IST-Africa 2022 Conference

16 - 20 May 2022

Call for Papers

Paper submissions are invited for IST-Africa 2022. The conference language is English and submissions should be for technical or visionary papers, and business or government case studies within the scope of the conference.

Full Papers (4,000 - 5,000 words) using the IST-Africa Template must be registered on the conference portal by the extended deadline of 31 December 2021. Please refer to Paper Guidelines for more information.

Papers must present analysis of initial or final research results or a case study. General project descriptions are not appropriate.

It is important to highlight actual or expected impact as well as the level of innovation. Any elements of the paper previously published should be carefully referenced. It is necessary for papers submitted to include new elements that have not previously been published to warrant inclusion in the conference proceedings. Any visionary elements in paper should be supported by mini use cases to illustrate applicability.

Each presenter can present ONE paper in the Programme. It is necessary for papers to be physically presented by an author / co-author during the event to ensure inclusion in the Proceedings.

Please only submit papers for review where there are authors/co-authors who will complete registration if accepted for inclusion in the Programme and present the results. Please do not submit multiple papers for which there is only one author who can register.

It is a condition of submitting a paper that (a) authors act on feedback and comments provided by the International Programme Committee (IPC) to ensure high quality conference proceedings, (b) presenters act on feedback provided by their Session Chair to ensure high quality presentations, and (c) presenters register and pay the participant's fee by 08 April 2022, before the publication of the Final Programme.

Click here to submit a full paper for review.

Workshop Submissions

Workshop proposals for sessions are invited for the IST-Africa 2022 Conference. The conference language is English and workshops should focus on one of the thematic priorities of the conference. Workshop organisers should register proposals online by extended deadline of 31 December 2021. Your workshop proposal should provide a clear overview of your proposed session under the headings outlined in the submission form:

- Summary of problem domain being addressed

- Workshop objectives

- Summary of discussion/tutorial focus, proposed outcome and target audience

- Outline Programme (presenters, synopsis of presentation)

Each workshop proposal should be supported by a minimum of two papers per workshop session, which will be double blind reviewed by the IPC. The proposed speakers should submit their papers via Paper Submission and insert: PAPER FOR WORKSHOP SESSION "Enter Workshop Title" in the first paragraph of their paper.

Workshop organisers can contact Paul Cunningham Conference Chair, if they wish to discuss any aspect of their proposal in advance of the closing date.

Publishing schedule for IST-Africa 2022

- Draft Full Paper and workshop proposals submitted by 31 December 2021 (extended deadline)

- Provisional acceptance of draft full papers with IPC feedback from 04 March 2022

- Final papers to be delivered electronically by 08 April for editorial review and quality check