IST-Africa
2014
Conference
Mauritius,
May 2014
Call for
Papers -
Deadline 16
December
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Dear
Colleagues,
Please
find below the
Call for
Papers for
IST-Africa
2014. We would
appreciate if
you circulate
this Call for
Papers to
relevant
mailing lists,
colleagues and
publish the
links on
relevant sites
to raise
awareness of
this
opportunity.
Hosted by
the Government
of Mauritius
through the
Ministry of
Information
and
Communication
Technology and
the National
Computer
Board,
Supported by
the European
Commission and
African Union
Commission and
Technical
Co-Sponsored
by IEEE,
IST-Africa
2014 will take
place in
Mauritius in
early May
2014.
Part
of the
IST-Africa
Initiative,
which is
supported by
the European
Commission
under the ICT
Theme of
Framework
Programme 7
(FP7),
IST-Africa
2014 is the
ninth in an
Annual
Conference
Series which
brings
together
senior
representatives
from leading
commercial,
government
& research
organisations
across Africa
and from
Europe, to
bridge the
Digital Divide
by sharing
knowledge,
experience,
lessons learnt
and good
practice and
discussing
policy related
issues.
The scientific
programme for
IST-Africa
2014 is based
on an open
Call for
Papers
IST-Africa
2014 is
focused on
applied ICT
and the core
thematic areas
include
- eHealth,
mHealth &
Health
Information
Systems
- eGovernment
- Services to
Citizens &
Business
-
Technology-enhanced
Learning,
mLearning, ICT
Skills
-
eInfrastructures,
NRENs and IPv6
- Digital
Libraries and
Digital
Preservation
- Future
Internet,
Internet of
Things, Mobile
Applications
- ICT for
Agriculture
and
Environmental
Sustainability
- ICT for
eInclusion and
eAccessibility
- ICT
Regulatory
Frameworks
- Living Labs
(Adaptation
for Developing
Countries)
- Next
Generation
Computing: Big
Data, Cloud
Computing,
Data
Localisation
- Open Source
Software
Applications
- Cyber
Security
-
Transformation
of Research
Results into
Local
Innovation
- Societal
Implications
of Technology
Interested
presenters are
encouraged to
prepare an 8
page paper
(4,000 -
5,000) words
following the
IST-Africa
paper
guidelines and
paper template
for submission
online by 16 December. For
more
information,
please visit
All
submissions
will be double
blind peer
reviewed by
the
International
Programme
Committee and
authors will
receive
feedback in
late January.
Accepted
authors will
then be
invited to
submit a final
paper taking
account of
feedback
provided for
inclusion in
the conference
proceedings by
28 February.
We look
forward to
receiving your
submission.
Best
wishes,
Miriam
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