IST-Africa 2013 Conference & Exhibition

29 - 31 May, Nairobi, Kenya

IST-Africa 2013 Agenda



Updated: 2013-05-27 21:17:17

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Day 1: 29 May 2013

08:00
Registration : Registration
09:00
09:00
Opening Plenary 1a: Opening Plenary
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Chair: Crispus Kiamba, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Kenya
10:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
11:00
11:00
Plenary Session 2a: High-level Roundtable on Implementation of the Information Society in Africa
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
13:00
Lunch : Lunch
14:00
14:00
Workshop 3a: IST-Africa – Research Capacities and Priorities I
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
14:00
Session 3b: mLearning
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Chair: Njei Check, National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC), Cameroon
Can Micro-Volunteering Help in Africa?
Laurie Butgereit, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
3-Category Pedagogical Framework for Context Based Ambient Learning
Simon Mwendia, KCA University, Kenya
Social Studies Teachers' Intention to Use Mobile Phone as a Support and Tutorial Tool for Teaching
Gloria Adedoja, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Use of Swarm Intelligence to Improve Interactions in mLearning Collaborative Concept Mapping
Stephen Njenga, Murang'a University of Technology, Kenya
14:00
Session 3c: eGovernment
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Chair: Katherine Getao, ICT Authority, Kenya, Kenya
14:00
Session 3d: ICT for Environmental Sustainability
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Chair: Richard Liahona, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Kenya
14:00
Session 3e: Cloud Computing
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Chair: Ashwin Seegolam, National Computer Board, Mauritius
14:00
Panel Session 3f: The Role of Linkages in Leveraging the Information Society for Africa
Chair: Koi Muchira Tirima, Inoorero University, Kenya
15:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
16:00
16:00
Workshop 4a: IST-Africa – Research Capacities and Priorities II
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
16:00
Session 4b: Technology-Enhanced Learning
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Chair: Ebony Msikawanthu, Malawi Electoral Commission, Malawi
16:00
Session 4c: eGovernment
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Chair: Zauria Saifodine, National Institute for ICT, Mozambique
16:00
Session 4d: Environmental Sustainability - Applications and Case Studies
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Chair: Gatama Gichini, Ministry of Education Science and Technology, Kenya
16:00
Workshop 4e: African IPv6 Progress Monitoring, Cloud Computing & IXP Deployment
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Chair: Latif Ladid, SnT University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
17:30
End of Parallel Sessions

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