IST-Africa 2009 Conference & Exhibition

06 - 08 May 2009, Uganda

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
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
12:15
Lunch
14:00
14:00
Workshop 3a: ICT Initiatives in Uganda
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Chair: Patrick Masambu, Uganda Communications Commission, Uganda
14:00
Session 3b: eGovernment - Models, Measurement and Implementation Challenges
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Chair: Hon. Edward Baliddawa, Parliament of Uganda, Uganda
14:00
Workshop 3c: ICT for Disaster Management in Africa
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Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium
14:00
Workshop 3d: UNESCO-HP Brain Gain Project: Pilot Solutions
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Chair: Martin Antony Walker, Martin Antony Walker SARL, France
15:30
Coffee Break
16:00
16:00
Workshop 4a: Digital World Forum
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Chair: Stephane Boyera, Web Foundation, France
16:00
Workshop 4b: Use of ICT in African Parliaments
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Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, Gov2U, Greece
16:00
Workshop 4c: ICT for Disaster Management in Africa II
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Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium
16:00
Workshop 4d: UNESCO-HP Brain Gain Project: Pilot Solutions II
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Chair: Martin Antony Walker, Martin Antony Walker SARL, France
16:00
Workshop 4e: eSkills - Policy Approaches & Path to South African eSkills Summit
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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
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
09:00
Session 5b: eGovernment - Services
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Chair: Kin Ibrahim Kariisa, State House, Uganda
09:00
Workshop 5c: eHealth - Integrated Health Information Systems
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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
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Chair: Albert Nsengiyumva, Rwanda Education and Research Network, Rwanda
09:00
Tutorial 5e: Digital Preservation
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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
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Chair: Anneline Morgan, Southern African Development Community, Botswana
11:00
Workshop 6b: Interoperability as Key Component for the Fast and Efficient Development of eServices
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Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, Gov2U, Greece
11:00
Workshop 6c: eHealth - Integrated Health Information Systems in Africa
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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
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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
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Chair: Erkki Sutinen , University of Turku, Finland
14:00
Session 7b: ICT to Support Enterprise Development
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Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa
14:00
Session 7c: eHealth - Applications & Case Studies
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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
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Chair: Gerti Foest, DFN-Verein, Germany
14:00
Session 7e: Digital Content
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Chair: Maseqobela Williams, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Lesotho
15:30
Coffee Break
16:00
16:00
Session 8a: Technology Enhanced Learning
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Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden
16:00
Session 8b: Supporting ICT in Rural Communities
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Chair: Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium
16:00
Session 8c: eHealth - ICT Supporting Chronic Conditions
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Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy
16:00
Workshop 8d: Building a Research and Education Network Infrastructure in Africa - Round Table
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Chair: Vera Brenda Ngosi, Director, HRST, African Union Commission, Ethiopia
Co-Chair: Kostas Glinos, European Commission, Belgium
16:00
Session 8e: Open Source Software
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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
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Chair: Erkki Sutinen , University of Turku, Finland
09:00
Workshop 9b: AFRIFITA - The Global Strategy for Africa in IT Deployment in Rural Areas
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Chair: Karel Charvat, WirelessInfo, Czech Republic
09:00
Session 9c: eHealth - Issues
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
09:00
Session 9d: eInfrastructure - Case Studies
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Chair: Kostas Glinos, European Commission, Belgium
09:00
Session 9e: eInclusion
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Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
11:00
Workshop 10a: Challenges & Opportunities for African-European ICT Partnerships in FP7
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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
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Chair: Karel Charvat, WirelessInfo, Czech Republic
11:00
Workshop 10c: Women and ICT
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Chair: Ednah Karamagi, BROSDI, Uganda
11:00
Session 10d: eInfrastructure - Issues and Case Studies
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Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium
11:00
Session 10e: eAdoption
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Chair: Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium
12:30
Lunch
13:30
13:30
Closing Plenary 11a: Initiatives Supporting Development of Regional S&T
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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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