[Community] IST-Africa 2020 (Virtual Event)

[Effah Amponsah]

Dear All,

Please WACREN is informing you about the upcoming IST-Africa 2020 -
http://www.ist-africa.org/Conference2020 from 18 - 22 May. This is a 
virtual event.

Please check the programme below:

The Final Programme incorporates 31 thematically focused sessions 
featuring over 95 presenters from the public, private, education and 
research organisations in 21 countries as a single-track event.

It incorporates a mix of plenary presentations and thematic paper 
sessions presenting results across the conference thematic areas.

Plenary Presentations include:
· Welcome Address - Hon. Elioda Tumwesigye, Minister for Science, 
Technology and Innovation, Uganda

· Dr Phil Mjwara, Director-General, Department of Science and 
Innovation, South Africa

· Research and Innovation for Sustainable Development - Future 
Perspectives - Fadila Boughanemi, Deputy Head, International Cooperation 
II (Asia, Africa, Middle East & External Relations), DG Research and 
Innovation, European Commission

· The Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa (2020-30) - Moses 
Bayingana, Senior Policy Officer for ICT, African Union Commission

· AfricaConnect: a Past, Present and Future Success Story for African 
Research and Education, Tom Fryer, Head of International Relations, 
GÉANT

· SAIS 2 - Supporting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Southern Africa 
- Ilari Lindy, SAIS2, Namibia

· IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee - Supporting Sustainable 
Development - Paul Kostek, IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee Events 
Chair

· IEEE Africa Council - Vincent Kaabunga, IEEE Africa Council Chair


Thematic areas addressed in the Final Programme includes:
· Monday 18 May - eInfrastructure, Global Development, Societal 
Implications of Technology
· Tuesday 19 May - eGovernment, Content Technologies, eHealth
· Wednesday 20 May - Entrepreneurship, Next Generation Computing, 
CyberSecurity
· Thursday 21 May - Technology-enhanced Learning
· Friday 22 May - eAgriculture, Environment Sustainability

The Final Programme can be downloaded as a pdf from
http://www.ist-africa.org/Conference2020/files/ISTAfrica2020_FinalProgramme.pdf

Thank you

-- 
Effah Amponsah
Communication & Marketing Officer,
WACREN
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