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
	Official Opening & Welcome Address His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, Uganda ICT Initiatives in Uganda Honourable Aggrey Awori, Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Uganda Opening Remarks Lenka Ptáčková Melicharová, Deputy Minister of Interior (EU Affairs), Czech Republic European Commissioner for Development's Welcome Address Ambassador Vincent De Visscher, Head of the European Commission's Delegation, Uganda Opening Remarks Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, Belgium AUC Keynote Address Vera Brenda Ngosi, Director, HRST, African Union Commission, Ethiopia AMCOST Consolidated Plan of Action Honourable Sally Kosgey, Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology, Kenya

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
	Panel Participants include: Honourable Aggrey Awori, Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Uganda Mrs Lenka Ptáčková Melicharová, Deputy Ministry of Interior (EU Affairs), Czech Republic Honourable Dr. Sally Kosgey, Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology, Kenya Honourable Dr. Ir Saidi Kibeya, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Burundi Honourable Prof. Peter Msolla, Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania Honourable Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, Minister for Communications, Science and Technology, Botswana Vera Brenda Ngosi, Director, HRST, African Union Commission, Ethiopia Mr Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission Dr. Phil Mjwara, Director-General, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa Ms. Aida Opoku-Mensah, Director, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Dr. Ham-Mukasa Mulira, Senior Presidential Adviser on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Uganda Dr. Philippe Mawoko, NEPAD S&T Mr. Adem Sumertas, Managing Director, Ericsson Uganda Mr Ilari Lindy, Advisor, Information Society for Development, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Francis Egbuson, Uganda Telecom

12:15

	Lunch

14:00

14:00	Workshop 3a: ICT Initiatives in Uganda
	Chair: Patrick Masambu, Uganda Communications Commission, Uganda
	URAnet Sam Nakabaale, Uganda Revenue Authority, Uganda National Backbone Infrastructure Godfrey Kibuuka, Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, Uganda Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Strategy and Model David Turahi, Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, Uganda Integrated Financial Management Systems (IFMS), Planning and Economic Development, Ministry of Finance

14:00	Session 3b: eGovernment - Models, Measurement and Implementation Challenges
	Chair: Hon. Edward Baliddawa, Parliament of Uganda, Uganda
	Improving Information Dissemination and Knowledge Sharing in Local Governments in Uganda: The e-Governance Model Joseph Kasumba Ssewanyana, Makerere University Business School, Uganda Enabling Infrastructures for eGovernment Annamaria Raviola, SELEX Communications S.p.A., Italy Facing the Challenges of ICT Implementation in Government David Gichoya, Moi University, Kenya Kenya Strategies on the application of ICT in eGovernment Jacob Njagih, Ministry of Education, Kenya

14:00	Workshop 3c: ICT for Disaster Management in Africa
	Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium
	Introduction to the Sensor Web and its applicability for Disaster Management Anwar Vahed, CSIR, South Africa Disaster Management in Mozambique Augusto Nunes, INTIC, Mozambique Integrated Risk Management in South Africa: Between Technological Features and Organizational Reality Anwar Vahed, CSIR, South Africa Disaster Management in Senegal Malick Diagne, Centre de Suivi Ecologique, Senegal

14:00	Workshop 3d: UNESCO-HP Brain Gain Project: Pilot Solutions
	Chair: Martin Antony Walker, Martin Antony Walker SARL, France
	The UNESCO-HP Brain-Gain Project: Context and Development Martin Antony Walker, Martin Antony Walker SARL, France The EPIKH Project Roberto Barbera, University of Catania and INFN and COMETA, Italy The South African National Compute Grid Bruce Becker, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa

15:30

	Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Workshop 4a: Digital World Forum
	Chair: Stephane Boyera, Web Foundation, France
	Digital World Forum: Low-cost Technologies against the Digital Divide - Overview Stephane Boyera, Web Foundation, France Mobile Web for Social Development Stephane Boyera, Web Foundation, France Low-cost Information Access Device Cleophas Dzinotyiweyi, CSIR, South Africa Low-cost Broadband Access and Infrastructure Bruno Conquet, Orange Labs, France

16:00	Workshop 4b: Use of ICT in African Parliaments
	Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, Gov2U, Greece
	Enhancing Democracy through use of ICT - Experience of Uganda Aloysius Makata, Parliament of Uganda, Uganda ICT for Productivity in Parliament: Kenya Parliament Experiences Clement M Nyandiere, Kenya National Assembly, Kenya Title to be confirmed Didas Wambura, Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania, Tanzania From the Functional to the Innovative: An Overview of ICTs in Parliaments in the SADC Region Marianne Gei-khoibes, National Assembly of the Parliament of Namibia, Namibia Win Win eParticipation Model Miriam Ngoka, Africa i-Parliaments Action Plan, UNDESA, Kenya

16:00	Workshop 4c: ICT for Disaster Management in Africa II
	Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium
	Lessons Learnt in Large Scale Interoperable IT Infrastructures Gerald Schimak, Austrian Research Center GmbH - ARC, Austria ICT for Disaster Management in Cameroon Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium Earth Observation Systems for Disaster Risk Management Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium The Relevance of Information and Communication Technologies for Environmental Sustainability: A Prospective Simulation Study John Mahegere, Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, Tanzania

16:00	Workshop 4d: UNESCO-HP Brain Gain Project: Pilot Solutions II
	Chair: Martin Antony Walker, Martin Antony Walker SARL, France
	Opportunities for Research Cooperation under FP7 Kostas Glinos, European Commission, Belgium Human Capital Remittances from Africans in Diaspora using Information Communication Technology: The Experiences of University of Nigeria Benjamin A. Ogwo, State University of New York, United States Fostering Collaboration in Renewable Energy R&D: Case Study from Ghana Cephas Idan, The Energy Centre, KNUST, Ghana

16:00	Workshop 4e: eSkills - Policy Approaches & Path to South African eSkills Summit
	Chair: Wallace Taylor, TISI - The Information Society Institute, South Africa
	Dr Harold Wesso, DDG, Department of Communications, South Africa Prof. Wallace Taylor, TISI - The Information Society Institute, South Africa Prof. Geoff Erwin, TISI - The Information Society Institute, South Africa

17:30

	End of Parallel Sessions

18:00

	Reception

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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