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1 IST-Africa Initiative Regional Impact of Information Society Technologies in Africa Lesego M. Motoma Ministry of Communications, Science & Technology Botswana

2 Initial Phase ( ) IST-Africa is a Multi-Stakeholder Initiative focused on Training to Reduce the Digital Divide Skills Transfer to Support Research Capacity Building & Awareness Community Building to Support EU-African Research Cooperation Achievements to date 1,200 officials & researchers trained in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa & Tanzania (incl. egovernment, ehealth, elearning) IST-Africa Conference Series Support EU-African Research Engagement in Africa IST-Africa 2006 (3 5 May, Pretoria) 304 delegates from 38 countries (Incl. 21 European, 13 African) 2 Ministers of Science & Technology, 2 Director Generals IST-Africa 2007 (9 11 May, Maputo) > 470 delegates from 51 countries (Incl. 25 European, 23 African) Conference opened by Prime Minister of Mozambique 4 Ministers of Science & Technology SADC Executive Secretary, 2 Director Generals

3 Phase 2 ( ) New EU Funding Secured under Call 1 of FP7 Community Building to Support EU-African Research Cooperation IST-Africa Partner Countries Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda Cooperation with government agencies responsible for S&T in Kenya, Mauritius, Democratic Republic of Congo & Zambia Supporting EU-African Research Collaboration with 20 SADC, COMESA, EAC & IGAD Countries in Southern Africa and East Africa Planned Activities 14 IST-Africa FP7 Training Workshops in Partner Countries IST-Africa Workshops organised at European Conferences Helpdesk Support to 20 Countries in Southern Africa & East Africa IST-Africa 2008 (14 16 May, Windhoek) Hosted by Government of Namibia (Ministry of Education) IST-Africa 2009 (May) Host Country - To Be Confirmed

4 IST-Africa Partners ( ) IIMC International Information Management Corporation Ltd (Ireland - Coordinator) Wits-Enterprise (South Africa) Ministry of Communications, Science & Technology (Botswana) Tanzania Commission for Science & Technology ICT Policy Implementation Technical Unit (Mozambique) Commonwealth Network of Information Technology for Development (Malta) Ministry of Communications, Science & Technology (Lesotho) Ministry of Education (Namibia) National Council for Science & Technology (Uganda)

5 Focus of Phase 2 ( ) Promotion of EU-African Research Cooperation under FP7-ICT 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, Energy Efficiency Challenge 7: ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion Cooperation in Research Infrastructures (Capacities Programme) Opportunities for Cooperation with IST-Africa Participation in IST-Africa Conference Workshops in Europe echallenges e-2007 (24 26 October, The Hague) IST-Africa showcased at Hagrid FP7 Networking Event, 23 October Participation at IST-Africa FP7 Training Workshops focused on Open Calls First set of workshops in Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda planned November December 07 Participation at IST-Africa 2008 and IST-Africa 2009 Share knowledge & research results, build links with African partners Cooperation in Research Proposals Aligned with IST-Africa Goals

6 IST-Africa Call for Papers Hosted by Government of Namibia (14 16 May, Windhoek) Supported by European Commission Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE Thematic Priorities ehealth Health Information Systems Technology Enhanced Learning & ICT Skills Digital Libraries and Content Open Source Software ICT for einclusion and eaccessibility einfrastructures ICT for Environmental Sustainability Networked Enterprise egovernment Call for Papers Deadline 09 November

7 - Supporting EU-Africa Research Cooperation Action Points Join the IST-Africa Community at Contact MCST to indicate your interest in Cooperating under the specific thematic areas open under Call 3 of the ICT FP7 Workprogramme Participate in IST-Africa Workshops in Europe & Africa European Awareness Raising Workshops (October) African FP7 Training Workshops (November - December) Submit paper/workshop proposal for IST-Africa Contact: Lesego Motoma, Samuel Bok (MCST) lmotoma@gov.bw; sbok@gov.bw

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