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Awareness Workshop

20 & 21 October 2008

Kampala, Uganda

Day 1 - 20 October 2008

Chair Person

Karine Valin
Managing Director, Sigma Orionis and EuroAfriCa-ICT Project Coordinator
The EU-AU Partnership for Science, Information Society (ICT), & Space

Welcome Address

Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba
Dean, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Makerere University, Uganda
& EuroAfriCa-ICT Focal Point for Eastern Africa

Introduction to the EuroAfriCa-ICT Project

Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba
Dean, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Makerere University, Uganda
& EuroAfriCa-ICT Focal Point for Eastern Africa

Opening Addresses: Opportunities, Successes and Challenges of Collaboration in the Global ICT R&D in Africa

Prof. David Bakibinga, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Makerere University, Uganda
Representing Prof. L.S. Luboobi, Vice-Chancellor

Harvey Rouse
Head of Political and Trade Section, European Commission Delegation to Uganda

Eng. Godfrey Kibuuka, Director for Communications and Broadcasting Infrastructure, Ministry of ICT, Uganda
Representing Hon Dr. Ham Mulira, Minister of ICT, Uganda

Hon. Geraldine Namirembe Bitamazire, Minister of Education and Sports
Representing Prof. Apollo Nsibambi, Prime Minister, Uganda

Introduction to the 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7)

Karine Valin
Managing Director, Sigma Orionis and EuroAfriCa-ICT Project Coordinator

Opportunities for ICT research cooperation for sub-Saharan Africa

Mmboneni Muofhe
Director, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa

Dr Idris A. Rai
Deputy Dean Academic Affairs, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Makerere University, Uganda & EuroAfriCa-ICT Project Partner for Eastern Africa

Research Capacity and Challenges in Eastern African countries

Chair: Kagiso Chikane
Manager, Technology Research Programme, Meraka Institute of CISR, South Africa

Prof. John Nerbonne
Professor, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Building Collaborative Research Capacity in Uganda

Prof. A. J. Rodrigues
School of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi, Kenya
ICT Research capacity and challenges in Kenya

Prof. Beda Mutagahywa
Managing Director, Computing Centre University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
ICT Research capacity and challenges in Tanzania

Mrs. Santhi Kumaran
Head, Department of Computer Engineering & Information Technology, KIST AVU LC Manager, Kigali Institute of Science and Technology & EuroAfriCa-ICT Focal Point for Central Africa , Rwanda
ICT Research capacity and challenges in Rwanda

The role of Governmental Institutions in fostering institutional ICT Research Capacity at University in Uganda

Chair: Prof. Anthony J. Rodrigues
Professor, School of Computing and Informatics, University of Nairobi, Kenya

Prof. Dick Kamugasha
Director, Technology Development Centre, Uganda Industrial Research Institute
The role of government institutions in fostering institutional ICT research capacity at University in Uganda

Prof. Michael Lejeune
Deputy Executive Director, Uganda National Council for Higher Education
The Role of Uganda National Council for Higher Education in Fostering Institutional ICT Research in Uganda

Introduction to ICT Group Discussions (Day 2)

Roseline Favresse
Project Deputy Manager, Sigma Orionis & EuroAfriCa-ICT Project Manager

Day 2 - 21 October 2008

How to Build a Project Proposal under FP7/ICT & Lessons Learned

Johan Eksteen
Manager, Technology Research Programme, The Meraka Institute of CSIR, EuroAfriCa-ICT Focal Point for Southern Africa and FP7/ICT National Contact Point for South Africa

Successes within the Framework Programme and Strategies in Approaching FP7 and S&T Cooperation with Europe

Chair: Dr. Erol Kulahci
European Affairs Manager, Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) & EuroAfriCa-ICT Project Partner, Belgium

Segopotso Moshapo
Senior Researcher, SAP Meraka Institute of CSIR, South Africa
Digital World Forum: Opportunities of Low Cost Technologies for Business Development

Prof. Bernard Maréchal
EELA-2 Project Coordinator, CETA-CIEMAT, Spain
Grid infrastructure for e-Science: a use case from Latin America and Europe

Other platforms supporting the development of S&T Cooperation between Europe and sub-Saharan Africa

Chair: Prof. Fisseha Mekuria
Professor, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Makerere University, Uganda

Ms. Namugenyi Loi
Uganda National Council for Science and Technology
IST-Africa: building ICT capacity in Uganda through collaboration

Edward Ongeso
ICT Officer, African Academy of Sciences, Kenya
The ST-EAP Project

ICT Thematic Group Discussions

Chair: Dr. Idris A. Rai
Deputy Dean Academic Affairs, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Makerere University, Uganda & EuroAfriCa-ICT Project Partner for Eastern Africa

ICT Thematic Group Discussions: outputs

Chair: Dr. Jude Lubega
Deputy Dean Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Makerere University

Closing Session: the Way Forward

Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba
Dean, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Makerere University, Uganda & EuroAfriCa-ICT Focal Point for Eastern Africa