IST-Africa Initiative

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1 IST-Africa Initiative Regional Impact of Information Society Technologies in Africa Paul Cunningham IST-Africa Initiative Co-ordinator IIMC Ltd, Ireland Presented at 8 th Africa-EU Partnership Networking Session, ICT 2010, 29 Sept 10

2 IST-Africa Initiative IST-Africa (Regional Impact of Information Society Technologies in Africa) Collaborative Initiative supporting engagement between EU and Africa in the area of Information Society and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), supported under FP7 14 African Ministries/National Councils for Science and Technology participating as partners across Southern, Eastern, Western, Central and North Africa 13 Additional African countries participating as Observers Objectives Supporting the Implementation of 8 th Africa- EU Partnership on Science, Information Society and Space Strengthening Research Dimension of Information Society Policy Dialogues between EU and African countries Analysis of African ICT Policy and Research Priorities Raising awareness of African Research Capacity and promoting participation of African organisations in the ICT theme of FP7

3 IST-Africa Consortium IIMC (Ireland, Coordinator) Department of Science and Technology (South Africa) IST-Africa Consortium Ministry of Infrastructure, Science and Technology (Botswana) Ministry of Communications, Science and Technology (Lesotho) Ministry of Education (Namibia) ICT Policy Implementation Technical Unit (Mozambique) National Computer Board (Mauritius) COSTECH - Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology Uganda National Council for Science and Technology Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Kenya) Ministere de l Enseignement Superieur et de la Recherche Scientifique (Burundi) Ministry in President s Office in charge of Information and Communication Technology (Rwanda) Agence Nationale des Technologies de l Information et de la Communication (Cameroon) Ministère de la Recherche Scientifique (Senegal) and Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (Egypt).

4 IST-Africa Activities IST-Africa Activities Strengthen the research dimension of Information Society policy dialogues between the European Commission and African countries Repository of ICT Policy Documents from 14 African Partner countries and Cooperating countries Analysis of existing STI and ICT Policy Qualification of Research Priorities Events in Africa and Europe IST-Africa 2010 Conference & Exhibition, May 2010, Durban, South Africa Networking Session on 8th Africa-EU Strategic Partnership (Science, Information Society and Space), ICT, Brussels, 29 September 2010 IST-Africa - Linking European & African Researchers Workshop, echallenges e2010, Warsaw, 27 October 2010 IST-Africa 2011 Conference & Exhibition, May 2011, Gaborone, Botswana FP7 Training Workshops to raise awareness of upcoming Calls IST-Africa FP7 Training Workshops Burundi, Rwanda, Mauritius November 2009 IST-Africa FP7 Training Workshops Namibia, Botswana 15 & 21 September 2010 IST-Africa FP7 Training Workshops Senegal, Cameroon November 2010 Strengthen international cooperation by promoting research cooperation between European and African organisations under FP7-ICT in proposals addressing: Challenge 1: Pervasive and Trusted Network and Service Infrastructures Challenge 4: Digital Libraries and Content Challenge 5: Towards sustainable and personalised healthcare Challenge 6: ICT for Mobility, Environmental Sustainability and Energy Efficiency Challenge 7: ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion

5 Objectives Goal IST-Africa Conference & Exhibition Support increased ICT related International Cooperation between Africa & Europe Develop an international forum rotating in Africa focused on ICT policy discussion, showcasing European & African research results that can adapted & exploited across Africa Facilitate networking and community building between key African & European stakeholders Support the goals of European Research Area (ERA), 8 th Strategic Partnership & African Consolidated Plan of Action Achieve pan-african impact by bringing together senior representatives from leading government, industry and research organisations across Africa and Europe to share ICT related knowledge, experience, lessons learnt and good practice in areas of applied ICT Publication of Scientific Papers sharing Research Results

6 IST-Africa 2011, May, Gaborone Hosted by Department of Research, Science and Technology, Botswana Supported by European Commission and African Union Commission Call for Papers - Deadline 22 November 2010 Applied ICT Research Themes ehealth einfrastructures Technology-enhanced Learning einclusion ICT for Environmental Sustainability RFID and Networked Enterprise egovernment Networked Media Transformation of Research Results into Local Innovation Submission of Papers Highlight level of innovation, actual or expected impact Case studies, Analysis of initial or final research results Blind peer review Feedback on papers submitted: 17 January 2011 Advance Programme based on results of call for Papers: Mid January 2011

7 - Supporting EU-Africa Research Cooperation Action Points Join the IST-Africa Community at Indicate Your Interest in Cooperating with Qualified African Research Organisations in North Africa (Egypt), Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Mozambique, Botswana and Mauritius), East Africa (Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi and Rwanda), West Africa (Senegal) & Central Africa (Cameroon) for FP7-ICT Challenges Supported by IST-Africa Participate in IST-Africa Workshops in Europe & Africa IST-Africa - Linking European & African Researchers Workshop, echallenges e2010, Warsaw, 27 October 2010 African FP7 Training Workshops in Senegal & Cameroon (November) Submit paper/workshop proposal for IST-Africa Contact Paul Cunningham (IIMC) paul@iimg.com secretariat@ist-africa.org Phone: (O)