Awareness Workshop #8

16 & 17 April, 2008

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Opening adresses

Chair: Mr David Sawe
e-Government Advisor, President’s Office, Public Service Management, Tanzania

Mrs Kagiso Chikane
Centre Manager, The Meraka Institute of CSIR, South Africa & EuroAfrica-ICT Project Partner

Mr Tim Clarke 
Head of Delegation, the Delegation of the European Commission in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Professor J.W.A. Kondoro
Principal, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology

Dr Shukuru Kawambwa
Minister of Communication, Science and Technology in Tanzania

Keynote Addresses - Importance of R&D on ICT in Africa

Chair: Dr Richard Masika
Director of Studies, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology

Mr David Sawe
e-Government Advisor, President’s Office, Public Service Management in Tanzania
Emerging Opportunities for e-Government in the Developing Countries

Professor Venansius Baryamureeba
Dean, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Makerere University, Uganda
R&D on ICT in East Africa: Constraints and Opportunities

Professor Beda Mutagahywa
Director, Computing Centre, University of Dar es Salaam
R&D and ICT in Africa: an opportunity Africa cannot miss

Status and Perspectives of EU-Africa S&T partnerships

Chair: Dr Zaipuna Yona
Head, Product Development, Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited

Mr Tshepang Mosiea
Project Manager, Meraka Institute of CSIR, South Africa & EuroAfrica-ICT Project Partner
The START/EuroAfrica-ICT initiative

Mr Zethu Mkhondo
ST-EAP Project Co-ordinator, CSIR, South Africa
The ST-EAP Project (Science Technology - Europe Africa Project)

Introduction to FP7

Mr Segopotso Moshapo
Researcher, The Meraka Institute of CSIR, South Africa & EuroAfrica-ICT Project Partner
Introduction to FP7

On-going initiatives addressing Euro-Africa Cooperation

Chair: Professor Beda Mutagahywa
Director, Computing Centre, University of Dar es Salaam

Ms Grace Mbwete
Associate Director, eLearning, Institute of Educational Technology, Open University of Tanzania
The Challenges of the Implementation of e-Learning: A Case Study of Open University of Tanzania

Dr Honest Christopher Kimaro
Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, University of Dar es Salaam
The HISP/BEANISH Project

Prof Iddi Mkilaha
Head: Department of Energy, University of Dar es Salaam
KlnX – Open Swahili Localisation Project

Introduction to FP7 ICT Call 4 / How to build a FP7 ICT proposal

Mr Segopotso Moshapo
Researcher, The Meraka Institute of CSIR, South Africa & EuroAfrica-ICT Project Partner

EuroAfrica-ICT Manifesto and introduction of identified research topics

Mr Segopotso Moshapo
Researcher, The Meraka Institute of CSIR, South Africa & EuroAfrica-ICT Project Partner

ICT Thematic group discussions

Lab visit

Facilitator: Mr Joseph Challo
Head, Computing Department, Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology

Computerised Radio FM Transmitter
Multimedia and Intranet  eLearning Television