IST-Africa 2007 Conference & Exhibition

09 - 11 May 2007, Maputo, Mozambique

Programme

IST-Africa 2007 Agenda

Updated: 2007-05-29 11:47:59

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Day 1: 09 May 2007

08:00

Registration & Coffee

09:00

09:00	Opening Plenary 1a
	Chair: Salomão Manhiça, ICT Policy Implementation Technical Unit (UTICT), Mozambique
	Mozambique Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy - ICT the Enabling Technology Prof. Dr. Eng.Venâncio Massingue, Honourable Minister of Science & Technology, Mozambique The Impact of ICT Application and Research on Development in Botswana Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, Honourable Minister for Communications, Science and Technology, Botswana ICT Research Innovation in Zimbabwe and Opportunities for Cooperation with the EU Olivia Muchena, Honourable Minister of Science and Technology Development, Zimbabwe ICT Research Innovation in Tanzania and Opportunities to Co-operate with the EU Peter Msolla, Honourable Minister for Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania ICT Challenges to Enhance Socio-Economic Development and Regional Integration within SADC Tomaz Salomão, Executive Secretary, Southern African Development Community (SADC), Botswana EU-Africa Cooperation Perspectives in the ICT Sector Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, Belgium Partnering to bring down the walls of Digital Divide Phil Mjwara, Director-General, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa Supporting the ICT Research Community in the SADC Region Markku Kauppinen, Ambassador of the Embassy of Finland, Mozambique Partnering for Better Health Pascoal Mocumbi, European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership, Netherlands

11:30

Coffee Break: Exhibition & Networking

12:00

12:00

Opening Plenary 2a

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13:00

Lunch: Exhibition & Networking

14:00

14:00	Session 3a: Networked Business for SMEs
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

14:00	Session 3b: Interoperability & Change Management for Public Administration
	Chair: Harold Wesso, Meraka eSkills Institute, South Africa

14:00	Session 3c: Technology Enhanced Learning in Schools
	Chair: Enock Mpenzwa, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania

14:00	Workshop 3d: Challenges and Opportunities for African-European ICT Partnerships in FP7
	Chair: Mmboneni Muofhe, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa

15:30

Coffee Break: Exhibition & Networking

16:00

16:00	Session 4a: Collaboration Networks & Industrial Applications
	Chair: Jorge Grazina, European Commission, Belgium

16:00	Workshop 4b: Mozambique Government Electronic Network (GovNet) - Present and Future
	Chair: Salomão Manhiça, ICT Policy Implementation Technical Unit (UTICT), Mozambique

16:00	Session 4c: Technology Enhanced Learning in Higher Education
	Chair: Wallace Taylor, TISI - The Information Society Institute, South Africa

16:00	Workshop 4d: Expansion of European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) to Africa - Opportunities, Synergies, Benefits, Limitations
	Chair: Christian Merz, SAP AG, Germany

17:30

Exhibition & Networking

17:40

17:40

Tutorial 5a: Networked Enterprise: EU-funded projects & FP7

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17:40

Tutorial 5b: eInfrastructures: EU-funded projects & FP7

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17:40

Tutorial 5c: Future Internet, IPV6 and Beyond, An Opportunity for Africa?

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18:30

Networking Reception

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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