IST-Africa 2013 Conference & Exhibition

29 - 31 May, Nairobi, Kenya

Programme

Programme Overview

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
	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
	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
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

14:00	Session 3b: mLearning
	Chair: Njei Check, National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC), Cameroon

14:00	Session 3c: eGovernment
	Chair: Katherine Getao, ICT Authority, Kenya, Kenya

14:00	Session 3d: ICT for Environmental Sustainability
	Chair: Richard Liahona, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Kenya

14:00	Session 3e: Cloud Computing
	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
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

16:00	Session 4b: Technology-Enhanced Learning
	Chair: Ebony Msikawanthu, Malawi Electoral Commission, Malawi
	A Framework for Investigating Universities Readiness for On-line Learning: with Particular Reference to Sudanese Universities Atika ElMubarak, Sudan university of Science and Technology, Sudan Presenting a Framework for using Full Decentralized Virtualization on Desktop Computers in an Educational Laboratory Environment Frederik Hattingh, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa A Look into Classification: Towards Building an Indigenous Knowledge Platform for Educational Use Mathe Ntsekhe, Rhodes University, South Africa E-Learning Eco-system for Mobility and Effective Learning: A Case of JKUAT IT Students John Kihoro, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya Correlation Between Rapid Learnability and User Preference in IVR Systems for Developing Regions Tembalethu Ndwe, Rhodes Univeristy, South Africa

16:00	Session 4c: eGovernment
	Chair: Zauria Saifodine, National Institute for ICT, Mozambique

16:00	Session 4d: Environmental Sustainability - Applications and Case Studies
	Chair: Gatama Gichini, Ministry of Education Science and Technology, Kenya

16:00	Workshop 4e: African IPv6 Progress Monitoring, Cloud Computing & IXP Deployment
	Chair: Latif Ladid, SnT University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

17:30

End of Parallel Sessions

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