Programme

IST-Africa 2010 Agenda

Updated: 2010-05-11 16:16:27

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Day 3: 21 May 2010

09:00

09:00	Session 9a: Leveraging ICT in Rural Communities
	Chair: Helena Tapper, GESCI, Kenya
	Broadband in Rural Areas Ivan Istvanffy, The Government Office, Slovak Republic Further Lessons from the Sekhukhune Rural Living Lab – Mobile Web Business Applications in Emerging Economies Rudi de Louw, SAP, South Africa Using Participation and Participatory Approaches to Introduce ICTs into Rural Communities Meera Joseph, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Factors Influencing the Use of Information and Communication Technology by Farm Employees in the Western Cape Commercial Agriculture: A Case Study of the Wine Industry Rachael Tembo, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa

09:00	Tutorial 9b: 6DEPLOY - IPv6
	Chair: Martin Potts, Martel, Switzerland
	Some Guidelines and Examples of Deploying IPv6 in Enterprises Bertus Habraken, CISCO, Netherlands What the EC FP7 project 6DEPLOY can offer, eg.: Training modules & Training workshops Martin Potts, Martel, Switzerland Why deploy IPv6?, What is IPv6?, What are the main considerations to make when deploying IPv6? Simon Muyal, GIP RENATER, France Some Guidelines and Examples of Deploying IPv6 in Campus Networks Simon Muyal, GIP RENATER, France Some Guidelines and Examples of Deploying IPv6 in ISPs Adiel Akplogan, AfriNIC, Mauritius An e-Learning Course, Deployment Guidelines, Supported Testbeds in Kenya and Mauritius Simon Muyal, GIP RENATER, France The Services of AfriNIC Adiel Akplogan, AfriNIC, Mauritius

09:00	Workshop 9c: ICT-Enhanced Learning and Citizen Empowerment across Africa
	Chair: Robert Frantz, Kepler Space Institute and Asburn Institute, United States
	Kasambya Computer Centre – from Community Initiative to Self-Sustainable Enterprise Kseniya Khovanova-Rubicondo, Ashburn Foundation, Luxembourg Hungry for Change: ICT-Enhanced Enterprise Financing Robert Frantz, Kepler Space Institute and Asburn Institute, United States Challenges and Potential Benefits of Small-scale ICT-Initiatives In Africa Kyewalyanga Wahabu, Kasambya Community Computer Centre , Uganda Developing Country-Focused ICT-Impact Evaluation Tools Heather Thompson, Ashburn Institue, United States

09:00	Session 9d: eHealth - Case Studies
	Chair: Maurice Mars, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
	The Role of Training Design to Applying Trained skills on the Job in the Public Health Sector: Case Study in Ethiopia Birkinesh Lagebo, University of Oslo, Norway The Life and Times of an Online Support Group: a South African Case Study Jay Barnes, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa Some EU IST/ICT Projects as a Source for Transfer of Know How on e-Health to Africa Dusan Soltes, Comenius University, Slovak Republic

09:00	Session 9e: Leveraging eInfrastructures
	Chair: Maxwell Otim, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda
	eGY-Africa: Better Internet Connectivity to Reduce the Digital Divide Charles Barton, Australian National University, Australia An Energy Saving Scheme for Internet Provision in Rural Africa: LESS Moshe Masonta, CSIR, South Africa Challenges of Evidence Acquisition in Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks Bethel Mutanga, Mangosuthu University, South Africa Distributed Government e-Mail Service: Mozambique GovNet Case Study Sergio Mapsanganhe, ICT Policy Implementation Technical Unit (UTICT), Mozambique The Community-oriented Computer Security, Advisory and Warning Team Ian Ellefsen, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

10:30

	Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Session 10a: Leveraging RFID and Information Systems
	Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa
	An Implementation of a Multi-Agent Based RFID Middleware for Asset Management System Using the Jade Platform Libe Valentine Massawe, Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa Tackling Cattle Rustling Menace Using RFID/GPS Livestock Traceability Application in the North Rift Kenya: Assessment of Options and Way Forward Lazarus N. Kubasu, Government of Kenya, Ministry of Provincial Administration, Kenya Mobile4D Platform Adele Botha, CSIR, South Africa Modelling the Context of Information Systems Mikko Korpela, University of Eastern Finland and CPUT, Finland Digital Watermarking: A State-of-the-art Review Ademola Adesina, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

11:00	Tutorial 10b: 6DEPLOY - IPv6
	Chair: Martin Potts, Martel, Switzerland
	Practical IPv6 Configuration Exercises on Routers and Clients using Remote Access to the 6DEPLOY Testbeds in Kenya and Mauritius

11:00	Workshop 10c: Technology for Communities of Practice: The Power of Collaborative Learning
	Chair: Maike Schansker, United Nations University Vice Rectorate in Europe, Germany
	Introduction Maike Schansker, United Nations University Vice Rectorate in Europe, Germany e/merge: Using Online Conferences to Promote Professional Development in Africa Tony Carr, University of Cape Town, South Africa Triangulating for Success: a practitioner’s experience using external networks to leverage learning and outcomes within organizations and institutions Nancy White, Full Circle Associates, United States

11:00	Session 10d: eHealth - Case Studies
	Chair: Maurice Mars, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
	A Pilot Study To Forecast Changes In CD4 Count of HIV-1 Positive Patients Using Machine Learning Yashik Singh, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Mobile M&E: Experiences from Pilot to National Scale Implementation Eben Conley, Cell-Life, South Africa Language, Cultural Brokerage And Informed Consent: Will Technological Terms Impede Telemedicine Use? Caron Jack, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

11:00	Session 10e: Open Source Software Applications
	Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy
	Open Source Software Application and their Impacts on SMEs: An Action for Building an OSS Community Environment in Tanzania George S. Oreku, TIRDO, Tanzania Proposal for a Logistic Domain Ontology Flavio Bonfatti, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy Dual Licensing Policy – New Way for Software development Zbynek Krivanek, Ceske centrum pro Vedu a Spoplecnost, Czech Republic

12:30

	Lunch : Lunch

13:30

13:30	Closing Plenary 11a: Initiatives Supporting Development of Regional S&T
	Strengthening African - European Cooperation in ICT Thierry Devars, European Commission, Belgium Strengthening African - European Cooperation in S&T Fadila Boughanemi, European Commission, Belgium Initiatives being supported by Finland in Southern Africa Helena Tapper, GESCI, Kenya Closing Remarks Hon. Naledi Pandor, Minister of Science and Technology, South Africa

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IST-Africa 2010 Conference & Exhibition

19 - 21 May 2010, Durban, South Africa

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IST-Africa 2010 Agenda

Day 3: 21 May 2010