IST-Africa 2012 Conference & Exhibition

May 2012, Tanzania

Programme

IST-Africa 2012 Agenda

Updated: 2012-04-30 18:11:20

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Day 1: 09 May 2012

08:00

	Registration : Registration

09:00

09:00	Opening Plenary 1a: Opening Plenary
	Chair: Innocent Mungy, Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority, Tanzania
	Plenary Speakers include Welcome Address Hassan Mshinda, Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, Tanzania European Commission Address Kostas Glinos, European Commission, Belgium Welcome Remarks Enrico Strampelli, European Delegation, Tanzania Address on behalf of Innovation and Technology Group, Tanzania Ambassador Sinikka Antila, Embassy of Finland, Tanzania AUC Address Moctar Yedaly, African Union Commission, Ethiopia Welcome Honourable Prof Makame Mbarawa, Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania Opening Speech H.E Mohammed Gharib Bilal, Vice President of Tanzania, Tanzania

10:30

	Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Plenary Session 2a: High-level Round Table on the Implementation of the Information Society Track of the 8th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
	Panelists include Dr Florens Turuka, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications Science and Technology, Tanzania Dr Hassan Mshinda, Director General, Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology Prof John S Nkoma, Director General, Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority Moctar Yedaly, Head of Information Society Division, African Union Commission Kostas Glinos, Head of Unit GEANT & e-Infrastructures, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission Dr Rached Hamza, DG, CERT & African Co-chair JEG8 Prof. Luis Magalhães, European Co-chair of JEG8, Portugal Ambassador Lennarth Hjelmåker, Embassy of Sweden, Tanzania Dr Jyrki Pulkkinen, Senior Adviser, Information Society & STI for Development, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Prof. Samuel Wangwe, Executive Secretary, Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA), Tanzania Mr. Anthony Maduekwe, Program Specialist, UNESCO, Tanzania Jussi Hinkkanen, Vice President, Corporate Relations and Business Environment, Nokia Middle East and Africa Catherinerose Barretto, Pamoja Initiatives, Tanzania

12:30

	Lunch : Lunch

14:00

14:00	Session 3a: Cloud Computing
	Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa
	Standards, Sustainability, Security, Interoperability of Different Clouds Nkundwe Moses Mwasaga, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, Tanzania Cloud-Based Mobile Computing: An Opportunity for the Next Billion Tommi Mikkonen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Digital Forensic Framework for a Cloud Environment George Sibiya, CSIR, South Africa Presenting a Security Model for Protecting private and personal information in the Cloud Tumelo Malebane, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

14:00	Workshop 3b: ICT Initiatives in Tanzania
	Chair: Hassan Mshinda, Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, Tanzania

14:00	Session 3c: eHealth - Telemedicine & Supporting Capacity
	Chair: Maxwell Otim Onapa, Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation , Uganda
	The Opportunities of Exploiting Cloud Computing in Telemedicine: A Developing Country Perspective Juha Puustjärvi, University of Helsinki, Finland Building Sustainable Capacity for Health Research in Africa through Cloud Computing Applications Ana Jimenez-Castellanos, Dept Inteligencia Artificial, Facultad de Informática, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Critical Success Factors for the Successful Implementation of Telemedicine in the Eastern Cape, South Africa Liezel Cilliers, University of Fort Hare, South Africa SAHEL: A Comprehensive Telemedicine Demonstration Programme to Connect Remote Health Centres in Africa Ghislain De La Sayette, Airbus Defence and Space, France Scalable Open Source eHealth Solutions: A Poor Resource Setting Case Study Yamiko Msosa, Baobab Health, Malawi

14:00	Session 3d: Technology-Enhanced Learning
	Chair: Kristiina Lahde, Saliens Ltd, Finland
	Emerging Technolgies, Innovative Teachers and Moral Cohesion Jacqueline Batchelor, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Towards a Sustainable Volunteer Mobile, Online Tutoring Model for Mathematics Laurie Butgereit, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Central Questions of ICT & Ethics: IT Ethics Course Design in Tanzania Matti Tedre, Stockholm University, Sweden System Dynamics Approach in Evaluating ICT4D Research Projects Iskra Popova, Stockholm University, Sweden The Potential for Use of Semantic Web Technologies in IK Management Systems Thomas Fogwill, CSIR Meraka Institute, South Africa

14:00	Session 3e: eGovernment
	Chair: Isaac Maredi, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa
	M-governance: Exploratory Survey on Kenyan Service Delivery and Government Interaction Angela Crandall, iHub, Kenya Towards Effective E-Government for Africa Aneerav Sukhoo, Central Information Systems Division, Mauritius Archives and digital repositories in an eGovernment context: When the subsequent bird catches the worm Hannes Kulovits, Secure Business Austria, Austria The Information Systems Interoperability Maturity Model (ISIMM): Towards Standardizing Technical Interoperability and Assessment within Government Jameson Mbale, University of Namibia, Namibia An Object-Oriented Data Model for Development Projects Monitoring in Mafeteng Local Government Jean Vincent Fonou Dombeu, Vaal University of Technology, South Africa

14:00	Workshop 3f: Accessible Mobile Phone Applications and Developers Tools for All
	Chair: Maria Panou, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece
	Creating Accessible Applications for Android: from the Developer Perspective to the User Needs Maria Fernanda Cabrera-Umpierrez, Polytechnic Unversity of Madrid, Spain Personalised Guidance on the Mobile Phone for Travellers in Emergency Situations Maria Panou, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece Integrating Accessibility into Mobile Devices and Connecting it to the Cloud: A Java Mobile Example Jon Azpiroz, Vodafone Spain Foundation, Spain Evaluation of Accessible Mobile Applications Following an Iterative UCD Plan Maria Gkemou, CERTH/HIT, Greece Mobile Applications for Elderly with Disabilities Evangelos Bekiaris, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece

15:30

	Coffee Break : Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Workshop 4a: Finnish - African Cooperation Programmes
	Chair: Kristiina Lahde, Saliens Ltd, Finland
	ICT and Innovation in Finland's Development Policy in Africa Jyrki Pulkkinen, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Finland Cooperation between ECA and Finland on ICT Development in Africa Programme: Insights and Lessons Learned Matti Sinko, -, Ethiopia Southern Africa Innovation Support Programme SAIS - Progress and lessons learnt Juha Miettinen, SAIS Programme, Namibia Programme of Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation between Finland and Mozambique STIFIMO - Progress and Lessons Learnt Erkki Sutinen , University of Turku, Finland The Information Society and ICT Sector Development Project in Tanzania TANZICT - Progress and lessons learnt Kristiina Lahde, Saliens Ltd, Finland Finnish Business Partnership Programme Maija Hyypiä, Finnpartnership, Finland

16:00	Workshop 4b: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers I
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
	ICT WP2013 - Overview and Opportunities Klaus Pendl, European Commission, Belgium ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Tanzania Raphael Mmasi, COSTECH, Tanzania ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Uganda Maxwell Otim Onapa, Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation , Uganda 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 Ethiopia Abdissa Yilma Tiky, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ethiopia

16:00	Session 4c: eHealth - Health Information Systems
	Chair: Harry De Backer, EU Delegation to the African Union, Ethiopia
	Strengthening ICT based Health Information System (HIS) in Tanzania: The need for HIS policy Honest Kimaro, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania The Significance of Effective Information Systems (IS) in Health Services in Tanzania Restituta Mushi, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Tanzania National roll out of District Health Information Software (DHIS 2) in Kenya, 2011 – Central Server and Cloud based Infrastructure Ayub Manya, Ministry of Health, Kenya Review of Approaches Used in the Implementations of Electronic Medical Records in Tanzania Sunday Morabu, SOFTMED CO.LTD, Tanzania Health Informatics Education in Africa through Problem Based Learning and On-line Delivery - A Project Proposal Mona Lisa Dahms, Aalborg University, Denmark

16:00	Session 4d: Technology-Enhanced Learning & ICT Skills
	Chair: Gift Kadzamira, National Commission for Science and Technology, Malawi
	An E-ecosystem Driven Next Generation Life Long Learning Approach Atis Kapenieks, Riga Technical University, Latvia Situation Analysis of the Availability and Application of ICT Facilities and Services among Teachers’ Colleges in Tanzania Julius Tweve, Tumaini University, Tanzania ICT Skills Development: EDUEgypt Case Study Neveen Saied, Information Technology Institute , Egypt

16:00	Session 4e: eGovernment – Case Studies
	Chair: Edephonce N. Nfuka, University of Dar es Salaam Computing Centre, Tanzania
	Evaluation of Government websites for Business Development Services (BDS) in Tanzania Juma Mdimu, Ruaha University College, Tanzania A Consumer Based Model for Adoption of E-Tax Services in Uganda Gilbert Maiga, Makerere University, Uganda PERIPHÈRIA – Implementing Smart Cities Alvaro Oliveira, Alfamicro, Lda, Portugal Deterrents to Using Government Websites in Uganda: Extension of the Technology Acceptance Model, Self Efficacy and Awareness Flavia Kyeyago, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, Uganda

16:00	Session 4f: eInfrastructure
	Chair: Zaipuna Yonah, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania
	Opportunities created by AfricaConnect Kostas Glinos, European Commission, Belgium Tanzania High Speed Broadband Network for Research and Education on Facilities Connected to European Geant 2 Raphael Mmasi, COSTECH, Tanzania African Great Lakes Rural Broadband Research Infrastructure Julianne Sansa-Otim, Makerere University, Uganda Simplified Gateway Selection in Integrated VANET-UMTS Heterogeneous Wireless Network Rashid Saeed, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan Mobile Network Propagation Prediction Models in Ethiopia: Urban, Sub-Urban and Rural Area Ashagrie Getnet, Ethio Telecom (Telecommunication), Ethiopia

17:30

	End of Parallel Sessions

Disclaimer: This is the Advance Programme, which is subject to change. The Final Programme will be published in March, following receipt of all final papers.

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