Agenda
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Participants’ Evaluation Report
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Commissioned Paper
Dick Ng’ambi, “ICT and Economic Development in Africa: The Role of Higher Education Institutions."
Bio | Slides | Paper
Dick Ng’ambi is Research Coordinator and Learning Designer at the Centre for Educational Technology at the University of Cape Town. He has a background in IT industry, academia and research. In this role he manages cutting edge projects that are exploring and developing software for mobile devices including cell phones and PDA (personal digital assistants) for educational purposes. He holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems (UCT), an MSc in Computer Science (Birmingham University) and a BSc in Mathematics (University of Zambia).
Presentations and Papers
Mohamed H.A. Hassan
“African Universities and Their Role in Development�
Akilagpa Sawyerr.
“The Changing African Context�
Prof. Doctor Eng. Venâncio Massingue
“The Role of Science, Technology & Innovation and ICT in the Development of Mozambique�
Session 2: Harnessing ICT as a Driver of Economic and Social Development—Cutting Edge Perspectives
Michael L. Best
“Harnessing ICT’s: Cutting-Edge Perspectives�
Neerja Raman
“Getting to Diamond: Harnessing ICT as a Driver of Economic and Social Development�
Strive Masiyiwa
“Observations and Lessons from the Econet Wireless Experience�
Slides not available
Uday B. Desai
“ICT: Education – Technology – Development�
Session 3: The University as an Engine of Innovation—African and Global Perspectives
Calestous Juma
“Universities as Engines of Innovation�
• Peter N. Materu
“Tertiary Education as Engine for Growth in Africa�
Jesús A. del Alamo
. “MIT iLabs and OCW: Bringing University innovations across the digital divide�
Prof. Olive M. Mugenda
“University Roles in Meeting Aspirations for ICT & Economic Development�
Livingstone S. Luboobi
“University Roles in Meeting Aspirations for ICT and Economic Development�
Part 1: Private Sector Needs
Denis Fred Simon
“The Evolving Global Talent Pool: Issues & Challenges�
Neil Butcher
“Preparing Africa’s Graduates to Drive Economic Growth�
Nick Binedell
“Private Sector Needs�
Shahab Meshki
“Cisco Networking Academy Program and Developing ICT Human Capital�
Part 2: Emerging Educational Approaches
Dick Ng’ambi
“Emerging Educational Approaches�
Venansius Baryamureeba
“On New Curricula for Creating Human Capital Needed for ICT-Led Economic Growth: Case of Faculty of Computing and IT, Makerere University�
Jakita N. Owensby
et al. “Services Sciences, Management, and Engineering (SSME)�
Bruno Kilunga Kubata
“ICT and Human Capital Development in Africa: Role of Centers of Excellence�
Russel C. Jones
“Engineering Capacity Building in Developing Countries�
Session 7: Forging New ICT-Enabled Partnerships for Education and Applications
Part 1: Connectivity and Management Options
Peter Bateman
“Bandwidth Connectivity and Management�
Duncan Martin
“Connectivity and Collaboration�
Kristin Peterson
“Harnessing Rural ICT for Economic Development�
Part 2: Social Networking Options
Stuart Gannes
“Digital Vision Fellowship�
Samir Anand
“Cell-Life. An ICT-enabled Partnership�
Additional Resources
The flicker of a brighter future
The Economist, September 9, 2006: 65-67.
Calestous Juma
Reinventing African Economies. Technological Innovation and The Sustainability Transition (2006)
Living a Second Life
The Economist September 30, 2006: 81-83.
The Potential Uses of ICTs
Frank Tanser
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Innovations for Primary Health Case in Developing Countries. Innovations spring 2006: 106-122.
Cool Tools For the Third World
Innovators (2006)
Computing Curricula 2005. The Overview Report
The Joint Task Force for Computing Curricula 2005.
Tom Wanyama and Venansius Baryamureeba
The Role of Academia in Fostering Private Sector Competitiveness in ICT Development (2006)
GÉANT2
At the Heart of Global Research Networking