a research should be between 4,000 to 7,000 words including tables, appendices, and references.
2. The manuscript shall be written in word processing software and use single spacing on a A4 size paper.
3. Time New Roman font shall be used with 12 font size. All headings shall be numbered in sequence and should appear in boldface.
4. Manuscript of a research paper must include 150 to 250 words abstract.
5. Authors shall list 3 – 5 keywords after the Abstract.
6. A typical paper shall be arranged as follows: Title, Name of Author(s), Abstract, Keywords, JEL Codes, Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, and References.
7. All articles must be written in English.
8. Authors shall provide up-to-date references of all concepts, views, and statistics used in the paper which are taken from other secondary resources.
9. All papers are screened for plagiarism first. Authors shall make sure that the similarity index shall not exceed 15 percent excluding references.
10. The reference list shall appear at the end of the paper and must follow APA Style.

REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION

Registration and submission of Full Paper must be done electronically through either one of the following online submission system:

1. Submission via ICONZ Website
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2. Submission via ICONZ ConfBay

• Click on the "Registration" menu to create ConfBay Account and proceed for conference registration by logging in the system.
• Click on "Online Submission" menu to submit your abstract(s) / full paper.