IST-Africa 2017 Conference

31 May - 02 June 2017, Windhoek, Namibia

Programme

IST-Africa 2017 Agenda

Updated: 2017-02-20 14:02:00

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Day 1: 31 May 2017

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 focused on Role of ICT, Research and Innovation in Supporting Entrepreneurship and Socio-Economic Development in Africa
	Panelists confirmed to date include Dr Eino Mvula, CEO, National Commission on Research Science and Technology, Namibia Mr Mbeuta Ua-Ndjarakana, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of ICT, Namibia Mr Festus K. Mbandeka, CEO, Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia Ms Karin Fröhlich, Department of Public Service Information Technology Management, Office of Prime Minister Mr Wilfred Kuria, CEO, Xnet Development Trust, Namibia Prof Kingo Mchombu, Pro-Vice Chancellor Academic and Research, International University of Management Dr Anicia Peters, Dean: Faculty of Computing and Informatics, Namibia University of Science and Technology Mr. John Sifani, Director: Centre for Innovation and Development, University of Namibia Mr Theo Klein, Managing Director, Telecom Namibia

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

14:00

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

14:00	Session 3b: eHealth I
	Chair: Charmayne Hughes, San Francisco State University, United States

14:00	Session 3c: Technology-enhanced Learning I
	Chair: Jacob Njagih, Ministry of Education, Kenya

14:00	Session 3d: CyberSecurity, Privacy and Trust I
	Chair: Njei Check, National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC), Cameroon

14:00	Session 3e: Next Generation Computing I
	Chair: Fungai Bhunu Shava, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia

15:45

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

16:15

16:15	Workshop 4a: WS: IST-Africa - Research Capacities and Priorities II
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

16:15	Session 4b: eHealth II
	Chair: Chipo Kanjo, University of Malawi, Malawi

16:15	Session 4c: Technology-enhanced Learning II
	Chair: Mweneni Shahungu, National Commission on Research,Science and Technology, Namibia

16:15	Session 4d: CyberSecurity, Privacy and Trust II
	Chair: Haitham Hamza, ITIDA, Egypt

16:15	Session 4e: Next Generation Computing II
	Chair: Attlee M. Gamundani, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia

18:00

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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