IST-Africa 2010 Conference & Exhibition

19 - 21 May 2010, Durban, South Africa

Programme

IST-Africa 2010 Agenda

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

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Day 1: 19 May 2010

08:00

Registration

09:00

09:00

Opening Plenary 1a: Opening Plenary

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10:15

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

10:45

10:45

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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12:30

Lunch : Lunch

14:00

14:00	Workshop 3a: 8th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership - Information Society
	Chair: Mohamed Ben Amor, CERT, Tunisia Co-Chair: Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium

14:00	Session 3b: eGovernment - Services
	Chair: Immo Onuegbu, Ministry of Education, Namibia

14:00	Session 3c: Technology Enhanced Learning
	Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

14:00	Workshop 3d: ICT R&D Innovation Strategy
	Chair: Isaac Maredi, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa

14:00	Workshop 3e: Emerging e-Infrastructures for Science in Sub-Saharan Africa
	Chair: Bruce Becker, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa

15:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Workshop 4a: 8th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership - Information Society
	Chair: Mohamed Ben Amor, CERT, Tunisia Co-Chair: Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium
	Showcase of EU and African MSs Funded Activities; Proposals for New Activities Advancing the Information Society Agenda Themba Phiri, Department of Communications, South Africa Finland STI Programmes in South Africa and Southern Africa Helena Tapper, GESCI, Kenya ICT Initiatives in Mauritius Dan Faugoo, National Computer Board, Mauritius How to Bridge the Digital Divide in Africa? Case Studies in Zambia Lenka Ptáčková Melicharová, Deputy Minister of Interior (EU Affairs), Czech Republic ICT Initiatives in Mozambique Augusto Nunes, INTIC, Mozambique ICT Initiatives in Egypt Inas Fateem, Ministry of Communications & IT, Egypt ICT Initiatives in Botswana Oabona Monngakgotla, Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Botswana

16:00	Session 4b: eGovernment - Assessment
	Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden

16:00	Session 4c: Technology Enhanced Learning - Integrating New Elements
	Chair: Wallace Taylor, TISI - The Information Society Institute, South Africa

16:00	Workshop 4d: SAFIPA - Disruptive Innovation in Emerging Markets - A Catalyst for Reducing Poverty and Improving Lives?
	Chair: Kristiina Lahde, Saliens Ltd, Finland Co-Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

16:00	Workshop 4e: Emerging e-Infrastructures for Science in Sub-Saharan Africa
	Chair: Bruce Becker, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa

17:30

End of Parallel Sessions

18:00

Networking Reception

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