IST-Africa 2009 Conference & Exhibition

06 - 08 May 2009, Uganda

Programme

IST-Africa 2009 Agenda

Updated: 2009-04-26 13:20:24

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Day 1: 06 May 2009

08:00

Registration

09:00

09:00

Opening Plenary 1a

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09:50

Coffee Break

10:15

10:15	Plenary Session 2a: High-level Round Table on the Implementation of the Africa-EU Partnership on Science, Information Society and Space
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

12:15

Lunch

14:00

14:00	Workshop 3a: ICT Initiatives in Uganda
	Chair: Patrick Masambu, Uganda Communications Commission, Uganda

14:00	Session 3b: eGovernment - Models, Measurement and Implementation Challenges
	Chair: Hon. Edward Baliddawa, Parliament of Uganda, Uganda

14:00	Workshop 3c: ICT for Disaster Management in Africa
	Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium

14:00	Workshop 3d: UNESCO-HP Brain Gain Project: Pilot Solutions
	Chair: Martin Antony Walker, Martin Antony Walker SARL, France

15:30

Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Workshop 4a: Digital World Forum
	Chair: Stephane Boyera, Web Foundation, France

16:00	Workshop 4b: Use of ICT in African Parliaments
	Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, Gov2U, Greece

16:00	Workshop 4c: ICT for Disaster Management in Africa II
	Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium

16:00	Workshop 4d: UNESCO-HP Brain Gain Project: Pilot Solutions II
	Chair: Martin Antony Walker, Martin Antony Walker SARL, France

16:00	Workshop 4e: eSkills - Policy Approaches & Path to South African eSkills Summit
	Chair: Wallace Taylor, TISI - The Information Society Institute, South Africa

17:30

End of Parallel Sessions

18:00

Reception

Day 2: 07 May 2009

09:00

09:00	Workshop 5a: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers I
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

09:00	Session 5b: eGovernment - Services
	Chair: Kin Ibrahim Kariisa, State House, Uganda

09:00	Workshop 5c: eHealth - Integrated Health Information Systems
	Chair: Jørn Braa, University of Oslo, Norway

09:00	Workshop 5d: Building a Research and Education Network Infrastructure in Africa - Policy and Infrastructure
	Chair: Albert Nsengiyumva, Rwanda Education and Research Network, Rwanda

09:00	Tutorial 5e: Digital Preservation
	Chair: Andreas Rauber, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

10:30

Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Workshop 6a: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers II
	Chair: Anneline Morgan, Southern African Development Community, Botswana

11:00	Workshop 6b: Interoperability as Key Component for the Fast and Efficient Development of eServices
	Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, Gov2U, Greece

11:00	Workshop 6c: eHealth - Integrated Health Information Systems in Africa
	Chair: Jørn Braa, University of Oslo, Norway

11:00	Workshop 6d: Building a Research and Education Network Infrastructure in Africa - State of the Art of Research Networking in Africa
	Chair: Moses Bayingana, African Union Commission, Ethiopia

11:00	Tutorial 6e: Digital Preservation II
	Chair: Andreas Rauber, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

12:30

Lunch

14:00

14:00	Session 7a: Technology Enhanced Learning - Leveraging Devices to improve Skills
	Chair: Erkki Sutinen , University of Turku, Finland

14:00	Session 7b: ICT to Support Enterprise Development
	Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa

14:00	Session 7c: eHealth - Applications & Case Studies
	Chair: Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda

14:00	Workshop 7d: Building a Research and Education Network Infrastructure in Africa - Computing & Communication Intensive Applications and Usage
	Chair: Gerti Foest, DFN-Verein, Germany

14:00	Session 7e: Digital Content
	Chair: Maseqobela Williams, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Lesotho

15:30

Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Session 8a: Technology Enhanced Learning
	Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden

16:00	Session 8b: Supporting ICT in Rural Communities
	Chair: Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium

16:00	Session 8c: eHealth - ICT Supporting Chronic Conditions
	Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy

16:00	Workshop 8d: Building a Research and Education Network Infrastructure in Africa - Round Table
	Chair: Vera Brenda Ngosi, Director, HRST, African Union Commission, Ethiopia Co-Chair: Kostas Glinos, European Commission, Belgium

16:00	Session 8e: Open Source Software
	Chair: Maxwell Otim, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda

Day 3: 08 May 2009

09:00

09:00	Session 9a: Technology Enhanced Learning - Applications & Case Studies
	Chair: Erkki Sutinen , University of Turku, Finland

09:00	Workshop 9b: AFRIFITA - The Global Strategy for Africa in IT Deployment in Rural Areas
	Chair: Karel Charvat, WirelessInfo, Czech Republic

09:00	Session 9c: eHealth - Issues
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

09:00	Session 9d: eInfrastructure - Case Studies
	Chair: Kostas Glinos, European Commission, Belgium

09:00	Session 9e: eInclusion
	Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy

10:30

Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Workshop 10a: Challenges & Opportunities for African-European ICT Partnerships in FP7
	Chair: Mmboneni Muofhe, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa

11:00	Workshop 10b: AFRIFITA - The Global Strategy for Africa in IT Deployment in Rural Areas II
	Chair: Karel Charvat, WirelessInfo, Czech Republic

11:00	Workshop 10c: Women and ICT
	Chair: Ednah Karamagi, BROSDI, Uganda

11:00	Session 10d: eInfrastructure - Issues and Case Studies
	Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium

11:00	Session 10e: eAdoption
	Chair: Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium

12:30

Lunch

13:30

13:30	Closing Plenary 11a: Initiatives Supporting Development of Regional S&T
	Chair: Hon. J.C. Alintuma Nsambu, Minister of State, Ministry of ICT, Uganda

Disclaimer: This is the Advance Programme, which is subject to change. The Final Programme will be published in March, following receipt of all final papers.

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