IST-Africa 2011 Conference & Exhibition

11 - 13 May 2011, Gaborone, Botswana

Programme

IST-Africa 2011 Agenda

Updated: 2011-06-22 08:58:35

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Day 1: 11 May 2011

08:00

Registration : Registration

09:00

09:00

Opening Plenary 1a: Opening Plenary

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10:30

Coffee Break : Networking and Exhibition

11:00

11:00	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

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

14:00

14:00	Session 3a: eInfrastructures
	Chair: Joseph Chuma, University of Botswana, Botswana

14:00

Session 3b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Information Society Implementation Group I

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14:00	Workshop 3c: African IPv6 Deployment Roadmap
	Chair: Latif Ladid, SnT University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Co-Chair: Jacques Babot, -, Belgium

14:00	Session 3d: Digital Libraries and Intelligent Content
	Chair: Sue Pendell, Colorado State University , United States

14:00	Workshop 3e: Living Labs - Experiences from ENOLL
	Chair: Alvaro Oliveira, Alfamicro, Lda, Portugal

14:00	Session 3f: eGovernment - Issues and Case Studies
	Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden

15:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Workshop 4a: The Brain Gain Initiative – Next Steps towards an African e-Infrastructure for Education and Research
	Chair: Luc Rukingama, UNESCO Office in Harare, Zimbabwe

16:00

Session 4b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Information Society Implementation Group II

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16:00	Session 4c: Mobile Applications
	Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa

16:00	Session 4d: Open Source Software - Applications and Case Studies
	Chair: Maxwell Otim, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology, Uganda

16:00	Session 4e: Living Labs - Case Studies
	Chair: Kristiina Lahde, Saliens Ltd, Finland

16:00	Session 4f: eGovernment Developments in East Africa
	Chair: Enock Mpenzwa, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania

17:30

End of Parallel Sessions

18:00

Reception : Networking Reception

Day 2: 12 May 2011

09:00

09:00	Workshop 5a: African REN I: Setting the Stage – the State of Research and Education Networking in Africa
	Chair: Ahmed Hamdy, African Union Commission, Ethiopia

09:00	Session 5b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Information Society Implementation Group III
	Action Plan 2011-2013 Implementation Roadmap - Public-private Partnerships; Interaction with the EU-Africa Business Forum EABF Exchange on Financing Mechanisms Christine Leurquin, EU Africa Business Forum, Belgium ICT Working Group Recommendations Christine Leurquin, EU Africa Business Forum, Belgium EU-Africa Business Forum ICT Working Group Michelle Makaroff, EU Africa Business Forum, Belgium Learn Today Work Tomorrow Michelle Makaroff, EU Africa Business Forum, Belgium - Sharing of ICT Best Practices; Stocktaking of Successful Deployments

09:00	Workshop 5c: First IFIP TC 9/TC 11 Southern African Cyber Security Awareness Workshop - SACSAW 2011 - Cyber Security Policy Development
	Chair: Basie von Solms, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

09:00	Workshop 5d: mHealth in Botswana
	Chair: Faisal M. Fadlelmola, University of Botswana, Botswana

09:00	Session 5e: Technology Enhanced Learning & ICT Skills
	Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden

09:00	Workshop 5f: Africa4All – Leveraging ICT in African Parliaments
	Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden

10:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Workshop 6a: African REN II: Creating Synergy among the Initiatives Supporting research and Education Networking in Africa
	Chair: Francis Tusubira, UbuntuNet Alliance, Uganda

11:00

Session 6b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Information Society Implementation Group IV

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11:00	Workshop 6c: SACSAW 2011 - Cyber Security Educational Schemes
	Chair: Marthie Grobler, CSIR, South Africa

11:00	Session 6d: eHealth - Issues and Applications
	Chair: Maurice Mars, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

11:00	Session 6e: Technology Enhanced Learning and ICT Skills II
	Chair: John Connell, CISCO, United Kingdom

11:00	Session 6f: ICT for eInclusion and eAccessibility - Case Studies
	Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

14:00

14:00	Workshop 7a: African REN III: Creating and Strengthening Global Strategic Alliances
	Chair: Kostas Glinos, European Commission, Belgium Co-Chair: Duncan Martin, UbuntuNet Alliance, South Africa

14:00

Session 7b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Information Society Implementation Group V

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14:00	Workshop 7c: SACSAW 2011 - Practical Cyber Security Awareness Initiatives
	Chair: Rossouw Von Solms, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa

14:00	Session 7d: eHealth - Issues and Applications II
	Chair: Sheddan Masupe, University of Botswana, Botswana

14:00	Session 7e: Technology Enhanced Learning and ICT Skills in East Africa
	Chair: Almamy Konte, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, des Universités et des Centres Universitaires Régionaux et de la Recherche Scientifique, Senegal

14:00	Session 7f: ICT for eInclusion and eAccessibility - Case Studies
	Chair: Kim Davis, Research Council of Norway, Norway

15:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Workshop 8a: African REN IV: Intra-African Research and Education Collaboration
	Chair: Bjorn Pehrson, KTH, Sweden Co-Chair: Leonardo Flores, European Commission, Belgium

16:00

Session 8b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Information Society Implementation Group VI

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16:00	Workshop 8c: SACSAW 2011 - Cyber Security Designs
	Chair: Joey Jansen van Vuuren, CSIR, South Africa

16:00	Session 8d: eHealth - Case Studies
	Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy

16:00	Session 8e: Technology Enhanced Learning and ICT Skills IV
	Chair: Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda

16:00	Session 8f: ICT for eInclusion and eAccessibility - Issues
	Chair: Raphael Mmasi, COSTECH, Tanzania

Day 3: 13 May 2011

09:00

09:00	Workshop 9a: eInfrastructures and the Sensor Web for Earth Observation and Simulation
	Chair: Ingo Simonis, iGSI GmbH, Germany Co-Chair: Anwar Vahed, CSIR, South Africa

09:00	Workshop 9b: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers I
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

09:00	Workshop 9c: Networked Enterprises: Potential and Opportunities for Businesses in Africa
	Chair: Man-Sze Li, IC Focus, United Kingdom

09:00	Session 9d: Rural Innovation Systems
	Chair: Eric Mwangi, Ministry of Education, Kenya

09:00	Session 9e: Transformation of Research Results into Local Innovation
	Chair: Kim Davis, Research Council of Norway, Norway

10:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Session 10a: Cloud Computing
	Chair: Fisseha Mekuria, CSIR, South Africa

11:00	Workshop 10b: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers II
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

11:00	Session 10c: RFID and Networked Enterprise
	Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa

11:00	Session 10d: ICT for Environmental Risk Management
	Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

13:30

13:30

Closing Plenary 11a: Initiatives Supporting Development of Regional ICT and STI

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