Programme

IST-Africa 2011 Agenda

Updated: 2011-06-22 08:58:35

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Day 3: 13 May 2011

09:00

09:00	Workshop 9a: eInfrastructures and the Sensor Web for Earth Observation and Simulation
	Chair: Ingo Simonis, iGSI GmbH, Germany Co-Chair: Anwar Vahed, CSIR, South Africa
	OpenSensors: A Community Platform to Enable the Sensor Web and Foster Earth Observation Research Stefanie Andrae, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria Earth Observation and Environmental Modelling for the Mitigation of Health Risks such as Cholera, Cardio-Vascular and Respiratory Diseases Ingo Simonis, iGSI GmbH, Germany eInfrastructures for Disaster Risk Assessment Anwar Vahed, CSIR, South Africa Illustrating the Role of e-Infrastructures when Studying Cholera Dynamics Ingo Simonis, iGSI GmbH, Germany Massive Climate Data Sets in eInfrastructures Francois Engelbrecht, CSIR, South Africa Sensor Web Simon Jirka, 52North, Germany

09:00	Workshop 9b: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers I
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
	EU - Africa Research Cooperation Opportunities Kostas Glinos, European Commission, Belgium ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Botswana Oabona Monngakgotla, Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Botswana ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Mauritius Vikash Heeralaul, National Computer Board, Mauritius ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Mozambique Zauria Saifodine, National Institute for ICT, Mozambique ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Namibia Florence Kavirindi, Ministry of Education, Namibia ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Lesotho Lefa Thamae, Department of Science and Technology, Lesotho ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in South Africa Itumeleng Phogojane, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa

09:00	Workshop 9c: Networked Enterprises: Potential and Opportunities for Businesses in Africa
	Chair: Man-Sze Li, IC Focus, United Kingdom
	The Evolution and Key Findings of Networked Enterprises in European Research Man-Sze Li, IC Focus, United Kingdom Business Model Developments, Innovation and the Bottom of the Pyramid Peter Lindgren, Aalborg University, Denmark Networked Enterprises: A Case Study in Regional Healthcare Andrew Faughy, VEN, United Kingdom Enterprise Systems in the Internet of Things Markus Eisenhauer, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology (FIT), Germany Discussion - Networked Enterprises: relevance and opportunity for Africa

09:00	Session 9d: Rural Innovation Systems
	Chair: Eric Mwangi, Ministry of Education, Kenya
	Mobile Banking as a Means to Provide Access to Financial Services José Luis Gómez Barroso, UNED - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain Vision of the Farm of Tomorrow Karel Charvat, WirelessInfo, Czech Republic VLITE NODE – Solution for Precision Farming Karel Charvat, WirelessInfo, Czech Republic

09:00	Session 9e: Transformation of Research Results into Local Innovation
	Chair: Kim Davis, Research Council of Norway, Norway
	Voices: Voice-based ICT Services for Underprivileged Communities Stephane Boyera, Web Foundation, France Building a Participatory Geographic Information System to Support Community Initiated Local Livelihoods Mulalu Innocent Mulalu, University of Botswana, Botswana Challenges in Transferring European Business and Technology Models to the Developing Southern African Regions Margherita Forcolin, Insiel S.p.A., Italy Designing Pilot Micro Finance Information Dissemination Centres for the Eastern Cape: A Process Report Annatjie Erasmus, AWE Business Process Engineering, South Africa Crucial Considerations in One-to-One Computing in Developing Countries Henrik Hansson, Stockholm University, Sweden

10:30

	Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Session 10a: Cloud Computing
	Chair: Fisseha Mekuria, CSIR, South Africa
	Cloud Computing as an Emerging Technology and its Associated Ethical Issues: Experiences that may be shared between Europe and Africa Kutoma J. Wakunuma, De Montfort University, United Kingdom Improving the Capacity, Reliability & Life of Mobile Devices with Cloud Computing Fisseha Mekuria, CSIR, South Africa A Case Analysis of Factors Affecting the Adoption of Grid Technology by Universities Faith-Michael Uzoka, Mount Royal University, Canada A Web-Portal for Accessing Services by SMMEs in South Africa: A Mashup Prototype Ernest Ngassam, SAP Research IA&S Africa, South Africa

11:00	Workshop 10b: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers II
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
	ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Egypt Effat El Shooky, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Egypt ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Senegal Almamy Konte, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, des Universités et des Centres Universitaires Régionaux et de la Recherche Scientifique, Senegal ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Cameroon Njei Check, National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC), Cameroon ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Kenya Jacob Njagih, Ministry of Education, Kenya ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Burundi Augustin Nsabiyumva, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Burundi ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Tanzania Raphael Mmasi, COSTECH, Tanzania ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Uganda Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda EuroAfrica-ICT - Preliminary Results from ICT Research Priorities Study Karine Valin, Sigma Orionis, France

11:00	Session 10c: RFID and Networked Enterprise
	Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa
	The Internet of Things – Promise for the Future? An Introduction Louis Coetzee, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa Beachcomber: Linking the "Internet of Things" to the "Internet of People" Laurie Butgereit, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Initial Study on the Usage of Social Networks Marketing by Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises in South Africa: A Review of some SMEs in Cape Town Mayowa Mulero, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa RFID in Botswana Bathopi Luke, Botswana Telecommunications Authority, Botswana

11:00	Session 10d: ICT for Environmental Risk Management
	Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium
	The Development and Implementation of eLog Technology for the Local and International Fishing Industry Amos Barkai, Olrac, South Africa Social Space for Geospatial Information Premysl Vohnout, Czech Centre for Science and Society, Czech Republic ICT for Automated Forecasting of Electrical Power Consumption: A Case Study in Maputo Constantino Sotomane, MCTES, Mozambique

12:30

	Lunch : Lunch

13:30

13:30	Closing Plenary 11a: Initiatives Supporting Development of Regional ICT and STI
	Strengthening African - European Cooperation in ICT Thierry Devars, European Commission, Belgium Strengthening African - European Cooperation in S&T Fadila Boughanemi, European Commission, Belgium Bridging Africa and Europe with the Information Society Ana Cristina Neves, Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal Health Initiatives in Botswana O Mokopakgosi, Ministry of Health, Botswana Improved Service Delivery through the Use of ICT Applications Lucky T. Moahi , Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, Botswana Challenges of Information Communication Technology Chino Monyatsiwa, Ministry of Agriculture, Botswana ICT at the University of Botswana George O. Anderson, University of Botswana, Botswana Botswana Innovation Hub Budzanani Tacheba, Botswana Innovation Hub, Botswana Awards Honourable Frank Ramsden, Minister of Transport and Communication, Botswana Formal Closing Honourable Frank Ramsden, Minister of Transport and Communication, Botswana

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IST-Africa 2011 Conference & Exhibition

11 - 13 May 2011, Gaborone, Botswana

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IST-Africa 2011 Agenda

Day 3: 13 May 2011