IST-Africa 2016 Conference

11 - 13 May 2016, Durban, South Africa

IST-Africa 2016 Agenda



Updated: 2016-03-22 22:17:11

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Day 1: 11 May 2016

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 Open Innovation, ICT Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation in Africa
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
12:30
Lunch : Lunch
14:00
14:00
Workshop 3a: Horizon 2020 Opportunities for Research Cooperation
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
14:00
Session 3b: eGovernment I
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Chair: Zauria Saifodine, National Institute for ICT, Mozambique
14:00
Session 3c: Technology-enhanced Learning I
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Chair: Gift Kadzamira, National Commission for Science and Technology, Malawi
14:00
Session 3d: Digital Content
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Chair: Tiwonge Msulira Banda, UbuntuNet Alliance, Malawi
14:00
Session 3e: Mobile Applications I
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Chair: Zamokwakhe Dlamini, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
14:00
Session 3f: Societal Implications of Technology I
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Chair: Ebenhezer Kauhonina, National Commission on Research,Science and Technology, Namibia
15:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
16:00
16:00
Workshop 4a: IST-Africa - Research Capacities & Priorities I
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
16:00
Session 4b: eGovernment II
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Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden
16:00
Session 4c: Technology-enhanced Learning II - mLearning
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Chair: Marita Turpin, University of Pretoria, South Africa
16:00
Session 4d: Future Internet & IoT
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Chair: Chipo Kanjo, University of Malawi, Malawi
16:00
Session 4e: Mobile Applications II
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Chair: Haitham Hamza, ITIDA, Egypt
16:00
Session 4f: Societal Implications of Technology II
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Chair: Lefa Thamae, Department of Science and Technology, Lesotho
ICT Adoption and Use in Zimbabwean SMEs
Peter Makiwa, University of Pretoria, Zimbabwe
Factors Affecting the Use of Social Media as a Crisis Communication Tool in South Africa
Trishana Ramluckan, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Analysing Barriers in the Implementation of National ICT Policy: Case of Malawi
Frank Makoza, University of Cape Town, South Africa
A Profile-Aware Microtasking Approach for Improving Task Assignment in Crowdsourcing Services
Jabu Mtsweni, CSIR, South Africa
Mitigating User Concerns to Maximize Trust on Cloud Platforms
Roxanne Piderit, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
17:30
End of Parallel Sessions

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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