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

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

Day 2: 30 May 2013

09:00

09:00	Workshop 5a: IST-Africa – Research Capacities and Priorities III
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

09:00	Session 5b: Technology-Enhanced Learning - Case Studies
	Chair: Jacob Njagih, Ministry of Education, Kenya

09:00	Session 5c: eHealth - Supporting Telemedicine
	Chair: Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda

09:00	Session 5d: ICT Initiatives in Kenya
	Chair: Daniel Obam, Ministry of ICT, Kenya

09:00	Session 5e: Mobile Applications
	Chair: Bruce Becker, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa

09:00	Workshop 5f: ICT for Sustainable Agriculture in Africa
	Chair: Walter Mayer, Progis Software GmbH, Austria

10:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Workshop 6a: Supporting Skills Development in Africa
	Chair: Helena Tapper, GESCI, Kenya

11:00	Session 6b: Technology-Enhanced Learning in HEIs
	Chair: Koi Muchira Tirima, Inoorero University, Kenya

11:00	Session 6c: eHealth - Health Information Management Systems
	Chair: Ayub Manya, Ministry of Health, Kenya

11:00	Workshop 6d: AfricaConnect Extension
	Chair: Lishan Adam, ICT in Development, Ethiopia

11:00	Session 6e: Wireless Networks
	Chair: Vincent Kaabunga, IEEE Kenya Section, Kenya

11:00	Workshop 6f: ICT for Sustainable Agriculture in Africa
	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
	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
	Chair: Marlien Herselman, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa

14:00	Session 7c: eHealth - Case Studies
	Chair: Noureddine Hamdi, Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche Scientifique, Tunisia

14:00	Panel Session 7d: iMentors
	Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden

14:00	Session 7e: Mobile Applications - Leveraging SMS
	Chair: Lieketseng Tjokotsi, Department of Science and Technology, Lesotho

14:00	Session 7f: eAgriculture
	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
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

16:00	Session 8b: Living Labs to Support Skills Development
	Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

16:00	Session 8c: eHealth
	Chair: Ayub Manya, Ministry of Health, Kenya
	Free and Open Source Software for Development of Sustainable M-Health Systems in Kenya Stephen Ondimu, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya Adaptive GUIs Tailored to Different User Groups for Public Health Service Delivery via Fuzzy Logic Membership Functions Melanie Platz, University of Siegen, Germany Description of Availability of Medical Care with Fuzzy Logic for Logistic Optimization of Medical Resources Matthias Groessler, University of Koblenz-Landau, Campus Landau, Germany Digital Analysis of Malaria Infected Blood Smears via Mobile Devices Dirk Elias, Fraunhofer Portugal Research Center for Assistive Information and Communication Solutions, Portugal An Enhanced Entity-Attribute-Value Data Model for Representing High Dimensional and Sparse Healthcare Data Augustus Kamau, JKUAT, Kenya

16:00	Workshop 8d: Exploiting the Potential of e-Infrastructures to Boost RTDI in Africa
	Chair: Karine Valin, Sigma Orionis, France

16:00	Session 8e: Mobile Applications
	Chair: Inas Fateem, Ministry of Communications & IT, Egypt

16:00	Session 8f: eAgriculture II
	Chair: Eric Mwangi, Ministry of Education, Kenya

Day 3: 31 May 2013

09:00

09:00	Workshop 9a: Mutually Beneficial Africa-EU ICT Research
	Chair: Karine Valin, Sigma Orionis, France

09:00	Session 9b: Transformation of Research Results into Local Innovation
	Chair: Marlien Herselman, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa

09:00	Session 9c: Leveraging Open Source Software
	Chair: Moses Rugutt, National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI), Kenya

09:00	Session 9d: ICT Regulatory Frameworks
	Chair: Zamokwakhe Dlamini, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa

09:00	Session 9e: Use of ICT in HEIs and Schools
	Chair: George Ombakho, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Kenya

10:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Workshop 10a: Strengthening Democracy in East Africa through ICTs - Challenges and Opportunities
	Chair: David Isaksson, Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions, Sweden

11:00	Session 10b: eInclusion
	Chair: Enock Mpenzwa, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania

11:00	Session 10c: Digital Libraries
	Chair: Toumane Doumbouya, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche, Senegal

11:00	Workshop 10d: Probe-IT: The Internet of Things in Africa
	Chair: Sofiene Sghaier, CERT, Tunisia

11:00	Session 10e: mBanking
	Chair: Phodiso Potesh Phole, Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services, Botswana

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

13:30

13:30	Closing Plenary 11a: Closing Plenary
	Chair: Harry Kaane, Higher Education, Science and Technology Secretary, 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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