IST-Africa 2016 Conference

11 - 13 May 2016, Durban, South Africa

Programme

IST-Africa 2016 Agenda

Updated: 2016-03-22 22:17:11

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Day 1: 11 May 2016

08:00

Registration : Registration

09:00

09:00

Opening Plenary 1a: Opening Plenary

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10:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Plenary Session 2a: High-level Roundtable on Open Innovation, ICT Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation in Africa
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

14:00

14:00	Workshop 3a: Horizon 2020 Opportunities for Research Cooperation
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

14:00	Session 3b: eGovernment I
	Chair: Zauria Saifodine, National Institute for ICT, Mozambique

14:00	Session 3c: Technology-enhanced Learning I
	Chair: Gift Kadzamira, National Commission for Science and Technology, Malawi

14:00	Session 3d: Digital Content
	Chair: Tiwonge Msulira Banda, UbuntuNet Alliance, Malawi

14:00	Session 3e: Mobile Applications I
	Chair: Zamokwakhe Dlamini, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa

14:00	Session 3f: Societal Implications of Technology I
	Chair: Ebenhezer Kauhonina, National Commission on Research,Science and Technology, Namibia

15:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Workshop 4a: IST-Africa - Research Capacities & Priorities I
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

16:00	Session 4b: eGovernment II
	Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden

16:00	Session 4c: Technology-enhanced Learning II - mLearning
	Chair: Marita Turpin, University of Pretoria, South Africa

16:00	Session 4d: Future Internet & IoT
	Chair: Chipo Kanjo, University of Malawi, Malawi

16:00	Session 4e: Mobile Applications II
	Chair: Haitham Hamza, ITIDA, Egypt

16:00	Session 4f: Societal Implications of Technology II
	Chair: Lefa Thamae, Department of Science and Technology, Lesotho

17:30

End of Parallel Sessions

Day 2: 12 May 2016

09:00

09:00	Workshop 5a: IST-Africa - Research Capacities & Priorities II
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

09:00	Session 5b: eGovernment III
	Chair: Vasilis Koulolias, eGovlab, Sweden

09:00	Session 5c: Technology Enhanced Learning III
	Chair: Jacob Njagih, Ministry of Education, Kenya

09:00	Session 5d: Future Internet II
	Chair: Zamokwakhe Dlamini, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa

09:00	Workshop 5e: Value-added Connectivity for Research and Education in Africa I
	Chair: Bonny Khunga, ZAMREN, Zambia

10:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Workshop 6a: IST-Africa - Showcasing Activities of IEEE SIGHT Volunteers in Africa
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

11:00	Session 6b: eHealth I
	Chair: Zauria Saifodine, National Institute for ICT, Mozambique

11:00	Session 6c: Technology Enhanced Learning IV
	Chair: Lieketseng Tjokotsi, Department of Science and Technology, Lesotho

11:00	Session 6d: Future Internet III
	Chair: Njei Check, National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC), Cameroon

11:00	Workshop 6e: Value-added Connectivity for Research and Education in Africa II
	Chair: Salem Alagtash, German Jordanian University and the Arab States Research and Education Network - ASREN, Jordan

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

14:00

14:00	Session 7a: ICT4D I - eEducation
	Chair: Jacob Njagih, Ministry of Education, Kenya

14:00	Session 7b: eHealth II
	Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

14:00	Session 7c: eAgriculture
	Chair: Lefa Thamae, Department of Science and Technology, Lesotho

14:00	Session 7d: eServices
	Chair: Haitham Hamza, ITIDA, Egypt

14:00	Workshop 7e: Value-added Connectivity for Research and Education in Africa III
	Chair: Pascal Hoba, Ubuntunet Alliance, Malawi

15:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

16:00

16:00	Session 8a: ICT4D II - eEducation
	Chair: Gift Kadzamira, National Commission for Science and Technology, Malawi

16:00	Session 8b: mHealth III
	Chair: Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda

16:00	Session 8c: eAgriculture & Environmental Sustainability
	Chair: Lieketseng Tjokotsi, Department of Science and Technology, Lesotho

16:00	Session 8d: Cyber Security I
	Chair: Leulseged Alemie, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Ethiopia

16:00	Workshop 8e: Global Science Communities, that´s MAGIC!
	Chair: Colleen Wint-Bond, Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network Agency, Grenada

17:30

End of Parallel Sessions

Day 3: 13 May 2016

09:00

09:00	Session 9a: ICT4D III
	Chair: Marita Turpin, University of Pretoria, South Africa

09:00	Session 9b: eHealth IV
	Chair: Darelle van Greunen, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

09:00	Session 9c: ICT4D
	Chair: Ebenhezer Kauhonina, National Commission on Research,Science and Technology, Namibia

09:00	Session 9d: Cyber Security II
	Chair: Njei Check, National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC), Cameroon

09:00	Session 9e: eInfrastructure - NRENs
	Chair: Tiwonge Msulira Banda, UbuntuNet Alliance, Malawi

10:30

Coffee Break : Coffee Break

11:00

11:00	Session 10a: ICT4D IV - Rural Development
	Chair: Jim Yonazi, Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), Tanzania

11:00	Session 10b: eHealth V - Health Information Systems
	Chair: Chipo Kanjo, University of Malawi, Malawi

11:00	Session 10c: eInclusion
	Chair: Loi Namugenyi, Uganda National Council for Science & Technology, Uganda

11:00	Session 10d: Cyber Security III
	Chair: Ashwin Seegolam, National Computer Board, Mauritius

11:00	Session 10e: eInfrastructure II
	Chair: Phodiso Potesh Phole, Department of Telecommunications & Postal Services, Botswana

12:30

Lunch : Lunch

13:30

13:30	Closing Plenary 11: Closing Plenary: International Partnership Building
	Chair: Paul Cunningham, IIMC / IST-Africa Institute, Ireland

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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