This conference will bring together a fine mix of practitioners and academicians in the area of ICTs for sustainable development. The conference will explore the possibilities of continuity in terms of contributions from Africa to the ICT for Development discourse as well as initiate pragmatic measures needed to extend the ICT reach. The objective is to highlight the synergy of collaboration between African countries and other developing countries, and between African countries and the developed countries towards development solutions.
- Social Theories, Criminology and Forensic Investigation
- Social Networks and the Workplace
- Social Identity and Cyber Anonymity
- Identity Theft & Phishing
- Social Learning
- Unintended Consequences of ICTs
ICT for Business
- IT in Micro-Enterprises and Entrepreneurship
- Supply Chain Management
- Electronic Business
- Accounting information Systems
ICT for Education and Journalism
- E-learning
- I-reporting or social reporting
- ICTs in Schools and Higher Educational Institution
ICT and Healthcare
- Telemedicine
- Electronic Medical Records
- Community Health
- Patient Compliance and mobile phones
ICT, Poverty Alleviation and Community Development
- Managerial IT Issues for Sustainable Development
- GIS & IS in Agriculture and Land Use
- IT, Rural Development & Poverty Reduction
- IT Policy
- ICT and Gender Development
Open-source Technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Adoption, Localization and Implementation
- Open Content, Open ID & Universal Standards
- Intellectual Property and Digital Commons
Computing Sciences
- Computer Systems Architecture
- Fault Tolerance in ICT Systems
- Distributed Computing
- Mobile and Ubiquitous ICTs
ICT Project Management and Sustainability
- Monitoring and Evaluation of Projects
- Knowledge Transfer in and between Projects
- Interpersonal Skills in Project Management
- Negotiation and Risk Evaluation
ICT, Agricultural Development, Food production & Extension Services
- Telecenters and Agriculture
- Agricultural Systems Adoption and Usage
- Mobiles Usage in Agriculture and Extension Services
ICT Research in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Research Methods in ICT
- Data Collection and Publishing Challenges
ICT Diffusion and Teledensity
- Telecommunications
- Wimax and Radio Technologies
- 3G and 4G Mobile Technologies
- Internet diffusion vs. Computer Ownership
Human and Societal Issues in Information Systems
- Internet and Society
- Human and Computer Interaction
- Identity and Culture on the Internet
- Non-Human Factors in Information Systems
Open Development
- Openness and Development
- Intellectual Property, Digital Commons and ICT Innovation
- Open Government
- Open Access, and Creative Industries – Music, Movies, Gaming and Fashion
- Open Business Models
- Internet and New Forms of Participation and Collaboration
ICT and Climate Change
- Mitigation, Monitoring, Adaptation, Strategy, Disaster Management and Response and Technologies: Impacts and Issues
- Green Information Technology Practices
ICT4Africa 2011 creates a forum where participants can disseminate their research on the transfer, diffusion, and adoption of ICT within the context of Africa; the innovation and development of ICT solutions for and within this context; impacts of ICT on society and of society on ICT; and other relevant normative, empirical, and theoretical concerns of ICT development, implementation, strategy, management and policy that are distinctive to Africa and associated developing economies.
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A formal notification of paper acceptance will only be issued after authors have addressed reviewer’s comments as recommended by the review process. For papers to appear in the proceedings, at least one author must register and pay the registration fee applicable to his/her category of presentation. Letters of Invitation to ICT4Africa 2011 will only be issued after author(s) registration has been confirmed. An online and hard copy version of the conference proceedings for all tracks and submission categories shall be made available. Authors of some selected papers will be requested to submit extended versions of their work for publication in an edited book and Special issue of the African Journal of Information Systems dedicated to ICT4Africa after the conference.
For consideration for the best paper award in any of the submission categories, full manuscript must be submitted by October 10, 2010. For all accepted papers, a PowerPoint Version of the camera-ready paper must be submitted by October 31st, 2010. The ICT4Africa PowerPoint Template will be sent along with Notification of Acceptance letter to all authors whose papers are accepted for presentation and inclusion in the conference proceedings. ICT4Africa 2011 submissions, publication and editorial committee will maintain very strict rules on submissions formats and deadlines.
We look forward to receiving your submissions in the different categories to this very opportune conference.
Direct all enquiries to:
(1) Richard Boateng (PhD) - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
(2) Longe Olumide (PhD) - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
