IST-Africa 2010 Conference & Exhibition

19 - 21 May 2010, Durban, South Africa

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
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Chair: Mohamed Ben Amor, CERT, Tunisia
Co-Chair: Ilari Lindy, HAUS The Finnish Institute of Public Management, Finland
14:00
Session 3b: eGovernment - Services
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Chair: Immo Onuegbu, Ministry of Education, Namibia
14:00
Session 3c: Technology Enhanced Learning
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Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
14:00
Workshop 3d: ICT R&D Innovation Strategy
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Chair: Isaac Maredi, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa
14:00
Workshop 3e: Emerging e-Infrastructures for Science in Sub-Saharan Africa
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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
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Chair: Mohamed Ben Amor, CERT, Tunisia
Co-Chair: Ilari Lindy, HAUS The Finnish Institute of Public Management, Finland
16:00
Session 4b: eGovernment - Assessment
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Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden
16:00
Session 4c: Technology Enhanced Learning - Integrating New Elements
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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?
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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
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Chair: Bruce Becker, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa
17:30
End of Parallel Sessions
18:00
Networking Reception

Day 2: 20 May 2010

09:00
09:00
Workshop 5a: 8th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership - Information Society
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Chair: Mohamed Ben Amor, CERT, Tunisia
Co-Chair: Ilari Lindy, HAUS The Finnish Institute of Public Management, Finland
09:00
Session 5b: Technology Transfer & Leveraging ICT to address the Digital Divide
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Chair: Helena Tapper, GESCI, Kenya
09:00
Session 5c: Technology Enhanced Learning - Leveraging Devices to Improve Skills
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Chair: Wallace Taylor, TISI - The Information Society Institute, South Africa
09:00
Session 5d: eAccessibility - Case Studies
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Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
09:00
Workshop 5e: State of the art of African Research and Education Networking and lessons from South America
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Chair: Francis Tusubira, UbuntuNet Alliance, Uganda
Co-Chair: Boubakar Barry, WACREN, Senegal
10:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
11:00
11:00
Workshop 6a: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
Co-Chair: Anneline Morgan, Southern African Development Community, Botswana
11:00
Session 6b: Digital Libraries
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Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium
Open Knowledge on e-Infrastructures: The BELIEF Digital Library
Simon Taylor, Brunel University, United Kingdom
Experiences with Developing Language Processing Tools and Corpora for Amharic
Björn Gambäck, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Challenges of Library and Information Science Capacity Building in Southern Sudan: A Situational Analysis
Elisam Magara, Makerere University, Uganda
ICT User Skills Building and the Possibility of Incorporating Intelligent Content in Research4Life Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sailas Nyareza, Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa, South Africa
11:00
Session 6c: Technology Enhanced Learning in Third Level Institutions
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Chair: Harold Wesso, Meraka eSkills Institute, South Africa
11:00
Workshop 6d: Services for the Autonomous Living and Mobility of the Elderly
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Chair: Maria Panou, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
11:00
Workshop 6e: Building a Research and Education Network Infrastructure in Africa - Emerging Content and Applications Networks
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Chair: Bjorn Pehrson, KTH, Sweden
12:30
Lunch : Lunch
14:00
14:00
Workshop 7a: Africa4All – Leveraging ICT in African Parliaments
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Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden
14:00
Workshop 7b: Challenges & Opportunities for African-European ICT Partnerships in FP7
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Chair: Mmboneni Muofhe, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
14:00
Session 7c: Technology Enhanced Learning - Case Studies
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Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden
14:00
Session 7d: eHealth - Issues and Case Studies
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Chair: Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda
14:00
Workshop 7e: Building a Research and Education Network Infrastructure in Africa: Policy Perspectives and AfricaConnect
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Chair: Leonardo Flores, European Commission, Belgium
Co-Chair: Ahmed Hamdy, African Union Commission, Ethiopia
15:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
16:00
16:00
Workshop 8a: Africa4All - Leveraging ICT in African Parliaments II
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Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden
16:00
Workshop 8b: Research Interoperability, Digitisation Techniques and Digital Preservation: the Europeana context
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Chair: Robert Davies, MDR Partners, United Kingdom
16:00
Workshop 8c: SAFIPA – Digital Learning and Open Education Solutions
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Chair: Ashraf Patel, SAFIPA Programme, South Africa
16:00
Session 8d: eHealth - Information Management Systems
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Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy
16:00
Workshop 8e: Building a Research and Education Network Infrastructure in Africa - Round Table on Next Steps and Synergy between Actors
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Chair: Vera Brenda Ngosi, Director, HRST, African Union Commission, Ethiopia
Co-Chair: Kostas Glinos, European Commission, Belgium

Day 3: 21 May 2010

09:00
09:00
Session 9a: Leveraging ICT in Rural Communities
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Chair: Helena Tapper, GESCI, Kenya
09:00
Tutorial 9b: 6DEPLOY - IPv6
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Chair: Martin Potts, Martel, Switzerland
09:00
Workshop 9c: ICT-Enhanced Learning and Citizen Empowerment across Africa
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Chair: Robert Frantz, Kepler Space Institute and Asburn Institute, United States
09:00
Session 9d: eHealth - Case Studies
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Chair: Maurice Mars, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
09:00
Session 9e: Leveraging eInfrastructures
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Chair: Maxwell Otim, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda
10:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
11:00
11:00
Session 10a: Leveraging RFID and Information Systems
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Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa
11:00
Tutorial 10b: 6DEPLOY - IPv6
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Chair: Martin Potts, Martel, Switzerland
11:00
Workshop 10c: Technology for Communities of Practice: The Power of Collaborative Learning
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Chair: Maike Schansker, United Nations University Vice Rectorate in Europe, Germany
11:00
Session 10d: eHealth - Case Studies
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Chair: Maurice Mars, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
11:00
Session 10e: Open Source Software Applications
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Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy
12:30
Lunch : Lunch
13:30
13:30
Closing Plenary 11a: Initiatives Supporting Development of Regional S&T
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