Programme

IST-Africa 2008 Agenda

Updated: 2008-04-27 18:41:07

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Day 2: 08 May 2008

09:00

09:00	Workshop 5a: IST-Africa - Linking European & African Researchers I
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
	Research Capacity and Challenges in Namibia John Sifani, Ministry of Education, Namibia Research Capacity and Challenges in South Africa Cristina Pinto, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Research Capacity and Challenges in Botswana Samuel Bok, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Botswana Research Capacity and Challenges in Lesotho Maseqobela Williams, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Lesotho

09:00	Session 5b: eHealth - Managing Health Information
	Chair: Vincent Shaw, Health Information Systems Programme, Namibia
	Semantic Integration of Medicinal Data Juha Puustjärvi, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Understanding the Dynamics of Implementing GIS for Health Management in Mozambique Zeferino Saugene, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique Implementation Challenges in Rural Communities - Case Study from Bangladesh Mannan Mridha, The Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Lessons Learned from Integration of eLearning into Existing Institutionalized Upgrading Courses in Tanzania Denis Mazali, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania

09:00	Session 5c: Integrating Technology Enhanced Learning in Tertiary and Educational Training
	Chair: Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium
	Reflections on the Africa Drive Project: Lessons in Blended Learning and Technology Usage Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Impact of an Innovative Learning Environment on Student Teachers’ Metacognition Gudula Naiga Basaza, Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda Factors Influencing the Adoption of Technology for Teaching and Learning at the University of Namibia: A Survey of the Computer Science Department Tulimevava Mufeti, University of Namibia, Namibia Students' Perception of Technology Enhanced Learning, WebCT and Adequacy of ICT Infrastructure at the University of Botswana Isaac Obasi, University of Botswana, Botswana

09:00	Session 5d: eInclusion & eAccessibility
	Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy
	Using a Multi-Criteria Tool for Selecting ICT Development Initiatives Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden Building a Network to Support Real eInclusion: Mozambique Experience Luís Neves Cabral Domingos, Centro de Informática da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (CIUEM), Mozambique Showcase of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization’s (UNIDO) Business Information Centre Model for e-Inclusion & e-Accessibility in Uganda Ritin Koria, UNIDO, Austria Accessibility Observations of Visually Impaired Users using the South African National Accessibility Portal Louis Coetzee, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa Designing Future Technologies for Disabled People in a Developing Country Quentin Williams, Meraka Institute, South Africa

09:00	Workshop 5e: Building a Research Network Infrastructure - Policy and Infrastructure
	Chair: Carmen Mena Abela, European Commission, Belgium
	Welcome and Introduction Policy Infrastructure Status of the Emerging African Optical Fiber Infrastructure: Prospects for Growth & Policy and Regulatory Challenges Francis Tusubira, UbuntuNet Alliance, Uganda GEANT2 and European Global Research Networking Activities Cathrin Stover , DANTE , United Kingdom

10:30

	Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Workshop 6a: IST-Africa - Linking European & African Researchers II
	Chair: Anneline Morgan, Southern African Development Community, Botswana
	Research Capacity and Challenges in Mozambique Lourino Chemane, INTIC, Mozambique Research Capacity and Challenges in Tanzania Hamisi Nguli, ex COSTECH, Tanzania Research Capacity and Challenges in Uganda Maxwell Otim, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda Research Capacity and Challenges in Kenya Crispus Kiamba, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Kenya

11:00	Session 6b: eHealth - Evaluating Health Delivery Systems
	Chair: Jørn Braa, University of Oslo, Norway
	Policy and Change Management Implications in Building a Continental-wide eHealth Network in Africa: What Can We Learn from NEPAD e-Schools Programme? Adesina Iluyemi, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom Evaluating Health Information Systems for Developing Countries using Simulation Kieran Sharpey-Schafer, University of Cape Town, South Africa The Emerging ICT Use Patterns for Health Service Delivery in Africa: Evidence from Rural and Urban Setting in Namibia. Meke Shivute, Polytechnic of Namibia, Namibia Establishing a Biomedical Virtual Organisation through a Portal: Lessons Learned from HEALTHAGENTS Horacio Gonzalez-Velez, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom e-Health Development in Europe and its Potential Implications for Africa Dusan Soltes, Comenius University, Slovak Republic

11:00	Session 6c: Technology Enhanced Learning Case Studies
	Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden
	Vision and Challenges of the Information and Learning Resources Centre (ILRC) , University of Namibia Rakel-Kavena Shalyefu (Shimhopileni), University of Namibia, Namibia Using an Adaptive Technology Enhanced Learning System to Teach Object Oriented Programming - University of Nairobi Case Euphraith Muthoni Ireri, University of Nairobi, Kenya Experiences using Technology Enhanced Learning at Polytechnic of Namibia William Torbitt, Polytechnic of Namibia, Namibia Online Educational Video Repository for Knowledge-based Training, Innovation and Scientific Research – A Case Study Davor Orlic, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia Towards an Affordable Alternative Educational Video Game Input Device Andrew Cyrus Smith, CSIR, South Africa

11:00	Workshop 6d: eInclusion - Leveraging Low Cost Technologies in Rural Communities
	Chair: Thierry Devars, European Commission, Belgium
	Outcomes as a Measure of Social Change in the Use of ICTs Chris Morris, Internet Society, South Africa Digital World Forum: Opportunities and Challenges of Low-Cost Technologies for Africa and Latin America Segopotso Moshapo, SAP Research CEC Pretoria, South Africa DigitalWorld Forum: Low Cost Computers: From the $100 Laptop to the Next Generation Roland A. Burger, Nematrix Research, Italy DigitalWorld Forum: Low-cost Broadband Access and Infrastructure Pierre-Yves Danet, France Telecom/Orange Labs, France

11:00	Workshop 6e: Building a Research Network Infrastructure - State of the Art of Research Networking in Africa
	Chair: Carmen Mena Abela, European Commission, Belgium
	AAU NREN Unit - Updates from the Region Boubakar Barry, WACREN, Senegal Ubuntunet Alliance - Progress and Plans Albert Nsengiyumva, Rwanda Education and Research Network, Rwanda Discussion

12:30

	Lunch

14:00

14:00	Session 7a: Digitial Content & Digitisation
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
	Crossing the Archival Borders Fredrik Palm, Umeå University, Sweden An Ontology-based Similarity Method for Semantic Search Michele Missikoff, CNR-IASI, Italy Fostering Collaboration with DigitalPreservationEurope Robert Neumayer, Vienna University of Technology, Austria A Case for Digitisation of Audiovisual Records in the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation and Directorate of Information Elisam Magara, Makerere University, Uganda The Networked Electro Media European Technology Platform: A Vision and a Research Agenda which need to be shared with African Countries Pierre-Yves Danet, France Telecom/Orange Labs, France

14:00	Session 7b: eHealth - Telemedicine Applications & Case Studies
	Chair: Gareth MacNaughton, RMIT University, Spain
	The Role of Outcome Mapping in Developing a Rural Telemedicine System Edwin Blake, University of cape Town, South Africa PEDITEL Project: A Step for a Telemedicine Network Solution in Angola Exportable to other African Countries Manuel Dinis, INOVETEL, Angola TeleMedISTAN-People Centered Communication Solution for Improving Healthcare Services in Rural Areas of Tajikistan Rustam Nabiev, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden

14:00	Session 7c: Open Source Software - Applications
	Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa
	The Role of Free and Open Source Software in the Microfinance Sector in Uganda Joseph Kasumba Ssewanyana, Makerere University Business School, Uganda Secure Virtual Private Network Implementation Using Open Source Software Fatuma Simba, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

14:00	Workshop 7d: African Network of Living Labs I
	Chair: Adam Turowiec, ITTI, Poland
	Living Lab Methodology, Concept and Development of the European Network of Living Labs Adam Turowiec, ITTI, Poland Networked Micro-Enterprises: The Added Value of Collaborative Procurement in Rural South Africa Carsten Friedland, SAP Research, Germany Open SOA Value Add for Collaborative Services Delivery to Rural SMMEs Rudi de Louw, SAP, South Africa

14:00	Workshop 7e: Building a Research Network Infrastructure - Applications
	Chair: Carmen Mena Abela, European Commission, Belgium
	Experiences from Using Open Source Networking Components in Production Networks Bjorn Pehrson, KTH, Sweden Digital Libraries Margaret Ngwira, , Malawi eLearning Applications in X-WiN Gerti Foest, DFN-Verein, Germany

15:30

	Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Session 8a: Networked Enterprise
	Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy
	Monitoring e-Business Readiness of European Enterprises Using Composite Indicators Stefano Tarantola, European Commission, Italy Towards a SOA and Web2.0-Enabled E-Collaboration Business Model Ioannis Ignatiadis, Kingston University, United Kingdom Mobile Payments: A Comparison between Philippine and Ugandan Contexts Ali Ndiwalana, Makerere University, Uganda Exploiting Wearable Computing Research Results Michael Lawo, TZI Universitaet Bremen, Germany Building ICT Entrepreneurs in Mozambique: Constraints and Opportunities Jamo Macanze, MICTI - Mozambique Information and Communication Technology, Mozambique

16:00	Workshop 8b: eHealth Systems in Low Resource Settings: Proven Practise
	Chair: Ulrike Rivett, University of Cape Town, South Africa
	Telemedicine for HIV/AIDS care in Low Resource Settings: Proven Practises Maria Zolfo, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium ICT-Systems for HIV/AIDS Management: Status and Requirements in South Africa Ulrike Rivett, University of Cape Town, South Africa Establishment of Sustainable Broadband Services in Developing Regions by Integrating Development and Capacity Building Bjorn Pehrson, KTH, Sweden

16:00	Workshop 8c: FlossInclude
	Chair: Karsten Gerloff, UNU-MERIT, Netherlands
	Capacity Building in Software Engineering through FOSS in Africa Derek Keats, Wits University, South Africa Free Software as a Tool for Social and Economic Development - the FLOSSInclude Project Karsten Gerloff, UNU-MERIT, Netherlands From ICT Policy to Effective Implementation; What Role for Civil Society in Cross-sectoral Collaborations? Joris Komen, SchoolNet Namibia, Namibia

16:00	Workshop 8d: African Network of Living Labs II
	Chair: Adam Turowiec, ITTI, Poland
	ERP Process Modelling for Rural c-Governance - A Living Lab Approach Potjie van der Walt, TshwaneUniversity of Technology, South Africa Presenting a Knowledge Support Portlet as part of a Collaborative Educational Community Learning Area Bertie Buitendag, TUT, South Africa

16:00	Workshop 8e: Building a Research Network Infrastructure - Round Table
	Chair: Carmen Mena Abela, European Commission, Belgium
	Application Introductions Dissemination of Evidence-based Drug Information Elisabeth Törnqvist, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden Round Table Discussion

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IST-Africa 2008 Conference & Exhibition

07 - 09 May 2008, Windhoek, Namibia

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Day 2: 08 May 2008