IST-Africa 2011 Conference & Exhibition

11 - 13 May 2011, Gaborone, Botswana

IST-Africa 2011 Agenda



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

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Day 1: 11 May 2011

08:00
Registration : Registration
09:00
09:00
Opening Plenary 1a: Opening Plenary
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10:30
Coffee Break : Networking and Exhibition
11:00
11:00
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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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
12:30
Lunch : Lunch
14:00
14:00
Session 3a: eInfrastructures
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Chair: Joseph Chuma, University of Botswana, Botswana
14:00
Session 3b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Information Society Implementation Group I
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14:00
Workshop 3c: African IPv6 Deployment Roadmap
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Chair: Latif Ladid, SnT University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Co-Chair: Jacques Babot, -, Belgium
14:00
Session 3d: Digital Libraries and Intelligent Content
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Chair: Sue Pendell, Colorado State University , United States
University Research Funding and Information Management System - Improving and Enhancing Research at University of Botswana
Clement Matasane, University of Botswana, Botswana
Instrumenting and Monitoring the LarKC Reasearch Infrastructure
Ioan Toma, STI Innsbruck , Austria
Promoting Widespread Diffusion of ICTs to Speed up Achievements of the MDGs in Africa: a Case for the MDG 2 in Uganda
Wilson OKaka, Kyambogo University, Uganda
Design of Workflow Management system for Department of Information Services
Kebonye Timpa, Botswana Government, Botswana
14:00
Workshop 3e: Living Labs - Experiences from ENOLL
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Chair: Alvaro Oliveira, Alfamicro, Lda, Portugal
14:00
Session 3f: eGovernment - Issues and Case Studies
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Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden
15:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
16:00
16:00
Workshop 4a: The Brain Gain Initiative – Next Steps towards an African e-Infrastructure for Education and Research
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Chair: Luc Rukingama, UNESCO Office in Harare, Zimbabwe
16:00
Session 4b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Information Society Implementation Group II
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16:00
Session 4c: Mobile Applications
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Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa
16:00
Session 4d: Open Source Software - Applications and Case Studies
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Chair: Maxwell Otim, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda
16:00
Session 4e: Living Labs - Case Studies
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Chair: Kristiina Lahde, Saliens Ltd, Finland
16:00
Session 4f: eGovernment Developments in East Africa
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Chair: Enock Mpenzwa, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania
17:30
End of Parallel Sessions
18:00
Reception : Networking Reception

Day 2: 12 May 2011

09:00
09:00
Workshop 5a: African REN I: Setting the Stage – the State of Research and Education Networking in Africa
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Chair: Ahmed Hamdy, African Union Commission, Ethiopia
09:00
Session 5b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Information Society Implementation Group III
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09:00
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Chair: Basie von Solms, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
09:00
Workshop 5d: mHealth in Botswana
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Chair: Faisal M. Fadlelmola, University of Botswana, Botswana
09:00
Session 5e: Technology Enhanced Learning & ICT Skills
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Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden
09:00
Workshop 5f: Africa4All – Leveraging ICT in African Parliaments
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Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden
10:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
11:00
11:00
Workshop 6a: African REN II: Creating Synergy among the Initiatives Supporting research and Education Networking in Africa
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Chair: Francis Tusubira, UbuntuNet Alliance, Uganda
11:00
Session 6b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Information Society Implementation Group IV
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11:00
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Chair: Marthie Grobler, CSIR, South Africa
11:00
Session 6d: eHealth - Issues and Applications
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Chair: Maurice Mars, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
11:00
Session 6e: Technology Enhanced Learning and ICT Skills II
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Chair: John Connell, CISCO, United Kingdom
11:00
Session 6f: ICT for eInclusion and eAccessibility - Case Studies
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Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
12:30
Lunch : Lunch
14:00
14:00
Workshop 7a: African REN III: Creating and Strengthening Global Strategic Alliances
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Chair: Kostas Glinos, European Commission, Belgium
Co-Chair: Duncan Martin, UbuntuNet Alliance, South Africa
14:00
Session 7b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Information Society Implementation Group V
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14:00
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Chair: Rossouw Von Solms, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa
14:00
Session 7d: eHealth - Issues and Applications II
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Chair: Sheddan Masupe, University of Botswana, Botswana
14:00
Session 7e: Technology Enhanced Learning and ICT Skills in East Africa
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Chair: Almamy Konte, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, des Universités et des Centres Universitaires Régionaux et de la Recherche Scientifique, Senegal
14:00
Session 7f: ICT for eInclusion and eAccessibility - Case Studies
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Chair: Kim Davis, Research Council of Norway, Norway
15:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
16:00
16:00
Workshop 8a: African REN IV: Intra-African Research and Education Collaboration
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Chair: Bjorn Pehrson, KTH, Sweden
Co-Chair: Leonardo Flores, European Commission, Belgium
16:00
Session 8b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Information Society Implementation Group VI
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16:00
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Chair: Joey Jansen van Vuuren, CSIR, South Africa
16:00
Session 8d: eHealth - Case Studies
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Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy
16:00
Session 8e: Technology Enhanced Learning and ICT Skills IV
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Chair: Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda
16:00
Session 8f: ICT for eInclusion and eAccessibility - Issues
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Chair: Raphael Mmasi, COSTECH, Tanzania

Day 3: 13 May 2011

09:00
09:00
Workshop 9a: eInfrastructures and the Sensor Web for Earth Observation and Simulation
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Chair: Ingo Simonis, iGSI GmbH, Germany
Co-Chair: Anwar Vahed, CSIR, South Africa
09:00
Workshop 9b: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers I
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
09:00
Workshop 9c: Networked Enterprises: Potential and Opportunities for Businesses in Africa
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Chair: Man-Sze Li, IC Focus, United Kingdom
09:00
Session 9d: Rural Innovation Systems
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Chair: Eric Mwangi, Ministry of Education, Kenya
09:00
Session 9e: Transformation of Research Results into Local Innovation
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Chair: Kim Davis, Research Council of Norway, Norway
10:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
11:00
11:00
Session 10a: Cloud Computing
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Chair: Fisseha Mekuria, CSIR, South Africa
11:00
Workshop 10b: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers II
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
11:00
Session 10c: RFID and Networked Enterprise
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Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa
11:00
Session 10d: ICT for Environmental Risk Management
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Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium
12:30
Lunch : Lunch
13:30
13:30
Closing Plenary 11a: Initiatives Supporting Development of Regional ICT and STI
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