[afren] 2nd International Conference on ICT for Africa

[Boniface Atosona]

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Boniface Atosona
Ag. ICT Director
University for Development Studies
Post Office Box 1350
Tamale
Ghana
Tel: 0246161425
 
 
From: "Victor Mbarika" <victor at mbarika.com>
Subject: [afro-nets] 2nd International Conference on ICT for Africa
    2010
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Esteemed Colleagues:

With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), The National
Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) and The Ellis Trust, we are pleased to announce The International Conference on ICT for Africa 2010. The International Conference on ICT for Africa 2010 (ICIA 2010) is themed 'ICT for Development - Contributions of the South'.

The conference and exhibition will take place MARCH 25-28, 2010 in YAOUNDE, CAMEROON (West Africa). Beyond just the typical Academic conference, ICIA 2010 will have a strong blend of academic and practitioner audiences as well as top policy makers from many developing and developed nations. Further, there will be a several exciting workshops including telemedicine, e-learning, grant writing and ICT policy.  There will be real-world (life) illustrations 
of telemedicine and e-learning systems targeted for low-resource settings of developing and developed nations.

The conference seeks to address a number of questions. What role can we play in the information age? Is Africa going to be only consumers 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 unique contribution from Africa in this information age?

If there is, then let us tell the story of what we have in this conference. This conference will bring together a fine mix of practitioners and academicians in the area of ICTs for sustainable development. The conference will explore the contributions of Africa to the global ICT for development discourse and efforts. Visit conference website for more: www.ictforafrica.org 

Submissions may cover key themes outline below:
1.    ICT for Business and SMEs
2.    ICT for Education and Journalism
3.    ICT and Healthcare - Telemedicine
4.    Internet and Society (Cybercrime)
5.    ICT, Poverty and Development 
6.    Open-source Technologies in SSA
7.    ICT and Gender
8.    ICT Diffusion and Teledensity
9.    ICT Project Sustainability
10.    ICT in Government and Conflict
11.    ICT Research in Sub-Saharan Africa 

ICIA 2010 creates a forum where participants can disseminate their research on the transfer, diffusion, and adoption of ICT within the context of Africa; the innovation and development of ICT solutions for and within this context; impacts of ICT on society and of society on ICT; and other relevant normative, empirical, and theoretical concerns of ICT development, implementation, strategy, management and policy that are distinctive to Africa and associated developing economies.

Paper Submission

Doctoral Consortium Papers
.    This is only open to doctoral, graduate and undergraduate students 
.    1500-2500 words of extended abstract (including references, figures and main text)
.    Visit the conference website to download the Submission Templates and Instructions.

Track Sessions Papers
.    Research in Progress  - 3000-5000 words (including references, figures and main text).
.    Full Papers - 5000 words (including references, figures and main text).
.    Visit the conference website to download the Submission Templates and Instructions.

Submission Email Address
.    Please submit your paper electronically to Dr. Richard Boateng, ICITD, Southern University, 
Call for Papers Coordinator (richard at ictforafrica.org) on or before December 1, 2009. 
.    For papers to appear in the proceedings, at least one author must register for the conference.  
Notification by Dec. 31, 2009. 
.    For consideration for the best paper award, submit the full manuscript by Nov. 10, 2009. 

Important Dates
December 1st 2009          Full Paper Submission 
December 31st 2009          Review Result Returned 
January 30th 2010          Final Paper Submission 
MARCH 25-28                Conference Dates        

Contact Conference Management, ICIA
E-mail:     info at ictforafrica.org 

Website:    http://www.ictforafrica.org

PLEASE FORWARD TO INTERESTED COLLEAGUES AND STUDENTS

--
Prof Victor Wacham A. Mbarika, Ph.D.
Founding Executive Director, 
The International Center for Information Technology and Development (ICITD)... www.icitd.com
Editor-in-Chief, The African Journal of Information Systems (AJIS)...
www.ajisonline.com 
Southern University, TT Allain #321, Baton Rouge, LA 70813, USA
Phone: +1 225 715 4621 or +1 225 572 1042; Fax: +1 225 208 1046
Web Site: http://www.mbarika.com
mailto:victor at mbarika.com

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