IST-Africa 2009 Conference & Exhibition

06 - 08 May 2009, Uganda

Programme

IST-Africa 2009 Agenda

Updated: 2009-04-26 13:20:24

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Day 1: 06 May 2009

08:00

	Registration

09:00

09:00	Opening Plenary 1a
	Official Opening & Welcome Address His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, Uganda ICT Initiatives in Uganda Honourable Aggrey Awori, Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Uganda Opening Remarks Lenka Ptáčková Melicharová, Deputy Minister of Interior (EU Affairs), Czech Republic European Commissioner for Development's Welcome Address Ambassador Vincent De Visscher, Head of the European Commission's Delegation, Uganda Opening Remarks Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, Belgium AUC Keynote Address Vera Brenda Ngosi, Director, HRST, African Union Commission, Ethiopia AMCOST Consolidated Plan of Action Honourable Sally Kosgey, Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology, Kenya

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
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
	Panel Participants include: Honourable Aggrey Awori, Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Uganda Mrs Lenka Ptáčková Melicharová, Deputy Ministry of Interior (EU Affairs), Czech Republic Honourable Dr. Sally Kosgey, Minister for Higher Education, Science and Technology, Kenya Honourable Dr. Ir Saidi Kibeya, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Burundi Honourable Prof. Peter Msolla, Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania Honourable Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, Minister for Communications, Science and Technology, Botswana Vera Brenda Ngosi, Director, HRST, African Union Commission, Ethiopia Mr Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission Dr. Phil Mjwara, Director-General, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa Ms. Aida Opoku-Mensah, Director, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Dr. Ham-Mukasa Mulira, Senior Presidential Adviser on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Uganda Dr. Philippe Mawoko, NEPAD S&T Mr. Adem Sumertas, Managing Director, Ericsson Uganda Mr Ilari Lindy, Advisor, Information Society for Development, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Francis Egbuson, Uganda Telecom

12:15

	Lunch

14:00

14:00	Workshop 3a: ICT Initiatives in Uganda
	Chair: Patrick Masambu, Uganda Communications Commission, Uganda
	URAnet Sam Nakabaale, Uganda Revenue Authority, Uganda National Backbone Infrastructure Godfrey Kibuuka, Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, Uganda Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Strategy and Model David Turahi, Ministry of Information and Communications Technology, Uganda Integrated Financial Management Systems (IFMS), Planning and Economic Development, Ministry of Finance

14:00	Session 3b: eGovernment - Models, Measurement and Implementation Challenges
	Chair: Hon. Edward Baliddawa, Parliament of Uganda, Uganda
	Improving Information Dissemination and Knowledge Sharing in Local Governments in Uganda: The e-Governance Model Joseph Kasumba Ssewanyana, Makerere University Business School, Uganda Enabling Infrastructures for eGovernment Annamaria Raviola, SELEX Communications S.p.A., Italy Facing the Challenges of ICT Implementation in Government David Gichoya, Moi University, Kenya Kenya Strategies on the application of ICT in eGovernment Jacob Njagih, Ministry of Education, Kenya

14:00	Workshop 3c: ICT for Disaster Management in Africa
	Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium
	Introduction to the Sensor Web and its applicability for Disaster Management Anwar Vahed, CSIR, South Africa Disaster Management in Mozambique Augusto Nunes, INTIC, Mozambique Integrated Risk Management in South Africa: Between Technological Features and Organizational Reality Anwar Vahed, CSIR, South Africa Disaster Management in Senegal Malick Diagne, Centre de Suivi Ecologique, Senegal

14:00	Workshop 3d: UNESCO-HP Brain Gain Project: Pilot Solutions
	Chair: Martin Antony Walker, Martin Antony Walker SARL, France
	The UNESCO-HP Brain-Gain Project: Context and Development Martin Antony Walker, Martin Antony Walker SARL, France The EPIKH Project Roberto Barbera, University of Catania and INFN and COMETA, Italy The South African National Compute Grid Bruce Becker, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa

15:30

	Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Workshop 4a: Digital World Forum
	Chair: Stephane Boyera, Web Foundation, France
	Digital World Forum: Low-cost Technologies against the Digital Divide - Overview Stephane Boyera, Web Foundation, France Mobile Web for Social Development Stephane Boyera, Web Foundation, France Low-cost Information Access Device Cleophas Dzinotyiweyi, CSIR, South Africa Low-cost Broadband Access and Infrastructure Bruno Conquet, Orange Labs, France

16:00	Workshop 4b: Use of ICT in African Parliaments
	Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, Gov2U, Greece
	Enhancing Democracy through use of ICT - Experience of Uganda Aloysius Makata, Parliament of Uganda, Uganda ICT for Productivity in Parliament: Kenya Parliament Experiences Clement M Nyandiere, Kenya National Assembly, Kenya Title to be confirmed Didas Wambura, Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania, Tanzania From the Functional to the Innovative: An Overview of ICTs in Parliaments in the SADC Region Marianne Gei-khoibes, National Assembly of the Parliament of Namibia, Namibia Win Win eParticipation Model Miriam Ngoka, Africa i-Parliaments Action Plan, UNDESA, Kenya

16:00	Workshop 4c: ICT for Disaster Management in Africa II
	Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium
	Lessons Learnt in Large Scale Interoperable IT Infrastructures Gerald Schimak, Austrian Research Center GmbH - ARC, Austria ICT for Disaster Management in Cameroon Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium Earth Observation Systems for Disaster Risk Management Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium The Relevance of Information and Communication Technologies for Environmental Sustainability: A Prospective Simulation Study John Mahegere, Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, Tanzania

16:00	Workshop 4d: UNESCO-HP Brain Gain Project: Pilot Solutions II
	Chair: Martin Antony Walker, Martin Antony Walker SARL, France
	Opportunities for Research Cooperation under FP7 Kostas Glinos, European Commission, Belgium Human Capital Remittances from Africans in Diaspora using Information Communication Technology: The Experiences of University of Nigeria Benjamin A. Ogwo, State University of New York, United States Fostering Collaboration in Renewable Energy R&D: Case Study from Ghana Cephas Idan, The Energy Centre, KNUST, Ghana

16:00	Workshop 4e: eSkills - Policy Approaches & Path to South African eSkills Summit
	Chair: Wallace Taylor, TISI - The Information Society Institute, South Africa
	Dr Harold Wesso, DDG, Department of Communications, South Africa Prof. Wallace Taylor, TISI - The Information Society Institute, South Africa Prof. Geoff Erwin, TISI - The Information Society Institute, South Africa

17:30

	End of Parallel Sessions

18:00

	Reception

Day 2: 07 May 2009

09:00

09:00	Workshop 5a: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers I
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
	Overview of FP7 and Call 5 ICT Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland Research Capacity and Challenges in Uganda Richard Lutalo, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda Research Capacity and Challenges in Tanzania Hamisi Nguli, ex COSTECH, Tanzania Research Capacity and Challenges in Mozambique Augusto Nunes, INTIC, Mozambique Research Capacity and Challenges in Namibia Immolatrix Onguebu , Ministry of Education , Namibia Ideal-ist: Your Worldwide ICT Support Network in FP7 Dunja Swierstra, Euresearch, Switzerland

09:00	Session 5b: eGovernment - Services
	Chair: Kin Ibrahim Kariisa, State House, Uganda
	The Adoption of e-Administration through e-Government Initiatives: A Case Study from Mozambique Teotónio Fumo, ICT Policy Implementation Technical Unit (UTICT), Mozambique e-Government - Putting Service at your Fingertips Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa e-Government Readiness: An Information Security Perspective from East Africa Carina Wangwe, University of South Africa, Tanzania

09:00	Workshop 5c: eHealth - Integrated Health Information Systems
	Chair: Jørn Braa, University of Oslo, Norway
	Initial Experiences from Designing and Implementing a Clinical Health Information System in the Primary Healthcare Sector of Rural South Africa Elmarie Venter, SAP Research, South Africa The Medical Project: Implementing an Open Source HIS in Rural Argentina Luis Falcon, Thymbra, Spain Virtuous Cycle from Prototyping Approach and Flexible Standard in Health Information System in Sierra Leone Edem Kwame KOSSI, university of Oslo, Norway Building e-Health Information Infrastructure in Mali Romain-Rolland TOHOURI, ICTs Development Center, Mali Towards Harmonisation of Health Information Systems in Malawi: Challenges and Prospects Chipo Kanjo, University of Malawi, Malawi

09:00	Workshop 5d: Building a Research and Education Network Infrastructure in Africa - Policy and Infrastructure
	Chair: Albert Nsengiyumva, Rwanda Education and Research Network, Rwanda
	European Perspectives Antti Peltomäki, Deputy Director-General, DG Information Society and Media, European Commission, Belgium AfricaConnect and African Virtual Campus Projects Moses Bayingana, African Union Commission, Ethiopia African Regulatory Situation Francis Tusubira, UbuntuNet Alliance, Uganda Availability of Links for African (sub-)regional REN Backbones Michael Nowlan, DANTE Ltd, Ireland Establishment of African Internet Exchange points in AXIS, the 2nd Lighthouse project Eric Osiakwan, AfrISPA, Ghana ACP Community Comments Alec Singh, ACP Secretariat, Belgium

09:00	Tutorial 5e: Digital Preservation
	Chair: Andreas Rauber, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
	Digital Preservation: Ensuring Long-term Access to Digital Data Andreas Rauber, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

10:30

	Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Workshop 6a: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers II
	Chair: Anneline Morgan, Southern African Development Community, Botswana
	SADC Science Technology and Innovation Engagements Anneline Morgan, Southern African Development Community, Botswana Research Capacity and Challenges in South Africa Tendani Nevondo, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Research Capacity and Challenges in Botswana Oabona Monngakgotla, Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Botswana Research Capacity and Challenges in Lesotho Maseqobela Williams, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Lesotho The Networked Electro Media European Technology Platform - How to Share a Vision and a Strategic Research Agenda with African Countries? Bruno Conquet, Orange Labs, France

11:00	Workshop 6b: Interoperability as Key Component for the Fast and Efficient Development of eServices
	Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, Gov2U, Greece
	eID in the case of Belgium Frank Leyman, Federal Public Service Information and Communication Technology, Belgium Current Interoperability Developments in Africa / Barriers Warren Hero, Microsoft, South Africa Interoperable Delivery of eGovernment Services in Europe: The STORK Project Vasilis Koulolias, Gov2U, Greece Electronic Identity as a Structural Precondition of e-Government Implementation: Case Study of Austria, Belgium, and Bosnia and Herzegovina Tarik Zaimovic, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

11:00	Workshop 6c: eHealth - Integrated Health Information Systems in Africa
	Chair: Jørn Braa, University of Oslo, Norway
	Institutionalization of Health Information System Standards: Wrestling with the Inertia of the Installed base – Zanzibar Experience Edwin Nyella, Muhimbili University, Tanzania The Role of Standards on Effective Spatial Data Sharing: A Research Study from Mozambique Zeferino Saugene, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique The Sierra Leone HIS Case: Towards an Integrated Health Information Infrastructure Romain-Rolland TOHOURI, ICTs Development Center, Mali Evolution of eHealth Infomation Systems in Africa: Case study of Rwanda Donart Ngarambe, Kigali Institute of Science and Technology, Rwanda

11:00	Workshop 6d: Building a Research and Education Network Infrastructure in Africa - State of the Art of Research Networking in Africa
	Chair: Moses Bayingana, African Union Commission, Ethiopia
	EUN - The Egyptian NREN Model Hossam Faheem, Ain Shams University, Egypt Ubuntunet Alliance Duncan Martin, UbuntuNet Alliance, South Africa NREN Development in Kenya Meoli Kashorda, Kenya Education Network, Kenya RwEdNet Albert Nsengiyumva, Rwanda Education and Research Network, Rwanda NRENs in the making in West and Central Africa Mumuni Dakubu, University of Ghana, Ghana

11:00	Tutorial 6e: Digital Preservation II
	Chair: Andreas Rauber, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

12:30

	Lunch

14:00

14:00	Session 7a: Technology Enhanced Learning - Leveraging Devices to improve Skills
	Chair: Erkki Sutinen , University of Turku, Finland
	How Dr Math Reaches Pupils with Competitions and Computer Games by using MXit Laurie Butgereit, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa MobiLED – Mobile-Led and Leading via Mobile Adele Botha, CSIR, South Africa Hadeda: The Noisy Way to Practice Spelling Vocabulary using a Cell Phone Laurie Butgereit, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Towards a Framework for Effective ICT-Skills Development in Disadvantaged Communities in South Africa Gladstone Ndhlovu, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa Hand-Crafted Programming Objects and Visual Perception Andrew Cyrus Smith, CSIR, South Africa

14:00	Session 7b: ICT to Support Enterprise Development
	Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa
	Approaches Towards Effective Knowledge Management for Small and Medium Enterprises in Developing Countries - Uganda Annabella Habinka Basaza-Ejiri, St. Augustine International University, Uganda Towards an e-Model for the Enhancement of Service Rendering by SMMEs Supporting Agencies in South Africa Ernest Ketcha Ngassam, SAP Meraka, South Africa Sekhukhune Living Lab: Lessons Learnt from End User Community Building and Interaction Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa Building The Local Software Economy: Case of The National Software Incubation Centre, Makerere University Michael Niyitegeka, Makerere University, Uganda Critical Success Factors for Obtaining Outsourcing Projects for Uganda Bart van der Linden, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Netherlands

14:00	Session 7c: eHealth - Applications & Case Studies
	Chair: Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda
	Intelligent Clinical Documents: a Way Towards Extensible Cross-Organizational Data Exchange Juha Puustjärvi, University of Helsinki, Finland Microscope and Mobile Phones: Product Development in Uganda Marijn Rijken, TNO - Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, Netherlands Ensuring Sustainability of HR Information Systems Developments through the Use of Integrated and Locally Appropriate Approaches - An Example from the Health Sector in Uganda Deana Leadbeter, University of Keele, United Kingdom ICT4MPOWER - Improved Effectiveness of the Health System and Empowerment of Healthcare Communities in Uganda Edward Mukooyo, Ministry of Health, Uganda

14:00	Workshop 7d: Building a Research and Education Network Infrastructure in Africa - Computing & Communication Intensive Applications and Usage
	Chair: Gerti Foest, DFN-Verein, Germany
	Benefits of Connection Libraries in the Region Margaret Ngwira, , Malawi Scalable Vector Graphics Approach for Realization of the Geographic Information System on Air Pollution in the African Urban Areas: Case of Yaounde in Cameroon Emmanuel TONYE, Ecole Nationale Supérieure Polytechnique, Cameroon Dar es Salaam Supercomputer Centre John Kondoro, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology, Tanzania African Grid Activities Roberto Barbera, University of Catania and INFN and COMETA, Italy Community Health Portals in Africa - Concept and Application for Drug Therapy Lars L Gustafsson, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

14:00	Session 7e: Digital Content
	Chair: Maseqobela Williams, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Lesotho
	Content Development in an Indigenous Digital Library: a Model for Community Participation Elizabeth Greyling, eThekwini Municipality, South Africa Towards Cohesive Consortia Organisation and Smart Partnerships: Enabling Sustainable Access and Effective Utilisation of e-Resources in Academic and Research Libraries in Zimbabwe Ronald Munatsi, Zimbabwe Parliament, Zimbabwe An Oral Wiki to Support Informal Justice Systems Cindy Jeffers, Distance Lab, United Kingdom "Snap Me" as a Pointer to "Rabbit Holes" in the Singa Environment Merryl Ford, CSIR, South Africa National Electronic Library of Infection (NeLI/NRIC) - the Best Available Evidence Online: 9 Years of Experience Patty Kostkova, City University, United Kingdom

15:30

	Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Session 8a: Technology Enhanced Learning
	Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden
	Contextual Curriculum to Support Practical and Innovative ICT-learning in a Developing Country: Case Southern Highlands of Tanzania Joseph Longino, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Tanzania Enhancing the Diffusion of Information Communications Technology for Quality Knowledge and Skills Development in African Universities Wilson Okaka, Kyambogo University, Uganda Students’ Perspectives on Challenges of IT Education in Rural Tanzania Matti Tedre, Stockholm University, Sweden Building ICT Capacity in Ugandan Schools Irina Zlotnikova, Makerere University, Uganda ICT Education in context: Towards a shared ICT4D Curriculum P. Clint Rogers, University of Joensuu, United States Case Study of Telkom South Africa’s Centre of Excellence Postgraduate Research Programme David Browne, Telkom SA, South Africa

16:00	Session 8b: Supporting ICT in Rural Communities
	Chair: Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium
	Hybrid Satellite-Wireless Broadband Communications Solutions for e-Learning in African Countries Chiara Scaleggi, CNES, France Village Information Kiosks Project: Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural Kenya and Africa Lazarus N. Kubasu, Government of Kenya, Ministry of Provincial Administration, Kenya High-Protein e-Learning Services for a Sustainable Africa Manolis Stratakis, Innobatics, Greece Examining Contextual Factors that Influence ICT Adoption in Rural Communities in Uganda Florence Nameere Kivunike, Makerere University/Stockholm University - DSV, Uganda Tackling the Digital Divide with e-Business Models: The Case of Telecentres in Uganda Sonny Nyeko, Makerere University Business School, Uganda

16:00	Session 8c: eHealth - ICT Supporting Chronic Conditions
	Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy
	Challenging Brain-Computer Interface: the FP7 Epilepsiae Project Antonio Dourado, University of Coimbra, Portugal The ReMINE Platform: High Performance Prediction, Detection and Monitoring Platform for Patient Safety Risk Management Efstathia Kormari, Institute of Communication and Computer Systems - National Technical University of Athens, Greece Posture and Movement Monitoring for Ambient Assisted Living Matjaz Gams, Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia E-Health: Piloting an Interactive Web Portal to Educate Patients with Heart Failure – A Growing Global Problem Femida Gwadry-Sridhar, Lawson Health Research Institute, Canada

16:00	Workshop 8d: Building a Research and Education Network Infrastructure in Africa - Round Table
	Chair: Vera Brenda Ngosi, Director, HRST, African Union Commission, Ethiopia Co-Chair: Kostas Glinos, European Commission, Belgium
	Dr.Hossam M. Faheem, Director of EUN, Egypt Mr. Alec Singh, Chief Technologist, ACP Albert Nsengiyumva, UbuntuNet Alliance Representative Mumuni Dakubo, University of Ghana

16:00	Session 8e: Open Source Software
	Chair: Maxwell Otim, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda
	Open Source Community Organization Onkgopotse Molefe, CSIR (Meraka institute), South Africa Using Free Software as a Tool for Social and Economic Development Karsten Gerloff, UNU-MERIT, Netherlands An Analysis of the Value that Open Source Contributes to Business Models Neeshal Munga, Meraka Institute, South Africa

Day 3: 08 May 2009

09:00

09:00	Session 9a: Technology Enhanced Learning - Applications & Case Studies
	Chair: Erkki Sutinen , University of Turku, Finland
	The Place of a Realistic Teacher Education Pedagogy in an ICT-Supported Learning Environment in Distance Teacher Education in Uganda Gudula Naiga Basaza, Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda An Empirical Investigation of Students’ Perceptions of e-Learning in Uganda Evelyn Kigozi Kahiigi, Makerere University/Stockholm University, Uganda Technology Enhanced Learning Challenges: A Case study of Open University of Tanzania Grace Mbwete, Open University of Tanzania, Tanzania Utilizing a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to Enhance Student’s Learning Outcomes: The Experience in Makerere University Deborah Naatujuna, Makerere University, Uganda Design of a National Student Identification System for Uganda: A Case for Higher Education Elisam Magara, Makerere University, Uganda

09:00	Workshop 9b: AFRIFITA - The Global Strategy for Africa in IT Deployment in Rural Areas
	Chair: Karel Charvat, WirelessInfo, Czech Republic
	Introduction to EFITA and INFITA Karel Charvat, WirelessInfo, Czech Republic Living Lab networking to facilitate R&D funding for African-European collaboration in ICT for rural areas Adam Turowiec, ITTI, Poland Innovative Farmer Advisory Services using ICT François STEPMAN, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Ghana Geohosting – Publish Your Spatial Data Yourself Karel Charvat, WirelessInfo, Czech Republic

09:00	Session 9c: eHealth - Issues
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland
	Using ICT to Support Prevention of AIDS Transmission Margherita Forcolin, Insiel S.p.A., Italy Towards Viable Technology for HIV/AIDS Education Jarkko Suhonen, University of Joensuu, Finland Fast development in AmI through SOA Miguel Angel Huerta, Siemens, Spain e-Bug Games for Children: Teaching Hygiene and Prudent Antibiotics Use using Web Games Patty Kostkova, City University, United Kingdom

09:00	Session 9d: eInfrastructure - Case Studies
	Chair: Kostas Glinos, European Commission, Belgium
	Approach to sustainable e-Infrastructures The case of the Latin American Grid Roberto Barbera, University of Catania and INFN and COMETA, Italy Black Sea Interconnection – the Experiences and Challenges in Constructing of Regional and Inter-Regional Research Networks Michal Przybylski, Central and Eastern European Networking Association (CEENet), Poland DRIVER: Building a sustainable infrastructure for global repositories Dale Peters, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Academic Applications of ICT in Developing Countries: the Case of East African Universities Philip Ayoo, The Inter-University Council for East Africa, Uganda Developing an Infrastructure for Interdisciplinary Research – Potential Grid Applications Femida Gwadry-Sridhar, Lawson Health Research Institute, Canada

09:00	Session 9e: eInclusion
	Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy
	Stimulation of Local Content Generation in Rural Africa Marijn Rijken, TNO - Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, Netherlands Proposed Framework for Closing the Rural-Urban Digital Gap in Uganda Jude Ssempebwa, Kampala International University, Uganda Airtime to Cash: Unlocking the Potential of Africa's Mobile Phones for Banking the Unbanked Ali Ndiwalana, Makerere University, Uganda Using All Things E and LED to address Poverty Roger Layton, Roger Layton Associates (Pty) Ltd, South Africa Problems Hindering Efficient Delivery of ICT in the Community Elizabeth Sepuya-Mukasa, OLC_4 Inclusive IT Uganda, Uganda

10:30

	Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Workshop 10a: Challenges & Opportunities for African-European ICT Partnerships in FP7
	Chair: Mmboneni Muofhe, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
	Taking Advantage of FP7 Opportunities Mmboneni Muofhe, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa The Role of Cooperation in Promoting ICT in Africa Karine Valin, Sigma Orionis, France

11:00	Workshop 10b: AFRIFITA - The Global Strategy for Africa in IT Deployment in Rural Areas II
	Chair: Karel Charvat, WirelessInfo, Czech Republic
	International Cooperation on Spatial Planning Otakar Cerba, HELP SERVICE - REMOTE SENSING, Czech Republic The Farmers Information Matrix: Lessons Learnt from Deploying a Voice Information Service for Farmers in Kenya Mucemi Gakuru, Teknobyte Ltd, Kenya Agricultural and Rural Transformation in Africa: A Proposal for Information and Communication Technology Use in Agriculture Framework Raphael Aregu, Gulu University, Uganda “Modernization of Agriculture in African countries with ICT Support” A proposal for a pilot project Walter Mayer, Progis Software GmbH, Austria

11:00	Workshop 10c: Women and ICT
	Chair: Ednah Karamagi, BROSDI, Uganda
	The Need for Engendering ICT Policies in Uganda - Experiences, Challenges and Opportunities Angela Nakafeero, Development Alternatives, Uganda Empowering Women through ICTs: CEEWA ICT Project Experiences Samuel Senfuka, Council for Economic Empowerment for Women of Africa-Uganda Chapter (CEEWA-Uganda), Uganda Opportunities to Improve Access and Utilization of ICTs by Women in addressing their Development Problems Goretti Zavuga Amuriat, WOUGNET, Uganda

11:00	Session 10d: eInfrastructure - Issues and Case Studies
	Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium
	Risk assessment for reputation building in Grid service provisioning Odej Kao, TU Berlin, Germany Mobile Applications and Innovation Menghistab Tesfai, Uganda Telecom Ltd, Uganda Building and Managing a Cost Effective Fixed Broadband Wireless Access Business Robert Aouad, ISOCEL Telecom, Benin Data Mules Networks Analysis with Semi-Markov-Process for Challenging Internets and Developing Regions Filippo Meucci, University of Aalborg Denmark, Denmark How Do We Make Community Owned Information Networks Work for the Poor? Chris Morris, Internet Society, South Africa

11:00	Session 10e: eAdoption
	Chair: Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium
	Measuring ICT Adoption, Acceptance and Use in the Developing World Souleymane Boundaouda Camara, Thames Valley University, United Kingdom ICT4D with a Nordic Flavor – a Stepwise and Multithreaded Approach Jarkko Suhonen, University of Joensuu, Finland IT and Role/Analysis of Information Resource in Decision making in Botswana Kelvin Joseph Bwalya, University of Botswana, Botswana Commercializing Research and Innovations Commercialization Africa - Case of Rennov Afrique Project Lwanga Herbert, LOG`EL PROJECT / IEEE SIGHT, Uganda

12:30

	Lunch

13:30

13:30	Closing Plenary 11a: Initiatives Supporting Development of Regional S&T
	Chair: Hon. J.C. Alintuma Nsambu, Minister of State, Ministry of ICT, Uganda
	How to Bridge the Digital Divide in Africa? Lenka Ptáčková Melicharová, Deputy Minister of Interior (EU Affairs), Czech Republic UNECA's ICT and Science & Technology Programme Aida Opoku-Mensah, UN Economic Commission for Africa, Ethiopia Impact and Challenges of National Scale ICT4D Programmes: 10 Years of Experiences from the Ground Stijn van der Krogt, International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD), Netherlands SPIDER Programme - Experiences Cooperating in Africa Karoline Beronius, SPIDER- The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions, Sweden Strengthening African - European Cooperation in ICT and S&T Thierry Devars, European Commission, Belgium Round Table Discussion

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