Programme

IST-Africa 2006 Agenda

Updated: 2006-04-28 20:03:06

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Day 3: 05 May 2006

09:00

09:00	Session 10a: eBusiness 7: Mobility & IPv6
	Chair: Kobus Roux, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa
	The 6DISS Project and its Opportunities for the African Continent Martin Potts, Martel, Switzerland An Adaptive Mobile Video Streaming Scheme over Mobile IPv6 for IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs Madhush Koruth Mathews, University of Cape Town, South Africa Towards an Open Testbed for Next Generation Network Services and Opportunities in Africa H Anthony Chan, University of Cape Town, South Africa Enhanced SIP Security for Air Interface (Gm) between IMS Core and Client Walter Penzhorn, University of Pretoria, South Africa

09:00	Workshop 10b: eGovernment 8: e-Governance as an Inter-Sectoral Learning Challenge in a Changing World
	Chair: Gianluca Misuraca, EPFL, Switzerland
	Conceptualizing e-Governance Matthias Finger, EPFL, Switzerland Unlocking the Potential of the ICT-revolution through Institutional Change Wolter Lemstra, TUDelft, Netherlands e-Governance in Africa, from Theory to Action: Practical-oriented Case Studies on ICTs for Local Governance Gianluca Misuraca, EPFL, Switzerland eGovenance and Service Delivery: The Case of Mauritius Taruna Shalini Ramessur, University of Technology, Mauritius

09:00	Session 10c: Impact of ICT - Theory and Practice
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
	Digital Communities – A Holistic Approach to ICT-enabled Development Sandy Johnstone, Hewlett-Packard European Laboratories, United Kingdom An Overview of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Initiatives in Rural Africa Towards Empowerment Meera Joseph, University of Johannesburg, South Africa ICT and Spatial Impacts in Europe: The Need to Address New Urban and Regional Policies Gonçalo Santinha, University of Aveiro, Portugal Communication Network Education and Opportunities in Developing Countries H Anthony Chan, University of Cape Town, South Africa

09:00	Session 10d: ICT to Support Rural Communities
	Chair: Karel Charvat, WirelessInfo, Czech Republic
	The Ypaithros Portal: Decreasing the Digital Divide by Bringing Information to Citizens and Businesses in Rural Areas. Manolis Stratakis, Innobatics, Greece AMI@Work - Communities to Facilitate e-Work and e-Business Innovation Adam Turowiec, ITTI, Poland Open Source Architecture for Africa - A Bottom-Up Approach to Innovation Building in the Context of Construction in Rural Africa Helge Fahrnberger, Laafi - Initiative for Development, Austria Non-Real Time-Hybrid Connectivity for Agriculture Development in Rural areas of Developing Countries Kenedy Greyson, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), Tanzania

10:30

	Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Workshop 11a: GRID Computing
	Chair: Martin Antony Walker, Hewlett Packard, Switzerland
	Status of Grids in Research and Industry Martin Antony Walker, Hewlett Packard, Switzerland Lessons from Europe’s International Grid Initiatives: Grid Technology in Africa Dieter Kranzlmüller, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland Towards Information Society and eScience - PSNC Experiences with New Generation Networks, Grid Computing and Portals Krzysztof Kurowski, Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, Poland Lessons from Grid Initiatives in South – Eastern Europe Yannis Mitsos, Greek Research and Technology Network, Greece

11:00	Workshop 11b: eGovernment 9: eGovernment Challenges in Africa
	Chair: Romi Barjaktarevic, DPSA, South Africa
	The Status of eGovernment in South Africa Maria Farelo, DPSA, South Africa A Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation System to Support Good Public Management Chris Morris, Internet Society, South Africa eGovernment Activities in Lesotho Nketsi Makhera, Ministry of Communications, Lesotho

11:00	Workshop 11c: Mobile ICT and Adaptive Computing Innovation for Rural Areas and NGOs
	Chair: Johannes Cronje, University of Pretoria, South Africa
	Metis Meets Empirical Modelling: From Ancient Wisdom to Emerging Technology Meurig Beynon, University of Warwick, United Kingdom Mobile Technologies and NGOs: Future Challenges and Opportunities in Suburban and Rural Areas P. Clint Rogers, University of Joensuu, United States Contextual Factors for a Sustainable Model of Adoption of ICT Services by Rural and Suburban Communities in Mali: Modern Media and Oral Tradition Yaya Sangare, OKN- Radios Jamana, Mali ICT services in Rural Mali: Last Mile Initiative (LMI) - Cybertigi Project Toward Developing an Empirical Sustainable Business Model Matt Berg, IESC/Geekcorps, Mali

11:00	Session 11d: ICT for Agriculture
	Chair: Kevin Painting, Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) , Netherlands
	ICTs in Agricultural Development: The Case of Tanzania Hamisi Nguli, ex COSTECH, Tanzania KM in the Agricultural Field: An ICT-based Approach to Promote the Development and Sharing of Knowledge among Agricultural Researchers in Africa Edda Tandi Lwoga, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania Open Agriculture System Karel Charvat, WirelessInfo, Czech Republic Information Society Technologies (IST): Challenges and Opportunities for Tanzania’s Livestock Industry Mberwa Paul Longin Nsiima, Ministry of Livestock Development, Tanzania

12:30

	Lunch

13:00

13:00	Closing Plenary 12a
	Chair: Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, Belgium
	Impact of ICT on Capacity Building in Africa Cheikh Diarra, Chairman for Africa at Microsoft, South Africa Building an Ecosystem for the Development, Deployment and Support of Free Software for E-Learning in Africa Derek Keats, Wits University, South Africa EU-ACP Cooperation on ICT & RTD Initiatives Harry De Backer, EU Delegation to the African Union, Ethiopia Overview of Workshop Findings Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland Closing Remarks Phil Mjwara, Director-General, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa

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IST-Africa 2006 Conference & Exhibition

03 - 05 May 2006, CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa

Programme

IST-Africa 2006 Agenda

Day 3: 05 May 2006