Welcome

Hosted by the Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Education (State Department for Higher Education and Research) and National Research Fund and Supported by the European Commission (EC) and African Union Commission (AUC), IST-Africa 2025 is the twentieth in an annual series of Ministerial Level Technology Research Conferences.

IST-Africa 2025 will take place as an in person event in Nairobi, Kenya in May 2025.

IST-Africa 2025 will provide a world-class international forum to showcase existing technology-enabled Research, Innovation and ICT4D activities and capacity in Africa, Europe and other parts of the world. The Conference Programme combines strategic keynote presentations, a High-Level Roundtable, technical and policy papers, case studies and workshops. It also provides an opportunity to identify potential partners for future research cooperation under Horizon Europe.

The goals of the IST-Africa Conference Series are to

- Support Development of the Information Society and Knowledge Economy in Africa

- Promote International Research Innovation, and Policy Cooperation and Coordination

- Showcase African Research and Innovation Capacity

- Stimulate exploitation of research results by the public and private sectors

2025 Call for Papers Extended Deadline 31 October

The Scientific Programme for IST-Africa 2025 is based on a double blind peer review of Papers submitted to an open Call for Papers which closes on extended deadline of 31 October 2024.

Full papers (8 pages in length) following the Paper Guidelines provided and uses the IST-Africa Template should be submitted online for review.

Each presenter will present ONE paper in the Programme. Please only submit papers for review where there are authors/co-authors who will complete registration. Please do not submit multiple papers for which there is only one author who can register.

Thematic areas for papers and workshops include:

- Technology-enabled Healthcare (mHealth /eHealth)

- Technology-enhanced Learning and eSkills

- Technology-enabled Agriculture (mAgriculture /eAgriculture) & Environmental Sustainability

- Energy - ICT for Power Delivery, Micro-grids

- eInfrastructures and NRENs (National Research and Education Networks)

- Next Generation Computing: Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Future Internet, Internet of Things (IoT)

- eGovernment and Public Service Delivery

- Content Technologies including Languages; Digital Preservation

- Cyber Security, Privacy and Trust

- Collaborative Open Innovation and Technology-enabled Entrepreneurship (including Social Entrepreneurship)

- Global Development (including ICT4D)

- Societal Implications of Technology

Click here to download the Call for Papers brochure. Click here to submit a full paper for review.