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 2: 30 May 2013

09:00
09:00
Workshop 5a: IST-Africa – Research Capacities and Priorities III
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
09:00
Session 5b: Technology-Enhanced Learning - Case Studies
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Chair: Jacob Njagih, Ministry of Education, Kenya
09:00
Session 5c: eHealth - Supporting Telemedicine
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Chair: Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda
09:00
Session 5d: ICT Initiatives in Kenya
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Chair: Daniel Obam, Ministry of ICT, Kenya
09:00
Session 5e: Mobile Applications
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Chair: Bruce Becker, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa
09:00
Workshop 5f: ICT for Sustainable Agriculture in Africa
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Chair: Walter Mayer, Progis Software GmbH, Austria
10:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
11:00
11:00
Workshop 6a: Supporting Skills Development in Africa
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Chair: Helena Tapper, GESCI, Kenya
11:00
Session 6b: Technology-Enhanced Learning in HEIs
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Chair: Koi Muchira Tirima, Inoorero University, Kenya
11:00
Session 6c: eHealth - Health Information Management Systems
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Chair: Ayub Manya, Ministry of Health, Kenya
11:00
Workshop 6d: AfricaConnect Extension
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Chair: Lishan Adam, ICT in Development, Ethiopia
11:00
Session 6e: Wireless Networks
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Chair: Vincent Kaabunga, IEEE Kenya Section, Kenya
Challenges of Implementing eduroam in Kenyan University Campus Wireless LAN
Maureen Njue, Kenya Education Network, Kenya
Wireless Sensor Networks Testbed: ASNTbed
Angeline Gcina Dludla, CSIR,, Meraka Institute, South Africa
Building a Sustainable Research & HCD Eco-system: Case Study of Two Wireless Communication Eco Systems
Fisseha Mekuria, CSIR, South Africa
Content Hosting and Distribution Framework for Wireless Mesh Networks
Thomas Gone, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Kenya
11:00
Workshop 6f: ICT for Sustainable Agriculture in Africa
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Chair: Walter Mayer, Progis Software GmbH, Austria
12:30
Lunch : Lunch
14:00
14:00
Panel Session 7a: Senior University Leadership Roundtable on ICT Education, Innovation and Research
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Chair: Harry Kaane, Higher Education, Science and Technology Secretary, Kenya
Co-Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
14:00
Session 7b: Living Labs
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Chair: Marlien Herselman, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa
14:00
Session 7c: eHealth - Case Studies
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Chair: Noureddine Hamdi, Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche Scientifique, Tunisia
14:00
Panel Session 7d: iMentors
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Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden
14:00
Session 7e: Mobile Applications - Leveraging SMS
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Chair: Lieketseng Tjokotsi, Department of Science and Technology, Lesotho
14:00
Session 7f: eAgriculture
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Chair: Moses Vusmuzi Zungu, Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, Swaziland
15:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
16:00
16:00
Panel Session 8a: Roundtable on Supporting Entrepreneurship in East Africa
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
16:00
Session 8b: Living Labs to Support Skills Development
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Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
16:00
Session 8c: eHealth
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Chair: Ayub Manya, Ministry of Health, Kenya
16:00
Workshop 8d: Exploiting the Potential of e-Infrastructures to Boost RTDI in Africa
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Chair: Karine Valin, Sigma Orionis, France
16:00
Session 8e: Mobile Applications
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Chair: Inas Fateem, Ministry of Communications & IT, Egypt
16:00
Session 8f: eAgriculture II
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Chair: Eric Mwangi, Ministry of Education, Kenya

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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