Update: 07/09/2026: Best Paper Awards published
ACM 6th International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT26)
Scope:
The ACM 6th International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2026) is a premier international forum for researchers, practitioners, and educators to present and discuss the latest innovations, trends, and challenges in leveraging technology, data, and interdisciplinary approaches for Social Good and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The conference welcomes contributions that explore the intersection of technology with fields such as social sciences, healthcare, environmental studies, and public policy—highlighting the broader impact of digital transformation on society.
Important dates:
Table listing important dates for the conference, including submission deadlines and notification dates with their corresponding dates.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Special Track Proposal Submission Deadline | February 14th, 2026 |
| Special Track Proposal Notification | February 21st, 2026 |
| Paper Submission Deadline (all) | The date has beenExtended to June 14th, 2026 AOE [FIRM] |
| Paper Acceptance Notification (all) | The date has beenExtended to July 5th, 2026 |
| Camera Ready Submission Deadline | The date has beenExtended to July 28th, 2026 |
Best Paper Awards
ACM GoodIT26 was a wonderful event and an amazing opportunity for researchers to connect and share their works. We wanted to sincerely thank all the participants and contributors for making this possible. After 3 days of intense discussions and presentations, we are pleased to announce the winners of the Best Paper Awards:
- Best Work-in-Progress Paper: Moral Semantics Survive Machine Translation: Cross-Lingual Evidence (Maciej Skorski)
- Best Paper Runner-up: Normative Modeling of Tablet Signals for Calibrated Pediatric Dysgraphia Decision Support (Shabnam Sodagari, Shadnaz Asgari)
- Best Paper: Uncertainty-Aware Annotation for Reliable Tree Cover Monitoring from Satellite Imagery (Fabian Woelk, David Degenhardt, Tobias Hellmundt, Xiaoming Fu)
Extended Version Opportunities
Selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to the following special issues:
- Elsevier's Future Generation Computer Systems, special issue on "Future Generation Information Technology for Social Good"
- ACM's Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT), special issue on "Internet Technologies and Applications for Social Good"
Important updates
- Best Paper Awards published
- The Programme is now available
- Registration is now open
- The camera-ready submission instructions are now available
- Important deadlines extended: Camera Ready Submission Deadline extended to July 28th
- The keynote speakers have been announced: Clara Crivellaro (Newcastle University, United Kingdom) and Stefania Serafin (Technical University of Denmark)
- The Technical Program Committee is now available
- New information on the Student Travel Grant
- New information on the opportunity to submit an extended version of selected papers to ACM's Transactions on Internet Technology, special issue on "Internet Technologies and Applications for Social Good"
- New information on the opportunity to submit an extended version of selected papers to Elsevier's Future Generation Computer Systems, special issue on "Future Generation Information Technology for Social Good"
- Important deadlines extended: Paper Submission Deadline extended to June 14th, Paper Acceptance Notification extended to July 5th
- Important deadlines extended: Paper Submission Deadline extended to June 7th, Paper Acceptance Notification extended to June 28th, Camera Ready Submission Deadline July 19th
- We updated the work-in-progress paper maximum length from 4 to 6 pages
- The full list of special tracks is now available
Previous editions:
- GoodIT 2025, Antwerp, Belgium
- GoodIT 2024, Bremen, Germany
- GoodIT 2023, Lisbon, Portugal
- GoodIT 2022, Limassol, Cyprus
- GoodIT 2021, Rome, Italy
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