IST-Africa 2012 Conference & Exhibition

May 2012, Tanzania

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
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Chair: Innocent Mungy, Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority, 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
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
12:30
Lunch : Lunch
14:00
14:00
Session 3a: Cloud Computing
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Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, 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
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Chair: Maxwell Otim Onapa, Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation , Uganda
14:00
Session 3d: Technology-Enhanced Learning
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Chair: Kristiina Lahde, Saliens Ltd, Finland
14:00
Session 3e: eGovernment
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Chair: Isaac Maredi, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa
14:00
Workshop 3f: Accessible Mobile Phone Applications and Developers Tools for All
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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
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Chair: Kristiina Lahde, Saliens Ltd, Finland
16:00
Workshop 4b: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers I
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
16:00
Session 4c: eHealth - Health Information Systems
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Chair: Harry De Backer, EU Delegation to the African Union, Ethiopia
16:00
Session 4d: Technology-Enhanced Learning & ICT Skills
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Chair: Gift Kadzamira, National Commission for Science and Technology, Malawi
16:00
Session 4e: eGovernment – Case Studies
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Chair: Edephonce N. Nfuka, University of Dar es Salaam Computing Centre, Tanzania
16:00
Session 4f: eInfrastructure
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Chair: Zaipuna Yonah, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania
17:30
End of Parallel Sessions

Day 2: 10 May 2012

09:00
09:00
Session 5a: Internet of Things
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Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy
09:00
Workshop 5b: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers II
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
09:00
Session 5c: M-Health
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Chair: Collins Mushe, Ministry of Education, Namibia
09:00
Session 5d: Technology-Enhanced Learning - Case Studies
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Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden
09:00
Session 5e: eGovernment & eDemocracy
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Chair: Zauria Saifodine, National Institute for ICT, Mozambique
09:00
Session 5f: Broadband Access and its Exploitation for Development in Africa
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Chair: Iman Abuel Maaly, Sudanese Research and Education Network, Sudan
10:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
11:00
11:00
Session 6a: IPv6
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Chair: Latif Ladid, SnT University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
11:00
Workshop 6b: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers III
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
11:00
Session 6c: eHealth - Case Studies
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Chair: Andrew B. M. Swai, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania
11:00
Session 6d: Technology-Enhanced Learning in Universities
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Chair: Abdissa Yilma Tiky, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ethiopia
11:00
Session 6e: eGovernment & eDemocracy
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Chair: Hamisi Nguli, ex COSTECH, Tanzania
11:00
Session 6f: Capacity Building to Enable Broadband Rollout and Operations
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Chair: Bjorn Pehrson, KTH, Sweden
12:30
Lunch : Lunch
14:00
14:00
Panel Session 7a: ICT Entreneurship in Tanzania
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Chair: Jukka Siltanen, TANZICT, Tanzania
14:00
Session 7b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Joint Expert Group
14:00
Session 7c: eHealth - Case studies 2
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Chair: Edda Tandi Lwoga, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania
14:00
Session 7d: M-Learning
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Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden
14:00
Workshop 7e: Sensors, Empowerment and Accountability (SEMA): Enhancing the Relationship between Citizens and Government Agencies through Mobile Communications and Web Technology
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Chair: Benson Bana, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
14:00
Workshop 7f: TV White Space Spectrum and Dynamic Spectrum Access: For Improved Rural Wireless Broadband Connectivity
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Chair: Fisseha Mekuria, CSIR, South Africa
15:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
16:00
16:00
Panel Session 8a: ICT Entreneurship in Tanzania
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Chair: Jukka Siltanen, TANZICT, Tanzania
16:00
Session 8b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Joint Expert Group II
16:00
Session 8c: Living Labs
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Chair: Marlien Herselman, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa
16:00
Session 8d: M-Learning – Case Studies
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Chair: Raphael Mmasi, COSTECH, Tanzania
16:00
Session 8e: ICT for Environmental Risk Management
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Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium
16:00
Workshop 8f: The Feasibility of TV White Space Spectrum and Dynamic Spectrum Access in Africa: Technology, Regulatory and Socio-economic Issues
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Chair: Bjorn Pehrson, KTH, Sweden

Day 3: 11 May 2012

09:00
09:00
Session 9a: Business Processes and M-Business
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Chair: Dan Faugoo, National Computer Board, Mauritius
09:00
Session 9b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Joint Expert Group III
09:00
Session 9c: Living Labs
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Chair: Maxwell Otim Onapa, Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation , Uganda
09:00
Workshop 9d: A User-centric Way to Change Management for Rural Community Development
Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
09:00
Session 9e: RFID and Networked Enterprise
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Chair: Peter Mokube, Agence Nationale des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication, Cameroon
09:00
Workshop 9f: Public – Private Cooperation for ICT Supporting Africa’s Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Risk-management
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Chair: Walter Mayer, Progis Software GmbH, Austria
10:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
11:00
11:00
Session 10a: Open Source Software
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Chair: Eric Mwangi, Ministry of Education, Kenya
11:00
Session 10b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Joint Expert Group IV
11:00
Session 10c: Living Labs - Case Studies
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Chair: Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium
11:00
Session 10d: ICT for eInclusion and eAccessibility
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Chair: Njei Check, National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC), Cameroon
11:00
Session 10e: Cyber Security
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Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy
11:00
Workshop 10f: Public – Private Cooperation for ICT Supporting Africa’s Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Risk-management
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Chair: Karel Jedlička, UWB, Czech Republic
12:30
Lunch : Lunch
13:30
13:30
Closing Plenary 11a: Closing Plenary
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Chair: Peter Ulanga, Universal Communications Access Fund, Tanzania

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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