Programme

IST-Africa 2009 Agenda

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

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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
	Overview of FP7 and Call 5 ICT Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland Research Capacity and Challenges in Uganda Richard Lutalo, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda Research Capacity and Challenges in Tanzania Hamisi Nguli, ex COSTECH, Tanzania Research Capacity and Challenges in Mozambique Augusto Nunes, INTIC, Mozambique Research Capacity and Challenges in Namibia Immolatrix Onguebu , Ministry of Education , Namibia Ideal-ist: Your Worldwide ICT Support Network in FP7 Dunja Swierstra, Euresearch, Switzerland

09:00	Session 5b: eGovernment - Services
	Chair: Kin Ibrahim Kariisa, State House, Uganda
	The Adoption of e-Administration through e-Government Initiatives: A Case Study from Mozambique Teotónio Fumo, ICT Policy Implementation Technical Unit (UTICT), Mozambique e-Government - Putting Service at your Fingertips Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa e-Government Readiness: An Information Security Perspective from East Africa Carina Wangwe, University of South Africa, Tanzania

09:00	Workshop 5c: eHealth - Integrated Health Information Systems
	Chair: Jørn Braa, University of Oslo, Norway
	Initial Experiences from Designing and Implementing a Clinical Health Information System in the Primary Healthcare Sector of Rural South Africa Elmarie Venter, SAP Research, South Africa The Medical Project: Implementing an Open Source HIS in Rural Argentina Luis Falcon, Thymbra, Spain Virtuous Cycle from Prototyping Approach and Flexible Standard in Health Information System in Sierra Leone Edem Kwame KOSSI, university of Oslo, Norway Building e-Health Information Infrastructure in Mali Romain-Rolland TOHOURI, ICTs Development Center, Mali Towards Harmonisation of Health Information Systems in Malawi: Challenges and Prospects Chipo Kanjo, University of Malawi, Malawi

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
	European Perspectives Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, Belgium AfricaConnect and African Virtual Campus Projects Moses Bayingana, African Union Commission, Ethiopia African Regulatory Situation Francis Tusubira, UbuntuNet Alliance, Uganda Availability of Links for African (sub-)regional REN Backbones Michael Nowlan, DANTE Ltd, Ireland Establishment of African Internet Exchange points in AXIS, the 2nd Lighthouse project Eric Osiakwan, AfrISPA, Ghana ACP Community Comments Alec Singh, ACP Secretariat, Belgium

09:00	Tutorial 5e: Digital Preservation
	Chair: Andreas Rauber, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
	Digital Preservation: Ensuring Long-term Access to Digital Data 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
	SADC Science Technology and Innovation Engagements Anneline Morgan, Southern African Development Community, Botswana Research Capacity and Challenges in South Africa Tendani Nevondo, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Research Capacity and Challenges in Botswana Oabona Monngakgotla, Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Botswana Research Capacity and Challenges in Lesotho Maseqobela Williams, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Lesotho The Networked Electro Media European Technology Platform - How to Share a Vision and a Strategic Research Agenda with African Countries? Bruno Conquet, Orange Labs, France

11:00	Workshop 6b: Interoperability as Key Component for the Fast and Efficient Development of eServices
	Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, Gov2U, Greece
	eID in the case of Belgium Frank Leyman, Federal Public Service Information and Communication Technology, Belgium Current Interoperability Developments in Africa / Barriers Warren Hero, Microsoft, South Africa Interoperable Delivery of eGovernment Services in Europe: The STORK Project Vasilis Koulolias, Gov2U, Greece Electronic Identity as a Structural Precondition of e-Government Implementation: Case Study of Austria, Belgium, and Bosnia and Herzegovina Tarik Zaimovic, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

11:00	Workshop 6c: eHealth - Integrated Health Information Systems in Africa
	Chair: Jørn Braa, University of Oslo, Norway
	Institutionalization of Health Information System Standards: Wrestling with the Inertia of the Installed base – Zanzibar Experience Edwin Nyella, Muhimbili University, Tanzania The Role of Standards on Effective Spatial Data Sharing: A Research Study from Mozambique Zeferino Saugene, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique The Sierra Leone HIS Case: Towards an Integrated Health Information Infrastructure Romain-Rolland TOHOURI, ICTs Development Center, Mali Evolution of eHealth Infomation Systems in Africa: Case study of Rwanda Donart Ngarambe, Kigali Institute of Science and Technology, Rwanda

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
	EUN - The Egyptian NREN Model Hossam Faheem, Ain Shams University, Egypt Ubuntunet Alliance Duncan Martin, UbuntuNet Alliance, South Africa NREN Development in Kenya Meoli Kashorda, Kenya Education Network, Kenya RwEdNet Albert Nsengiyumva, Rwanda Education and Research Network, Rwanda NRENs in the making in West and Central Africa Mumuni Dakubu, University of Ghana, Ghana

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
	How Dr Math Reaches Pupils with Competitions and Computer Games by using MXit Laurie Butgereit, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa MobiLED – Mobile-Led and Leading via Mobile Adele Botha, CSIR, South Africa Hadeda: The Noisy Way to Practice Spelling Vocabulary using a Cell Phone Laurie Butgereit, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Towards a Framework for Effective ICT-Skills Development in Disadvantaged Communities in South Africa Gladstone Ndhlovu, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa Hand-Crafted Programming Objects and Visual Perception Andrew Cyrus Smith, CSIR, South Africa

14:00	Session 7b: ICT to Support Enterprise Development
	Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa
	Approaches Towards Effective Knowledge Management for Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries - Uganda Annabella Habinka Basaza-Ejiri, St. Augustine International University, Uganda Towards an e-Model for the Enhancement of Service Rendering by SMMEs Supporting Agencies in South Africa Ernest Ketcha Ngassam, SAP Meraka, South Africa Sekhukhune Living Lab: Lessons Learnt from End User Community Building and Interaction Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Building The Local Software Economy: Case of The National Software Incubation Centre, Makerere University Michael Niyitegeka, Makerere University, Uganda Critical Success Factors for Obtaining Outsourcing Projects for Uganda Bart van der Linden, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Netherlands

14:00	Session 7c: eHealth - Applications & Case Studies
	Chair: Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda
	Intelligent Clinical Documents: a Way Towards Extensible Cross-Organizational Data Exchange Juha Puustjärvi, University of Helsinki, Finland Microscope and Mobile Phones: Product Development in Uganda Marijn Rijken, TNO - Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, Netherlands Ensuring Sustainability of HR Information Systems Developments through the Use of Integrated and Locally Appropriate Approaches - An Example from the Health Sector in Uganda Deana Leadbeter, University of Keele, United Kingdom ICT4MPOWER - Improved Effectiveness of the Health System and Empowerment of Healthcare Communities in Uganda Edward Mukooyo, Ministry of Health, 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
	Benefits of Connection Libraries in the Region Margaret Ngwira, , Malawi Scalable Vector Graphics Approach for Realization of the Geographic Information System on Air Pollution in the African Urban Areas: Case of Yaounde in Cameroon Emmanuel TONYE, Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique, Cameroon Dar es Salaam Supercomputer Centre John Kondoro, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, Tanzania African Grid Activities Roberto Barbera, University of Catania and INFN and COMETA, Italy Community Health Portals in Africa - Concept and Application for Drug Therapy Lars L Gustafsson, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

14:00	Session 7e: Digital Content
	Chair: Maseqobela Williams, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Lesotho
	Content Development in an Indigenous Digital Library: a Model for Community Participation Elizabeth Greyling, eThekwini Municipality, South Africa Towards Cohesive Consortia Organisation and Smart Partnerships: Enabling Sustainable Access and Effective Utilisation of e-Resources in Academic and Research Libraries in Zimbabwe Ronald Munatsi, Zimbabwe Parliament, Zimbabwe An Oral Wiki to Support Informal Justice Systems Cindy Jeffers, Distance Lab, United Kingdom "Snap Me" as a Pointer to "Rabbit Holes" in the Singa Environment Merryl Ford, CSIR, South Africa National Electronic Library of Infection (NeLI/NRIC) - the Best Available Evidence Online: 9 Years of Experience Patty Kostkova, City University, United Kingdom

15:30

	Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Session 8a: Technology Enhanced Learning
	Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden
	Contextual Curriculum to Support Practical and Innovative ICT-learning in a Developing Country: Case Southern Highlands of Tanzania Joseph Longino, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Tanzania Enhancing the Diffusion of Information Communications Technology for Quality Knowledge and Skills Development in African Universities Wilson Okaka, Kyambogo University, Uganda Students’ Perspectives on Challenges of IT Education in Rural Tanzania Matti Tedre, Stockholm University, Sweden Building ICT Capacity in Ugandan Schools Irina Zlotnikova, Makerere University, Uganda ICT Education in context: Towards a shared ICT4D Curriculum P. Clint Rogers, University of Joensuu, United States Case Study of Telkom South Africa’s Centre of Excellence Postgraduate Research Programme David Browne, Telkom SA, South Africa

16:00	Session 8b: Supporting ICT in Rural Communities
	Chair: Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium
	Hybrid Satellite-Wireless Broadband Communications Solutions for e-Learning in African Countries Chiara Scaleggi, CNES, France Village Information Kiosks Project: Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural Kenya and Africa Lazarus N. Kubasu, Government of Kenya, Ministry of Provincial Administration, Kenya High-Protein e-Learning Services for a Sustainable Africa Manolis Stratakis, Innobatics, Greece Examining Contextual Factors that Influence ICT Adoption in Rural Communities in Uganda Florence Nameere Kivunike, Makerere University/Stockholm University - DSV, Uganda Tackling the Digital Divide with e-Business Models: The Case of Telecentres in Uganda Sonny Nyeko, Makerere University Business School, Uganda

16:00	Session 8c: eHealth - ICT Supporting Chronic Conditions
	Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy
	Challenging Brain-Computer Interface: the FP7 Epilepsiae Project Antonio Dourado, University of Coimbra, Portugal The ReMINE Platform: High Performance Prediction, Detection and Monitoring Platform for Patient Safety Risk Management Efstathia Kormari, Institute of Communication and Computer Systems - National Technical University of Athens, Greece Posture and Movement Monitoring for Ambient Assisted Living Matjaz Gams, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia E-Health: Piloting an Interactive Web Portal to Educate Patients with Heart Failure – A Growing Global Problem Femida Gwadry-Sridhar, Lawson Health Research Institute, Canada

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
	Dr.Hossam M. Faheem, Director of EUN, Egypt Mr. Alec Singh, Chief Technologist, ACP Albert Nsengiyumva, UbuntuNet Alliance Representative Mumuni Dakubo, University of Ghana

16:00	Session 8e: Open Source Software
	Chair: Maxwell Otim, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda
	Open Source Community Organization Onkgopotse Molefe, CSIR (Meraka institute), South Africa Using Free Software as a Tool for Social and Economic Development Karsten Gerloff, UNU-MERIT, Netherlands An Analysis of the Value that Open Source Contributes to Business Models Neeshal Munga, Meraka Institute, South Africa

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IST-Africa 2009 Conference & Exhibition

06 - 08 May 2009, Uganda

Programme

IST-Africa 2009 Agenda

Day 2: 07 May 2009