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
17:30
End of Parallel Sessions

Day 2: 12 May 2016

09:00
09:00
Workshop 5a: IST-Africa - Research Capacities & Priorities II
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
09:00
Session 5b: eGovernment III
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Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden
09:00
Session 5c: Technology Enhanced Learning III
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Chair: Jacob Njagih, Ministry of Education, Kenya
The Promise of Grid Computing Technologies for e-Learning Systems in Kenya
Elyjoy Micheni, The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya
ICT4D 2.0 Studies in Virtual Environment: Context and User Needs to Foster Learning Process
Nicholas Mavengere, University of Tampere, Finland
Pre-Service Teacher’s Understanding of LEAP21 Learning Design Elements in MOOC Environments
Jameson Goto, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
Cloud Computing to support Virtual Classrooms – Benefits and Challenges
Roopesh Kevin Sungkur, University of Mauritius, Mauritius
Technology Integration in the Classroom: A Case of Students Experiences in Using Edmodo to Support Learning in a Blended Classroom in a Kenyan University
Rhoda Gitonga, Kenyatta University, Kenya
09:00
Session 5d: Future Internet II
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Chair: Zamokwakhe Dlamini, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
09:00
Workshop 5e: Value-added Connectivity for Research and Education in Africa I
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Chair: Bonny Khunga, ZAMREN, Zambia
10:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
11:00
11:00
Workshop 6a: IST-Africa - Showcasing Activities of IEEE SIGHT Volunteers in Africa
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
11:00
Session 6b: eHealth I
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Chair: Zauria Saifodine, National Institute for ICT, Mozambique
11:00
Session 6c: Technology Enhanced Learning IV
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Chair: Lieketseng Tjokotsi, Department of Science and Technology, Lesotho
11:00
Session 6d: Future Internet III
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Chair: Njei Check, National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC), Cameroon
11:00
Workshop 6e: Value-added Connectivity for Research and Education in Africa II
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Chair: Salem Alagtash, German Jordanian University and the Arab States Research and Education Network - ASREN, Jordan
12:30
Lunch : Lunch
14:00
14:00
Session 7a: ICT4D I - eEducation
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Chair: Jacob Njagih, Ministry of Education, Kenya
14:00
Session 7b: eHealth II
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Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
14:00
Session 7c: eAgriculture
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Chair: Lefa Thamae, Department of Science and Technology, Lesotho
14:00
Session 7d: eServices
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Chair: Haitham Hamza, ITIDA, Egypt
14:00
Workshop 7e: Value-added Connectivity for Research and Education in Africa III
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Chair: Pascal Hoba, Ubuntunet Alliance, Malawi
15:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
16:00
16:00
Session 8a: ICT4D II - eEducation
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Chair: Gift Kadzamira, National Commission for Science and Technology, Malawi
16:00
Session 8b: mHealth III
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Chair: Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda
16:00
Session 8c: eAgriculture & Environmental Sustainability
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Chair: Lieketseng Tjokotsi, Department of Science and Technology, Lesotho
16:00
Session 8d: Cyber Security I
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Chair: Leulseged Alemie, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Ethiopia
16:00
Workshop 8e: Global Science Communities, that´s MAGIC!
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Chair: Colleen Wint-Bond, Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network Agency, Grenada
17:30
End of Parallel Sessions

Day 3: 13 May 2016

09:00
09:00
Session 9a: ICT4D III
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Chair: Marita Turpin, University of Pretoria, South Africa
09:00
Session 9b: eHealth IV
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Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
09:00
Session 9c: ICT4D
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Chair: Ebenhezer Kauhonina, National Commission on Research,Science and Technology, Namibia
09:00
Session 9d: Cyber Security II
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Chair: Njei Check, National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC), Cameroon
09:00
Session 9e: eInfrastructure - NRENs
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Chair: Tiwonge Msulira Banda, UbuntuNet Alliance, Malawi
10:30
Coffee Break : Coffee Break
11:00
11:00
Session 10a: ICT4D IV - Rural Development
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Chair: Jim Yonazi, Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), Tanzania
11:00
Session 10b: eHealth V - Health Information Systems
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Chair: Chipo Kanjo, University of Malawi, Malawi
11:00
Session 10c: eInclusion
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Chair: Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda
11:00
Session 10d: Cyber Security III
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Chair: Ashwin Seegolam, National Computer Board, Mauritius
11:00
Session 10e: eInfrastructure II
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Chair: Phodiso Potesh Phole, Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services, Botswana
12:30
Lunch : Lunch
13:30
13:30
Closing Plenary 11: Closing Plenary: International Partnership Building
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Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

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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