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IST-Africa 2018 Agenda

Updated: 2018-03-12 13:32:15

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Day 2: 10 May 2018

09:00

09:00	Workshop 5a: IST-Africa - Research Capacities & Priorities III
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
	ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Tanzania Mauridi Abubakari, COSTECH, Tanzania ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Uganda Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Cameroon Peter Mokube, National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies, Cameroon ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Egypt Haitham Hamza, ITIDA, Egypt ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Senegal Salif Gaye, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur de la Recherche, Senegal ICT Initiatives and Research Capacity in Tunisia Mohamed Jmaiel, Association des Technologies de Santé, Tunisia

09:00	Session 5b: mHealth - Applications
	Chair: Tatiana Mariscal, Health Equity Institute, San Francisco State University, United States
	Porting Bacis Decision Support System for Antenatal Care onto OpenMRS Vincent Horner, University of South Africa, South Africa Integrated System for Health Services Management Mateus Padoca Calado, Universidade Agostinho Neto, Angola A Mobile Telehealth Application for Rural Namibia Nomusa Dlodlo, Rhodes University, South Africa

09:00	Session 5c: Technology Enhanced Learning - Issues
	Chair: Jacob Njagih, Ministry of Education, Kenya
	South Africa’s e-Skills Policy. From e-Skills to Media Literacy? Wouter Grove, University of the Western Cape, South Africa Knowledge Society for Africa: ICT Development in the Education Sector in Namibia Aletta Mweneni Hautemo, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia IT Governance Steering Committee, IT Competence and IT Governance Performance in Ugandan Public Universities Sonny Nyeko, Makerere University Business School, Uganda Facilitating Group Learner Participation using Intelligent Agents in Collaborative M-Learning Stephen Njenga, Murang'a University of Technology, Kenya A Metaphor-driven Interactive Multimedia Simulation for Teaching and Learning of Programming Concepts Gina Moape, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa

09:00	Session 5d: Cyber Security - Case Studies
	Chair: Ashwin Seegolam, National Computer Board, Mauritius
	Investigating the Level of Awareness on Information Security amongst users at Botho University Kabelo Mbereki, Botho University, Botswana Towards Information Security Savvy Students in Institutions of Higher Learning in Africa: A Case of a University in Kenya Joshua Ndiege, United States International University - Africa, Kenya Investigating Secure implementation of Government Web based Systems in Tanzania Aron Kondoro, University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Perceptions of Online Banking Custodians on System Development and User Behaviour: An Empirical Study Mathias Mujinga, University of South Africa, South Africa

09:00	Session 5e: Next Generation Computing III - IoT
	Chair: Oteng Tabona, BIUST, Botswana
	An Analysis of CoAP as Transport in an Internet of Things Environment Louis Coetzee, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa CDE for ICT Innovation Through the IoT Based iGrid Project in Tanzania Diana Severine Rwegasira, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Internet-of-Things for Air Pollution Monitoring in Smart Cities: A Network Selection Model Shu Chen, ISAT-UWC, South Africa An IoT Middleware for Air Pollution Monitoring in Smart Cities: A Situation Recognition Model Tafadzwa Mandava, ISAT-UWC, South Africa Implementation of a K-means Tweet Clustering Engine Phumelela Mjoli , University of Forthare , South Africa

10:45

	Coffee Break : Coffee Break & Networking

11:15

11:15	Workshop 6a: WS: Strategic Capacity Building for Open Innovation
	Chair: Ville Mikael Taajamaa, University of Turku, Finland
	Promote International Research Innovation, and Policy Cooperation and Coordination: “case Africa from a global bird´s view” Hannu Tenhunen, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden Collaborative Open Innovation and ICT-enabled Entrepreneurship (including Social Entrepreneurship):“Global business development platforms as catalysts of local innovation and entrepreneurship” Antero Järvi, University of Turku, Finland Showcase African Research and Innovation Capacity:“Building students innovation capacity and educational innovations” Ville Mikael Taajamaa, University of Turku, Finland

11:15	Session 6b: mHealth - Disease Management
	Chair: Charmayne Hughes, San Francisco State University, United States
	Using Ley’s Extended Model as a Framework to Explore Factors that Influence Patient's Adherence to Tuberculosis Medication Harma Motsi, University of South Africa, South Africa An Expert System for Malaria Diagnosis using the Fuzzy Cognitive Map Engine Faith-Michael Uzoka, Mount Royal University, Canada WikiTropica: Collaborative Knowledge Management in the field of Tropical Medicine and International Health Jan Kennis, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium

11:15	Session 6c: Technology Enhanced Learning - Applications
	Chair: Mauridi Abubakari, COSTECH, Tanzania
	Pre-Processing and Feature Extraction Technique for Hand-drawn Finite Automata Recognition Kehinde Aruleba, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Using WhatsApp to Support Communication in Teaching and Learning Martin Mabeifam Ujakpa, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa Automatic Attendance Capturing Using Histogram of Oriented Gradient on Facial Images Abejide Ade-Ibijola, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Sign Language Gesture Recognition through Computer Vision Ruth Wario, University of the Free State, South Africa Fighting Unemployment through Java Internships: Creating a Path to Software Development through Test Automation Laurie Butgereit, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

11:15	Workshop 6d: WS: Research Cyber-infrastructure and NRENs
	Chair: Tshiamo Motshegwa, University of Botswana, Botswana
	A Case for NRENs Cathrin Stöver, GEANT, Netherlands Progress on the Development of the BotsREN Seretse Bagopi, BIUST, Botswana NREN Case Studies - ZamREN Bonny Khunga, ZAMREN, Zambia Lessons learnt - Designing, implementing and governing the South African Federated Identities for Research and Education (SAFIRE) platform and Security Incidence Response Team (SIRT) of the South African NREN Renier Pelser van Heerden, SANReN/CSIR, South Africa Panel Discussion - Future Services of NRENS & Supporting Open Data and Open Science Tshiamo Motshegwa, University of Botswana, Botswana

11:15	Workshop 6e: WS: WAZIUP
	IoT Standards for Africa and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Congduc Pham, University of Pau, France Low-Cost IoT Solutions for Fish Farmers in Africa Sadouanouan Malo, Nazi BONI University, Burkina Faso

13:00

	Lunch : Lunch & Networking

14:00

14:00	Workshop 7a: WS: Geospatial Sciences & Land Administration
	Chair: Joyce Gosata Maphanyane, University of Botswana, Botswana Co-Chair: Boniface Hungwe, Botswana Institute of Geomatics, Botswana
	Opening Remarks Kekgonne Baipoledi, Ministry of Tertiary Education, Research, Science and Technology, Botswana Keynote Speech Motsoptse Modisi, University of Botswana, Botswana Changing Phases of Land Administration, Laws, Acts and Policies Bareng Malatsi, Ministry of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services, Botswana LAPCAS GIS & LIS Advanced Land Allocation and Registration Jakoba Kgopolelo, Botswana Institute of Geomatics, Botswana Developments in Teaching & Research Innovation in Geospatial Science at University of Botswana Julius Atlhopheng, University of Botswana, Botswana Towards the Building of a Robust National Database Infrastructure (NSDI) Developing Country Needs: Botswana Case Study Tshiamiso Oitsile, Department of Surveys and Mapping, Botswana Reconstruction of Historical Landscapes: An Alternative Approach to Monitor Land Cover Change Joyce Gosata Maphanyane, University of Botswana, Botswana Closing Remarks Isaac Mazonde, University of Botswana, Botswana

14:00	Workshop 7b: WS: mHealth4frika
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
	mHealth4Afrika Initiative Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland mHealth4Afrika Beta Validation Results Miriam Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland mHealth4Afrika System Miriam Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

14:00	Session 7c: Technology Enhanced Learning - Case Studies
	Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden
	mLearning in Nursing and Midwifery Education: Are Ghana’s Students Ready? Robert Kaba Alhassan, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana Case Study: Experiences in the Use of CommCare Technology in Mapping Assistive Technology in Southern Africa George Kayange, SAFOD, Botswana An Open-Source Tool-set for Meaningful Monitoring and Visualisation of Rural ICT Projects Kim Gush, CSIR, South Africa Lessons Learned in an Experiment comparing PDF Format and EPUB Format in an Arabic Language Secondary Level Grade 2 Biology Classroom in Khartoum Muna Mohamed Mahmoud Abu Gosseisa, Ibn Sina University, Sudan Grade Monitoring System: A Prototype for Thulamela Secondary Schools Pardon Ramazhamba, CSIR, South Africa

14:00	Session 7d: eInfrastructure
	Chair: Augusto Nunes, INTIC, Mozambique
	Research and Education Networking Across the African Continent - an update on the AfricaConnect2 project and GEANT´s global activities Cathrin Stöver, GEANT, Netherlands A Proposed Architecture for Distributed Internet eXchange Points in Developing Countries Diarmuid O'Briain, netLabs!UG Research Centre, Makerere University, Uganda Challenges Faced by ZAMREN’s Affiliates in the Provision of E-Learning: A Cross-Country Analysis Mbuyu Sumbwanyambe, University of South Africa, South Africa

14:00	Session 7e: Mobile Technology
	Chair: Salif Gaye, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur de la Recherche, Senegal
	Assisting Tourism in Underserved Areas with TensorFlow: A Proof-of-Concept Mobile App Laura Martinus, CSIR, South Africa Evaluating Quality of Service for Short Message Service as a Platform to Transmit Seismic Data in Earthquake Early Warning System Eva Shayo, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Assessment of Radio-Frequency Radiation Exposure Levels: A Case of Selected Mobile Base Stations in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Zaituni Kaijage, University of Dar es salaam, Tanzania Mobile Video Comparison to Help Deaf People Make Informed Choices: a South African Case Study with Provincial Data. Andre Henney, University of the Western Cape, South Africa An Analysis for Convergence and Culture Awareness in Mobile Technology: Towards Convergence Related Culture-Aware Technology Developments Galamoyo Male, Botswana Accountancy College, Botswana Battery and Data Drain of Over-The-Top Applications on Low-end Smartphones Shree Om, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

15:45

	Coffee Break : Coffee Break & Networking

16:15

16:15	Workshop 8a: WS: Open Data Open Science
	Chair: Julius Atlhopheng, University of Botswana, Botswana
	Developing a Cyber-infrastructure for Enhancing Regional Collaboration on Education, Research, Science, Technology and Innovation Tshiamo Motshegwa, University of Botswana, Botswana Botswana Open Data Open Science Case Study Julius Atlhopheng, University of Botswana, Botswana African Open Science Platform Ina Smith, Academy of Science of South Africa, South Africa Emerging Outcomes of Open Data in Tanzania: A Case of the Tanzania Data Lab Moses Ismail, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania FAIR Data & The International Data Week Simon Hodson, Committee on Data of the International Council for Science, France Q&A and Panel Discussion – Making Data Sharing Work Nobubele Shozi, Data Intensive Research Initiative of South Africa (DIRISA), South Africa

16:15	Session 8b: mHealth - Security
	Chair: Aubrey Pheto Mokotedi, Botswana Institute for Technology Research and Innovation, Botswana
	Blockchain Technology: Is this the Solution to EMR Interoperability and Security Issues in Developing Countries? Elizaphan Maina, Kenyatta University, Kenya A Framework for User Awareness and Acceptance of Smart Card and Fingerprint-Based Access Control to Medical Information Systems in South Africa Elisa Maeko, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Enhancing Security in Electronic Health Records using AES and PBKDF2: A case study of Zimbabwe e-health system Macdonald Mukosera, HIT, Zimbabwe Towards Fog-based Cyber-Healthcare Data Storage Security and Availability Samson Akintoye, University of the Western Cape, South Africa

16:15	Session 8c: eGovernment - eVoting & Local Governance
	Chair: Leulseged Alemie, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Ethiopia
	Online Voting System with Reliable Voter Authentication Protocols Emily Bagarukayo, Makerere University, Uganda Electronic Voting System for University Student Elections: The Case of Kabarak University, Kenya Moses Thiga, Kabarak University, Kenya The Role of ICT in Electoral Processes: Case of Kenya Elyjoy Micheni, The Technical University of Kenya, Kenya Implementing Financial Management Information Systems in Local Governments: A Model of Success Factors Gilbert Maiga, Makerere University, Uganda A Framework to Mitigate Water Billing Information Systems Integration Challenges at Municipalities Duane Boucher, University of Fort Hare, South Africa

16:15	Session 8d: eInfrastructure -Transport
	Chair: Ebenhezer Kauhonina, National Commission on Research,Science and Technology, Namibia
	Real-time Driver Advisory Model: Intelligent Transportation Systems James Obuhuma, Maseno University, Kenya Assessing Scheduled Public Transport Reliability Using MATSim Toolkit Edmore Chindenga, University of Fort Hare, South Africa

16:15	Session 8e: Promoting Entrepreneurship
	Chair: Tirelo Ramasedi, Botswana Innovation Hub, Botswana
	Investigating the Impact of Rural Incubation Hubs in Kenya: A Case of Sote Hub David Ogiga, Sote Hub, Kenya Promoting Women ICT Start-Ups to Accelerate Women’s Economic Empowerment: A Case of Strathmore University-@iBizAfrica Tracy Weru, Strathmore University, Kenya Assessing the Presence of Innovation Elements in Competitions and Awards Events in Tanzania Angelina Misso, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Challenges Botswana’s Mobile Application Developers Encounter: Funding, Commercial and Technical Support Admore Tutsirayi Nyamaka, UNISA, Botswana

18:00

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IST-Africa 2018 Conference

09 - 11 May 2018

Programme

IST-Africa 2018 Agenda

Day 2: 10 May 2018