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 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
How to Bridge the Digital Divide in Africa?
Lenka Ptáčková Melicharová, Deputy Minister of Interior (EU Affairs), Czech Republic
UNECA's ICT and Science & Technology Programme
Aida Opoku-Mensah, UN Economic Commission for Africa, Ethiopia
Impact and Challenges of National Scale ICT4D Programmes: 10 Years of Experiences from the Ground
Stijn van der Krogt, International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), Netherlands
SPIDER Programme - Experiences Cooperating in Africa
Karoline Beronius, SPIDER- The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions, Sweden
Strengthening African - European Cooperation in ICT and S&T
Thierry Devars, European Commission, Belgium
Round Table Discussion


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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