IST-Africa

IST-Africa 2006 Agenda

Updated: 2006-04-28 20:03:06

Day 1: 03 May 2006

08:00

	Registration & Coffee

09:00

09:00	Opening Plenary 1a
	Chair: Phil Mjwara, Director-General, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
	A Strategic African-European IST partnership: Knowledge and Innovation for Sustainable Development Honourable Mosibudi Mangena, Minister of Science and Technology, South Africa Bringing Government Services to the Citizens - The Mozambique Approach: Sharing our early Results, Challenges and Opportunities Prof. Dr. Eng.Venâncio Massingue, Honourable Minister of Science & Technology, Mozambique Information Society : New Perspectives for EU-Africa Partnership Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, Belgium Information Society and Development in South Africa Lyndall Shope-Mafole, Director General, Department of Communications, South Africa Information Society as a Sector in Finnish Development Policy Heikki Tuunanen, Ambassador of Finland to South Africa, South Africa e-Government and the Advent of Shared Services and Shared Source Ingo Juraske, Hewlett-Packard Europe, Germany

11:30

	Coffee Break

12:00

12:00	Opening Plenary 2a
	Chair: Phil Mjwara, Director-General, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
	IST Programme: International Coooperation Opportunities Thierry Devars, European Commission, Belgium IST-Africa Initiative Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

13:00

	Lunch

14:00

14:00	Session 3a: eBusiness 1: Case Studies
	Chair: Kgomotso Moahi, University of Botswana, Botswana
	ICT Usage and its Impact on Profitability of SMEs: A Case of 8 African Countries Christoph Stork, ResearchICTafrica.net, South Africa Infrastructural and Behavioural Influences on the Adoption of eCommerce in Developing Countries Faith-Michael Uzoka, Mount Royal University, Canada eAdoption: Italian Case Study Michela Serrecchia, Institute for Informatics and Telematics – Italian National Research Council (IIT-CNR), Italy Nurturing Entrepreneurship in Mozambique - The Case of MICTI Jamo Macanze, MICTI - Mozambique Information and Communication Technology, Mozambique

14:00	Session 3b: eGovernment 1: Planning Issues
	Chair: Harold Wesso, Meraka eSkills Institute, South Africa
	National ICT Policies for Poverty Reduction and Gender Mainstreaming: Emerging Trends and Issues in Africa K M Baharul Islam, UN Economic Commission for Africa, Ethiopia Keeping up with the Joneses: Questioning the Pace of e-Government in the Developing World Helen Alexander, Provincial Government of the Western Cape, South Africa Economic Benefits of Outsourcing in Government Arindam Bose, Ministry of Communications Science and Technology, Botswana Issues and Challenges to be Addressed in e-Government from an Information Security Point of View Jabiri Kuwe Bakari, Stockholm University/KTH, Sweden

14:00	Session 3c: eLearning & ICT Skills in Schools
	Chair: Marco Marsella, European Commission, Luxembourg
	Implementation of the NEPAD e-Schools Initiative Lesiba Sandy Malapile, NEPAD , South Africa Computer Use in Typical South African Schools Sue Cohen, SAIDE/Mindset, South Africa PENSAS@MOZ Jeremias Correia , Escola Portuguesa de Moçambique, Mozambique On the Selection of ICT and Multimedia Based Learning Content for Secondary Schools in a Developing Country Tapani Jussila, Kanki International, Finland

14:00	Workshop 3d: Challenges and Opportunites for African-European IST Partnerships in FP7
	Chair: Daan du Toit, Deputy Director-General: International Cooperation and Resources, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
	Opportunities for African Participation in FP7 Thierry Devars, European Commission, Belgium Lessons from African Participation in the IST Activities of FP6 Johan Eksteen, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa European Development Cooperation to Support IST Development in Africa: the Finnish example Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium ICT Research Agenda of Africa’s Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action Sibusiso Manzini, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa France’s Bilateral Networks to Support ICT Cooperation with Africa Samuel Elmaleh, Embassy of France, South Africa

15:30

	Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Session 4a: eBusiness 2: Tourism/Cultural Heritage
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
	Electronic Business Survey on South African Tour Operators Pascal Verhoest, DISC, Belgium Research in Turkey on Tourism - GIS and Province Municipals H.Suavi Ahipasaoglu, Anadolu University, Turkey Making Culture Rich - World's Best Practice in Digital Cultural Contents Thomas Biebl, ICNM - International Center for New Media, Austria

16:00	Session 4b: eGovernment 2: Service Provision
	Chair: Salomão Manhiça, ICT Policy Implementation Technical Unit (UTICT), Mozambique
	The Hops Project: Developing Transformational Government Services Muntsa Padro, UPC, Spain Speech Technology for Accessing Government Information Services Mmope Lephoto, National University of Lesotho, Lesotho Enabling Viable m-Government Thomas Rose, Fraunhofer FIT, Germany

16:00	Tutorial 4c: eLearning 2: From Vision to Reality in Northern Ireland: Empowering Schools for eLearning through Public/Private Cooperation
	Introduction: C2k and the N. Ireland Context Paddy Maguire, C2k, United Kingdom “Relevant, Reliable and Risk-free” - ICT provision in N. Ireland’s schools in 2006 Mary Kane, C2k, United Kingdom Getting to Where We Are – Lessons Learnt over the Last 5 Years Mary Kane, C2k, United Kingdom The Future Paddy Maguire, C2k, United Kingdom

16:00	Workshop 4d: eHealth 1: Medical Export
	Chair: Peter Laing, FIR at Aachen University of Technology, Germany Co-Chair: Tomaso Forzi, FIR at Aachen University of Technology, Germany
	Technology Enhanced Internationalisation of Medical Services of German Health Care Institutions for African Patients Tobias Rhensius, FIR at Aachen University of Technology, Germany Transfer of European Technologies and Services for a Decentralised Healthcare System in Southern African Countries Dimitri Dimitrov, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

17:30

17:30	Tutorial 5a: eInfrastructures: EU-funded Projects & FP7

17:30	Tutorial 5b: eLearning 3: EU-funded Projects & FP7
	Technology-enhanced Learning - Research, Activities and Future Directions Marco Marsella, European Commission, Luxembourg

Day 2: 04 May 2006

09:00

09:00	Session 6a: eBusiness 3: Security
	Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa
	Authentication - The Final Frontier Karen Renaud, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom Biometrics and Banking Systems in the African Context Serestina Viriri, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa SecurIST: The Application Security Initiative James Clarke, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland Research Requirements for Security and Dependability for Services Paulo Verissimo, FC/UL - Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

09:00	Session 6b: eGovernment 4: Issues and Case Studies
	Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy
	Greenfields & Brownfields : The Global Landscape for ICT4D Puvan J. Selvanathan, Global Knowledge Partnership, Malaysia Rethinking E-government Development: Issues, Lessons and Future Prospects for the Cape Gateway Portal in South Africa Katherine de Tolly, Provincial Government of the Western Cape, South Africa MCDM Framework and the Selection of Network Topologies: GovNet Case Study Lourino Chemane, INTIC, Mozambique

09:00	Session 6c: eLearning & ICT Skills in Higher Education
	Chair: Johannes Cronje, University of Pretoria, South Africa
	Implementing Information and Communication Technology in Higher Education in Tanzania Mikko Vesisenaho, University of Eastern Finland, Finland Capacity Development supported by ICT in Higher Education Keetie Roelen, University Maastricht, Netherlands Socially Aware Software Engineering for the Developing World Edwin Blake, University of cape Town, South Africa Assessing the Assessors: Training Web-Based Learning and Teaching Practitioners at the Durban Institute of Technology Charl Fregona, Durban Institute of Technology, South Africa

09:00	Session 6d: eHealth 3: Applications & Services
	Chair: Kgomotso Moahi, University of Botswana, Botswana
	ICTs for Ageing, Disabilities and Independance (ADI) Mounir Mokhtari, Institut National des Télécommunications (INT/GET), France Towards Grid-enabled Telemedicine in Africa Vincent Breton, CNRS/IN2P3, France An ICT-based Diagnosis Procedure and Toolset for Early Detection of Cervix Cancer Gil Gonçalves, University of Porto, Portugal Investigating Simple ICT to Better Patients Health Outcomes Letsholo Mojanaga, Medical Research Council of South Africa, South Africa

10:30

	Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Session 7a: eBusiness 4: Networked Organisations
	Chair: James Clarke, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
	Managing Cross-Organizational Business Processes Timo Kahl, DFKI GmbH, Germany On the Management of Collaborative Networked Organizations Martin Ollus, VTT, Finland Empowering SMEs to Design and Operate Interlinked Logistic Networks Flavio Bonfatti, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy “From Technologists to Business Developers” - the Evolution of ICT4Dev Practitioners in South(ern) Africa Johann (Rensie) Janse van Rensburg, CSIR, South Africa

11:00	Session 7b: eGovernment 5: Case Studies
	Chair: Henry Alamango, COMNET-IT, Malta
	Integrating National eGovernment Programmes with Regional Development Interventions Jussi Hinkkanen, Nokia Middle East and Africa , South Africa Botswana e-Government Initiatives Bambi Vubu, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology - Government of Botswana, Botswana eGovernment: Enhancing Capacity through eLearning Yohannes Kassahun, The International Development Law Organization, Italy An Assessment of Factors Influencing Rural eAdoption: A Case of South Africa Wallace Chigona, University of Cape Town, South Africa

11:00	Session 7c: eLearning 5: ICT Skills Issues
	Chair: Enock Mpenzwa, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania
	An e-Learning Strategy for Africa based on Open Source Experience in Europe Alex Didier Essoh, FernUniversitaet in Hagen, Germany eLearning for Language Learning Gerhard van Huyssteen, North-West University, South Africa eLearning in Africa: Building the Infrastructure and Providing the Services Leopold Reif, Hoffmann & Reif Consultants, Germany Business Process-driven Learning Martin Gunnar, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Germany

11:00	Workshop 7d: eHealth 4: ICT Healthcase Solutions in Africa
	Chair: Danny Naidoo, Microsoft, South Africa
	Paperless Hospital Amjad Abu Shadi, Shadi Systems, Egypt RTMG - Fighting AIDS by the numbers in Africa Harvey Stewart, RMTG, United States e-Health Advances in Distribution of Drugs to Health Centres Zealous Nyabadza, National Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Zimbabwe CRADLE: Capturing Integrated Medical Data to Reduce Maternal and Infant Mortality Gavin Warrener, Microsoft, South Africa

12:30

	Lunch

14:00

14:00	Session 8a: eBusiness 5: Mobility Issues
	Chair: Daniel Annerose, Manobi, Senegal
	Mobile Communications - the Requirements of Emerging Economies Ali Mufuruki, MOCCA ThinkTank, Tanzania Rural Area Networks (RANETs) for Bridging the Digital Divide Phumzile Malindi, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa Applying Network Intelligence on Future Generation Network by using IP Multimedia Subsystem Testbed Yang Li, University of Cape Town, South Africa

14:00	Session 8b: eGovernment 6: eDemocracy & eParticipation
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
	Working Towards Interoperability in African Parliamentary Information Systems Fabio Vitali, University of Bologna, Italy EPRI Development of a Political Framework for eDemocracy Initiatives Marco Langhof, Teleport Sachsen Anhalt GmbH, Germany A Decade of eGovernment – Who Has Won? Jari Seppälä, City of Tampere, Finland

14:00	Session 8c: eLearning 6: ICT Skills Case Studies
	Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy
	A Developing Country Perspective on Strategic and Quality Issues for Engaging in Cross Border Delivery and Open Source Initiatives Rachel Prinsloo, UNISA, South Africa Towards Sustainable Implementation of Computers in Schools Johannes Cronje, University of Pretoria, South Africa Romanian IT-based Educational System Alexandru Cosbuc, SIVECO Romania, Romania The Golden Link - A Good Practice Model for Organisational Learning and Experience-sharing across Age Divides and Distances Anne Inga Hilsen, Work Research Institute, Norway

14:00	Workshop 8d: eHealth 5: New Strategies in HIV/AIDS Prevention
	Chair: Pieter van der Bijl, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
	An Overview of the EMPRO (European Microbicides Project) Pieter van der Bijl, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Emergence of the HIV-1 Subtype C Epidemic Estrelita Janse van Rensburg, NHLS & University of Pretoria, South Africa Applying Mobile Devices to Promote Evidence-based Practices for HIV/AIDS in Resource Deprived Environments Graham Woods, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Open Source Software for Management of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care in South Africa and Neighbouring Countries Calle Hedberg, UWC / HISP-21, South Africa

15:30

	Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Session 9a: eBusiness 6: Mobility Applications
	Chair: Thierry Devars, European Commission, Belgium
	wearIT@work - Empowering the Mobile Worker by Wearable Computing – the First Demonstrators Peter Knackfuss, InfoConsult GmbH, Germany A Living Lab for Location Based Services: Windmills, Tulips and Innovators in the Leiden Area Jan-Marc Verlinden, Vivici BV/ZorgGemak, Netherlands A Hierarchical Approach to Joint Call Admission Control in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks Kamil Suleiman, University of Cape Town, South Africa Leveraging Digital Terrestrial Television to Extend Broadband Access to Dispersed Locations Evangelos Pallis, Centre for Technological Research of Crete, Greece

16:00	Workshop 9b: eGovernment 7: GUIDE - Development of an Identity Management Architecture for Europe
	Chair: Jacqueline Clitheroe, BT, United Kingdom
	Process Management in eGovernment: Approaches and Methodologies Philip Seltsikas, University of Surrey, United Kingdom Cross-border Identity Management Trials Implementation Gerrit Ros, BT, United Kingdom Certification and Standardisation: Vision of the Future Pasi Lindholm, Modirum, Finland A Research Protocol for Studying Organizational Affordances for Identity Management in Europe Nancy Pouloudi, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece

16:00	Session 9c: eLearning 7: Tools
	Chair: Matti Sinko, -, Ethiopia
	Developing a Web-based Visualized Vocabulary Juha Puustjärvi, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Hybrid Ontology-Based Feedback E-Learning System for Mobile Computing Ahmed Sameh, The American University in Cairo, Egypt Turning BalkaNet’s Inter-Lingual Index to a Powerful Ontology Dimitris Christodoulakis, University of Patras, Greece openAdap.Net: A Technical Perspective Alessandro E.P. Villa, University Joseph Fourier Grenoble 1, France

16:00	Workshop 9d: Finland - South Africa Cooperation on Information Society: Women and the Information Society
	Chair: Anja-Riitta Ketokoski-Rexed, Department of Foreign Affairs, Finland
	Stimulating the Participation of Women in ICT in South Africa Tina James, Trigrammic, South Africa WomenIT - Women in Industry and Technology Eija Leinonen, University of Oulu, Finland Government Strategies for Increasing the Participation and Position of Women in Science, Engineering and Technology - the UK Perspective Karen Sadler, UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology, United Kingdom

Day 3: 05 May 2006

09:00

09:00	Session 10a: eBusiness 7: Mobility & IPv6
	Chair: Kobus Roux, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa
	The 6DISS Project and its Opportunities for the African Continent Martin Potts, Martel, Switzerland An Adaptive Mobile Video Streaming Scheme over Mobile IPv6 for IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs Madhush Koruth Mathews, University of Cape Town, South Africa Towards an Open Testbed for Next Generation Network Services and Opportunities in Africa H Anthony Chan, University of Cape Town, South Africa Enhanced SIP Security for Air Interface (Gm) between IMS Core and Client Walter Penzhorn, University of Pretoria, South Africa

09:00	Workshop 10b: eGovernment 8: e-Governance as an Inter-Sectoral Learning Challenge in a Changing World
	Chair: Gianluca Misuraca, EPFL, Switzerland
	Conceptualizing e-Governance Matthias Finger, EPFL, Switzerland Unlocking the Potential of the ICT-revolution through Institutional Change Wolter Lemstra, TUDelft, Netherlands e-Governance in Africa, from Theory to Action: Practical-oriented Case Studies on ICTs for Local Governance Gianluca Misuraca, EPFL, Switzerland eGovenance and Service Delivery: The Case of Mauritius Taruna Shalini Ramessur, University of Technology, Mauritius

09:00	Session 10c: Impact of ICT - Theory and Practice
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
	Digital Communities – A Holistic Approach to ICT-enabled Development Sandy Johnstone, Hewlett-Packard European Laboratories, United Kingdom An Overview of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Initiatives in Rural Africa Towards Empowerment Meera Joseph, University of Johannesburg, South Africa ICT and Spatial Impacts in Europe: The Need to Address New Urban and Regional Policies Gonçalo Santinha, University of Aveiro, Portugal Communication Network Education and Opportunities in Developing Countries H Anthony Chan, University of Cape Town, South Africa

09:00	Session 10d: ICT to Support Rural Communities
	Chair: Karel Charvat, WirelessInfo, Czech Republic
	The Ypaithros Portal: Decreasing the Digital Divide by Bringing Information to Citizens and Businesses in Rural Areas. Manolis Stratakis, Innobatics, Greece AMI@Work - Communities to Facilitate e-Work and e-Business Innovation Adam Turowiec, ITTI, Poland Open Source Architecture for Africa - A Bottom-Up Approach to Innovation Building in the Context of Construction in Rural Africa Helge Fahrnberger, Laafi - Initiative for Development, Austria Non-Real Time-Hybrid Connectivity for Agriculture Development in Rural areas of Developing Countries Kenedy Greyson, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), Tanzania

10:30

	Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Workshop 11a: GRID Computing
	Chair: Martin Antony Walker, Hewlett Packard, Switzerland
	Status of Grids in Research and Industry Martin Antony Walker, Hewlett Packard, Switzerland Lessons from Europe’s International Grid Initiatives: Grid Technology in Africa Dieter Kranzlmüller, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Switzerland Towards Information Society and eScience - PSNC Experiences with New Generation Networks, Grid Computing and Portals Krzysztof Kurowski, Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, Poland Lessons from Grid Initiatives in South – Eastern Europe Yannis Mitsos, Greek Research and Technology Network, Greece

11:00	Workshop 11b: eGovernment 9: eGovernment Challenges in Africa
	Chair: Romi Barjaktarevic, DPSA, South Africa
	The Status of eGovernment in South Africa Maria Farelo, DPSA, South Africa A Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation System to Support Good Public Management Chris Morris, Internet Society, South Africa eGovernment Activities in Lesotho Nketsi Makhera, Ministry of Communications, Lesotho

11:00	Workshop 11c: Mobile ICT and Adaptive Computing Innovation for Rural Areas and NGOs
	Chair: Johannes Cronje, University of Pretoria, South Africa
	Metis Meets Empirical Modelling: From Ancient Wisdom to Emerging Technology Meurig Beynon, University of Warwick, United Kingdom Mobile Technologies and NGOs: Future Challenges and Opportunities in Suburban and Rural Areas P. Clint Rogers, University of Joensuu, United States Contextual Factors for a Sustainable Model of Adoption of ICT Services by Rural and Suburban Communities in Mali: Modern Media and Oral Tradition Yaya Sangare, OKN- Radios Jamana, Mali ICT services in Rural Mali: Last Mile Initiative (LMI) - Cybertigi Project Toward Developing an Empirical Sustainable Business Model Matt Berg, IESC/Geekcorps, Mali

11:00	Session 11d: ICT for Agriculture
	Chair: Kevin Painting, Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) , Netherlands
	ICTs in Agricultural Development: The Case of Tanzania Hamisi Nguli, ex COSTECH, Tanzania KM in the Agricultural Field: An ICT-based Approach to Promote the Development and Sharing of Knowledge among Agricultural Researchers in Africa Edda Tandi Lwoga, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania Open Agriculture System Karel Charvat, WirelessInfo, Czech Republic Information Society Technologies (IST): Challenges and Opportunities for Tanzania’s Livestock Industry Mberwa Paul Longin Nsiima, Ministry of Livestock Development, Tanzania

12:30

	Lunch

13:00

13:00	Closing Plenary 12a
	Chair: Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, Belgium
	Impact of ICT on Capacity Building in Africa Cheikh Diarra, Chairman for Africa at Microsoft, South Africa Building an Ecosystem for the Development, Deployment and Support of Free Software for E-Learning in Africa Derek Keats, Wits University, South Africa EU-ACP Cooperation on ICT & RTD Initiatives Harry De Backer, EU Delegation to the African Union, Ethiopia Overview of Workshop Findings Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland Closing Remarks Phil Mjwara, Director-General, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa