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, HAUS The Finnish Institute of Public Management, Finland

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, HAUS The Finnish Institute of Public Management, Finland

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

Day 2: 20 May 2010

09:00

09:00	Workshop 5a: 8th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership - Information Society
	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
	Chair: Helena Tapper, GESCI, Kenya

09:00	Session 5c: Technology Enhanced Learning - Leveraging Devices to Improve Skills
	Chair: Wallace Taylor, TISI - The Information Society Institute, South Africa

09:00	Session 5d: eAccessibility - Case Studies
	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
	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
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland Co-Chair: Anneline Morgan, Southern African Development Community, Botswana

11:00	Session 6b: Digital Libraries
	Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium

11:00	Session 6c: Technology Enhanced Learning in Third Level Institutions
	Chair: Harold Wesso, Meraka eSkills Institute, South Africa
	Accordent Media Management System Technology and its Integration with the MERLINGO Portal Services Ivo Martiník, Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic E-Learning2.0 – The Power of Participation: Case Study on Further Developing Standards and Quality Assurance for e-Learning within the ACVCD-Project Stephan Raimer, College of Cooperative Education Schleswig-Holstein (WAK-SH), Germany The Impact of Podcasting on Student Lecture Attendance Juan de Lange, UKZN, South Africa The SAFIPA-Meraka Institute Code-sprints Program; A Mechanism to Enhance the Development Capacity of Emerging Developers -- Observations and Lessons Learned Louis Coetzee, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa Strategizing Computer-supported Collaborative Learning Towards Knowledge Building Evode Mukama, National University of Rwanda, Rwanda

11:00	Workshop 6d: Services for the Autonomous Living and Mobility of the Elderly
	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
	Chair: Bjorn Pehrson, KTH, Sweden

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

14:00

14:00	Workshop 7a: Africa4All – Leveraging ICT in African Parliaments
	Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden

14:00	Workshop 7b: Challenges & Opportunities for African-European ICT Partnerships in FP7
	Chair: Mmboneni Muofhe, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa

14:00	Session 7c: Technology Enhanced Learning - Case Studies
	Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden

14:00	Session 7d: eHealth - Issues and Case Studies
	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
	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
	Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden

16:00	Workshop 8b: Research Interoperability, Digitisation Techniques and Digital Preservation: the Europeana context
	Chair: Robert Davies, MDR Partners, United Kingdom

16:00	Workshop 8c: SAFIPA – Digital Learning and Open Education Solutions
	Chair: Ashraf Patel, SAFIPA Programme, South Africa

16:00	Session 8d: eHealth - Information Management Systems
	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
	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
	Chair: Helena Tapper, GESCI, Kenya

09:00	Tutorial 9b: 6DEPLOY - IPv6
	Chair: Martin Potts, Martel, Switzerland

09:00	Workshop 9c: ICT-Enhanced Learning and Citizen Empowerment across Africa
	Chair: Robert Frantz, Kepler Space Institute and Asburn Institute, United States

09:00	Session 9d: eHealth - Case Studies
	Chair: Maurice Mars, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

09:00	Session 9e: Leveraging eInfrastructures
	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
	Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa

11:00	Tutorial 10b: 6DEPLOY - IPv6
	Chair: Martin Potts, Martel, Switzerland

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

11:00	Session 10d: eHealth - Case Studies
	Chair: Maurice Mars, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

11:00	Session 10e: Open Source Software Applications
	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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