IST-Africa 2015 Conference

06 - 08 May 2015, Lilongwe, Malawi

Programme

IST-Africa 2015 Agenda

Updated: 2015-03-06 16:21:51

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Day 1: 06 May 2015

08:00

Registration : Registration

09:00

09:00

Opening Plenary 1a: Opening Plenary

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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

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

14:00

14:00	Workshop 3a: IST-Africa - Research Capacities & Priorities I
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

14:00	Session 3b: eHealth I
	Chair: Chipo Kanjo, University of Malawi, Malawi

14:00	Session 3c: Technology-enhanced Learning I
	Chair: Gift Khangamwa, The Polytechnic, University of Malawi, Malawi

14:00	Session 3d: eGovernment I
	Chair: Bessie Nyirenda, Malawi Institute of Management, Malawi

15:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Workshop 4a: IST-Africa - Research Capacities & Priorities II
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

16:00	Session 4b: eHealth II
	Chair: Seyani Nayeja, Mzuzu University, Malawi

16:00	Session 4c: Technology-enhanced Learning II
	Chair: Kristiina Lahde, Saliens Ltd, Finland

16:00	Session 4d: eGovernment II
	Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden

17:30

End of Parallel Sessions

Day 2: 07 May 2015

09:00

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

09:00	Session 5b: eHealth - Health Information Systems I
	Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

09:00	Session 5c: Technology Enhanced Learning III
	Chair: Noureddine Hamdi, Ministere de l'Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche Scientifique, Tunisia

09:00	Session 5d: eGovernment III
	Chair: Zauria Saifodine, National Institute for ICT, Mozambique

09:00	Workshop 5e: Identity Federation and Shared Services for Research and Education
	Chair: Omo Oaiya, WACREN, Ghana

10:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Session 6a: ICT4D
	Chair: Haitham Hamza, ITIDA, Egypt

11:00	Session 6b: eHealth - Health Information Systems II
	Chair: Jacob Njagih, Ministry of Education, Kenya

11:00	Session 6c: Technology Enhanced Learning IV
	Chair: Lieketseng Tjokotsi, Department of Science and Technology, Lesotho

11:00	Session 6d: eGovernment IV
	Chair: Zamokwakhe Dlamini, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa

11:00	Workshop 6e: Synergy for Global Collaboration in Science Powered by R&E networks
	Chair: Boubakar Barry, WACREN, Senegal

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

14:00

14:00	Workshop 7a: Impact Assessment of ICT4D projects
	Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Co-Chair: Alida Veldsman, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

14:00	Workshop 7b: Supporting Life
	Chair: Seyani Nayeja, Mzuzu University, Malawi Co-Chair: Joseph Wu, Luke International, Malawi

14:00	Session 7c: Technology Enhanced Learning V
	Chair: Alinafe Mbendera, LUANAR, Malawi

14:00	Session 7d: Regulatory Frameworks
	Chair: Francis Bisika, Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority, Malawi

15:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Workshop 8a: ICT Initiatives in Malawi
	Chair: Anthony Muyepa-Phiri, Director General, National Commission for Science and Technology, Malawi

16:00	Session 8b: mHealth
	Chair: Iqbal Agowun, National Computer Board, Mauritius

16:00	Workshop 8c: Mobile GraphoGame Solution to Global Illiteracy Crisis
	Chair: Heikki Lyytinen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

16:00	Session 8d: Cyber Security
	Chair: Njei Check, National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC), Cameroon

17:30

End of Parallel Sessions

Day 3: 08 May 2015

09:00

09:00	Session 9a: eAgriculture
	Chair: Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda

09:00	Session 9b: ICT Supporting Innovation
	Chair: Leulseged Alemie, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Ethiopia

09:00	Session 9c: Digital Libraries
	Chair: Gift Kadzamira, National Commission for Science and Technology, Malawi

09:00	Session 9d: eInfrastructures
	Chair: Tiwonge Msulira Banda, UbuntuNet Alliance, Malawi

10:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Session 10a: eAgriculture & Environmental Sustainability
	Chair: Ebony Msikawanthu, National Commission for Science and Technology, Malawi

11:00	Session 10b: eInclusion
	Chair: Ebenhezer Kauhonina, National Commission on Research,Science and Technology, Namibia

11:00	Session 10c: Next Generation Computing
	Chair: Jonathan Pinifolo, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

13:30

13:30

Closing Plenary 11: Innovation and Research Capacity Building in Malawi

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