[Ict4women] International Conference on ICT for Africa 2010

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International Conference on ICT for Africa 2010
Start Date
March 25 2010
End Date
March 28 2010
Location

Yaounde, Cameroon
Event summary

With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National  
Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA), and the Ellis Trust, the  
International Centre for Information Technology and Development is  
convening this international conference with the theme "ICT for  
Development - Contributions of the South." The conference will bring  
together a mix of practitioners and academics working in the area of  
information and communication technologies (ICTs) for sustainable  
development to explore Africa's contribution to the global ICT for  
development discourse and efforts.

The conference aims to address a number of questions such as: Is  
Africa going to be only a consumer of the information age or can  
Africa join the producers of ICT knowledge, products, and services?  
What could be emergent patterns of ICT knowledge transfer in  
development? Is there an opportunity for a unique contribution from  
Africa in this information age and how can this contribution be  
supported?

Presentations will cover the following themes:

     * ICT for Business
     * ICT for Education and Journalism
     * ICT and Healthcare
     * Internet and Society
     * ICT, Poverty, and Development
     * Open-source Technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa

There will also be workshops which will explore issues such as  
international grant seeking opportunities for ICT research and  
projects, e-learning for African universities, and new frontiers in  
telemedicine and tele-neonatology research and practice in Africa.

Click here for more information about the Conference.
Registration Information

Registration fees are as follows:
Student participants from Africa: US$25
Other participants from Africa: US$50
All other participants: US$250.

Registration covers conference participation only (including  
registration, handouts, coffee breaks and meals during lunch, and all  
social events). Lodging and transportation to the conference site will  
be covered by the delegate, except for bursary delegates.

Participants interested in presenting at the conference should submit  
their paper electronically through the online submission system on or  
before December 1 2009. For papers to appear in the proceedings, at  
least one author must register for the conference. Notification of  
paper acceptance will be by December 31 2009. Final paper submission  
is January 31 2010. Participants can also submit their paper by  
emailing it to Dr Richard Boateng richard at ictforafrica.org
Contact
Conference Management
International Conference on ICT for Africa (ICIA)
ICIA website
info at ictforafrica.org


Dr Richard Boateng
International Conference on ICT for Africa (ICIA)
richard at ictforafrica.org


Victor W. Mbarika
Conference Chair
International Centre for Information Technology and Development (ICITD)

Southern University, College of Business
P.O. Box 9723
Baton Rouge, LA
70813
United States
Tel: + 225 771 5640 Ext 234
ICITD website
victor at mbarika.com



Placed on the Communication Initiative site November 25 2009
Last Updated November 26 2009