IST-Africa 2012 Conference & Exhibition

May 2012, Tanzania

Programme

IST-Africa 2012 Agenda

Updated: 2012-04-30 18:11:20

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Day 1: 09 May 2012

08:00

Registration : Registration

09:00

09:00	Opening Plenary 1a: Opening Plenary
	Chair: Innocent Mungy, Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority, Tanzania
	Plenary Speakers include Welcome Address Hassan Mshinda, Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, Tanzania European Commission Address Kostas Glinos, European Commission, Belgium Welcome Remarks Enrico Strampelli, European Delegation, Tanzania Address on behalf of Innovation and Technology Group, Tanzania Ambassador Sinikka Antila, Embassy of Finland, Tanzania AUC Address Moctar Yedaly, African Union Commission, Ethiopia Welcome Honourable Prof Makame Mbarawa, Minister of Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania Opening Speech H.E Mohammed Gharib Bilal, Vice President of Tanzania, Tanzania

10:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Plenary Session 2a: High-level Round Table on the Implementation of the Information Society Track of the 8th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

14:00

14:00	Session 3a: Cloud Computing
	Chair: Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria, South Africa

14:00	Workshop 3b: ICT Initiatives in Tanzania
	Chair: Hassan Mshinda, Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology, Tanzania

14:00	Session 3c: eHealth - Telemedicine & Supporting Capacity
	Chair: Maxwell Otim Onapa, Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation , Uganda

14:00	Session 3d: Technology-Enhanced Learning
	Chair: Kristiina Lahde, Saliens Ltd, Finland

14:00	Session 3e: eGovernment
	Chair: Isaac Maredi, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa

14:00	Workshop 3f: Accessible Mobile Phone Applications and Developers Tools for All
	Chair: Maria Panou, Centre for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece

15:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Workshop 4a: Finnish - African Cooperation Programmes
	Chair: Kristiina Lahde, Saliens Ltd, Finland

16:00	Workshop 4b: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers I
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

16:00	Session 4c: eHealth - Health Information Systems
	Chair: Harry De Backer, EU Delegation to the African Union, Ethiopia

16:00	Session 4d: Technology-Enhanced Learning & ICT Skills
	Chair: Gift Kadzamira, National Commission for Science and Technology, Malawi

16:00	Session 4e: eGovernment – Case Studies
	Chair: Edephonce N. Nfuka, University of Dar es Salaam Computing Centre, Tanzania

16:00	Session 4f: eInfrastructure
	Chair: Zaipuna Yonah, Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology, Tanzania

17:30

End of Parallel Sessions

Day 2: 10 May 2012

09:00

09:00	Session 5a: Internet of Things
	Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy

09:00	Workshop 5b: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers II
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

09:00	Session 5c: M-Health
	Chair: Collins Mushe, Ministry of Education, Namibia

09:00	Session 5d: Technology-Enhanced Learning - Case Studies
	Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden

09:00	Session 5e: eGovernment & eDemocracy
	Chair: Zauria Saifodine, National Institute for ICT, Mozambique

09:00	Session 5f: Broadband Access and its Exploitation for Development in Africa
	Chair: Iman Abuel Maaly, Sudanese Research and Education Network, Sudan

10:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Session 6a: IPv6
	Chair: Latif Ladid, SnT University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

11:00	Workshop 6b: IST-Africa - Linking European and African Researchers III
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

11:00	Session 6c: eHealth - Case Studies
	Chair: Andrew B. M. Swai, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Tanzania

11:00	Session 6d: Technology-Enhanced Learning in Universities
	Chair: Abdissa Yilma Tiky, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ethiopia

11:00	Session 6e: eGovernment & eDemocracy
	Chair: Hamisi Nguli, ex COSTECH, Tanzania

11:00	Session 6f: Capacity Building to Enable Broadband Rollout and Operations
	Chair: Bjorn Pehrson, KTH, Sweden

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

14:00

14:00	Panel Session 7a: ICT Entreneurship in Tanzania
	Chair: Jukka Siltanen, TANZICT, Tanzania

14:00

Session 7b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Joint Expert Group

14:00	Session 7c: eHealth - Case studies 2
	Chair: Edda Tandi Lwoga, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania

14:00	Session 7d: M-Learning
	Chair: Love Ekenberg, Stockholm University , Sweden

14:00	Workshop 7e: Sensors, Empowerment and Accountability (SEMA): Enhancing the Relationship between Citizens and Government Agencies through Mobile Communications and Web Technology
	Chair: Benson Bana, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

14:00	Workshop 7f: TV White Space Spectrum and Dynamic Spectrum Access: For Improved Rural Wireless Broadband Connectivity
	Chair: Fisseha Mekuria, CSIR, South Africa

15:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Panel Session 8a: ICT Entreneurship in Tanzania
	Chair: Jukka Siltanen, TANZICT, Tanzania

16:00

Session 8b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Joint Expert Group II

16:00	Session 8c: Living Labs
	Chair: Marlien Herselman, Meraka Institute, CSIR, South Africa

16:00	Session 8d: M-Learning – Case Studies
	Chair: Raphael Mmasi, COSTECH, Tanzania

16:00	Session 8e: ICT for Environmental Risk Management
	Chair: Bernard Stevenot, SPACEBEL, Belgium

16:00	Workshop 8f: The Feasibility of TV White Space Spectrum and Dynamic Spectrum Access in Africa: Technology, Regulatory and Socio-economic Issues
	Chair: Bjorn Pehrson, KTH, Sweden

Day 3: 11 May 2012

09:00

09:00	Session 9a: Business Processes and M-Business
	Chair: Dan Faugoo, National Computer Board, Mauritius

09:00

Session 9b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Joint Expert Group III

09:00	Session 9c: Living Labs
	Chair: Maxwell Otim Onapa, Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation , Uganda

09:00	Workshop 9d: A User-centric Way to Change Management for Rural Community Development
	Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

09:00	Session 9e: RFID and Networked Enterprise
	Chair: Peter Mokube, Agence Nationale des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication, Cameroon

09:00	Workshop 9f: Public – Private Cooperation for ICT Supporting Africa’s Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Risk-management
	Chair: Walter Mayer, Progis Software GmbH, Austria

10:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Session 10a: Open Source Software
	Chair: Eric Mwangi, Ministry of Education, Kenya

11:00

Session 10b: 8th Africa-EU Partnership - Joint Expert Group IV

11:00	Session 10c: Living Labs - Case Studies
	Chair: Ilari Lindy, SAIS II, Belgium

11:00	Session 10d: ICT for eInclusion and eAccessibility
	Chair: Njei Check, National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC), Cameroon

11:00	Session 10e: Cyber Security
	Chair: Richard Stevens, -, Italy

11:00	Workshop 10f: Public – Private Cooperation for ICT Supporting Africa’s Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Risk-management
	Chair: Karel Jedlička, UWB, Czech Republic

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

13:30

13:30	Closing Plenary 11a: Closing Plenary
	Chair: Peter Ulanga, Universal Communications Access Fund, Tanzania

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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