IST-Africa 2008 Conference & Exhibition

07 - 09 May 2008, Windhoek, Namibia

Programme

IST-Africa 2008 Agenda

Updated: 2008-04-27 18:41:07

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Day 1: 07 May 2008

08:00

	Registration & Coffee

09:00

09:00	Opening Plenary 1a
	Welcome Honourable Nangolo Mbumba, Ministry of Education, Namibia Initiatives in Namibia Honourable Joel Kaapanda, Minister of Information Communication and Technology, Namibia Opening Remarks Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, Belgium AUC Keynote Address: Implementation of ARAPKE and AMCOST Consolidated Plan of Action Abdul-Hakim Elwaer, African Union Commission, Ethiopia

09:50

	Coffee Break

10:15

10:15	Plenary Session 2a: High-level Round Table on the Implementation of the Africa-EU Partnership on Science, Information Society and Space
	African Perception on the Africa-EU Partnership on Science, Information Society and Space Honourable Sally Kosgey, Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology, Kenya EU Perception on the Africa-EU Partnership on Science, Information Society and Space José Manuel Silva Rodríguez, European Commission, Belgium S&T as a Means to Attaining the Millennium Development Goals Honourable Shukuru Kawambwa, Minister for Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania Development of S&T/ICT Policies Dr Ham-Mukasa Mulira, Senior Presidential Adviser for Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Uganda ICT Challenges to Enhance Socio-economic Development and Regional Integration within SADC Remigious Makumbe, Southern African Development Community, Botswana Implementation of Africa-EU Strategy: Challenges and Opportunities Honourable Mosibudi Mangena, Minister of Science and Technology, South Africa Round Table Discussion

12:15

	Lunch

14:00

14:00	Workshop 3a: Innovation in Namibia
	Chair: Alfred Ilukena, Ministry of Education, Namibia
	Namibian Business Innovation Centre Tjama Tjivikua, Polytechnic of Namibia, Namibia Legacy to Registry: Innovation in .NA Ben Fuller, Namibia Network Information Center, Namibia Tech /Na! The Namibian ICT in Education Initiative Johan van Wyk, Ministry of Education, Namibia

14:00	Workshop 3b: eHealth - Integrated District Health Information Systems in Africa
	Chair: Jørn Braa, University of Oslo, Norway
	De-Fragmenting Health Information Systems in Sierra Leone: Horizontal and Vertical Integration Edem Kwame KOSSI, university of Oslo, Norway Institutionalising the Integration of Health Information Systems through Stakeholder Buy-in: The Case of Malawi Anthony Muyepa-Phiri, Director General, National Commission for Science and Technology, Malawi Implementing Health Information System in Zanzibar: Using Internet for Communication, Information Sharing and Learning Yahya Hamad Sheikh, University of Oslo, Norway Scaling HIS in Developing Countries: Case Studies from Ethiopia Desalegn Zegeye, University of Gondar, Ethiopia

14:00	Session 3c: Using Mobile Devices & Language to Support Technology Enhanced Learning
	Chair: David Cook, C4ideas Ltd, United Kingdom
	Dr Math Rocks!: Using Instant Messaging to Help Pupils with Mathematics Homework Laurie Butgereit, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa More than Mobile Adele Botha, CSIR, South Africa ME-LEARN: Mobile Devices in the Face-to-Face Classroom Annette de Jager, meLearn Education, South Africa African Language Technology for Multilingual Local Content Development Wanjiku Nganga, University of Nairobi, Kenya

14:00	Workshop 3d: Converging Technical and Non-Technical Consumer Needs in ICT Trust, Security & Dependability across Disciplines
	Chair: Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium
	ENISA - Fostering the Culture of Network and Information Security Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium Challenges for the Protection of Critical ICT-Based Financial Infrastructures for the Next 5 Years James Clarke, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland Requirements and Potential for Information Security as a Key Capability for Technological Innovation Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa

15:30

	Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Workshop 4a: Harnessing ICT within the SADC Region
	Chair: Maseqobela Williams, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Lesotho
	SADC ICT Declaration Robin Unuth, Southern African Development Community (SADC), Botswana Research Infrastructures Carmen Mena Abela, European Commission, Belgium Building Knowledge Capacity in Southern Africa Helena Tapper, GESCI, Kenya ICTs in Mozambique: Constraints and Opportunities Zauria Saifodine, National Institute for ICT, Mozambique

16:00	Workshop 4b: eHealth - Integrated District Health Information Systems in Africa II
	Chair: Jørn Braa, University of Oslo, Norway
	Integrating Software to Monitor HIV/AIDS: The Case of eBHRIMS in Botswana Johan Saebo, University of Oslo, Norway From User Training to In-Service Support Jens Kaasbøll, University of Oslo, Norway Using Communities of Practice as a Lens for Understanding Adoption of ICT Vincent Shaw, Health Information Systems Programme, Namibia South-South Collaboration: Adapting Information Systems Integration Strategies in Namibia Louisa Williamson, University of Oslo, South Africa

16:00	Session 4c: Technology Enhanced Learing for Adult Learners
	Chair: Johan van Wyk, Ministry of Education, Namibia
	Fostering Open Educational Practices in Cross-Cultural Contexts Daisy Mwanza-Simwami, The Open University, United Kingdom Cross-Cultural Communication in the Online Classroom Hylton Villet, GijimaAst, Namibia Application of ICT-based Open Learning Principles for Market/Mechanic Village Schools in South Eastern Nigeria Benjamin A. Ogwo, State University of New York, United States A Social Network Platform for Vocational Learning in the ITM Worldwide Network Thierry Nabeth, INSEAD, France Communities and Meaning: Mashmaking in Africa June Bam-Hutchison, Museum of London Group, United Kingdom

16:00	Workshop 4d: Converging Technical and Non-Technical Consumer Needs in ICT Trust, Security & Dependability across Disciplines II
	Chair: Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium
	Building a World Class Information Security Governance Model Marthie Lessing, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa Use of Context in IDENTICA Project Aljosa Pasic, Atos Origin sae, Spain Information Security, Access Controls and the Reliability of Intrusion Detection Systems Nhlanhla Mlitwa, Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), South Africa

18:30

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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