We would like to invite you to submit a paper for inclusion in the Scientific Programme and Conference Proceedings for IST-Africa 2010. Please also circulate the Call to colleagues who may also be interested in this opportunity.
Please use the paper template which can be downloaded from
www.ist-africa.org/
The final paper should be submitted online once it is ready for review via
www.ist-africa.org/
Please remember that no author or organisational details should be included in the paper submitted at this stage as all papers are double blind peer
reviewed. Author/co-author and organisational details are submitted as part of the online submission form.
If individual authors need a short extension to finalise their papers, please contact us to arrange this.
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IST-Africa 2010 Conference - Call for Papers Deadline 20 November
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Hosted by Government of South Africa through the Department of Science and Technology, IST-Africa 2010 Conference & Exhibition will take place in Durban, 19 - 21 May 2010.
Part of the IST-Africa Initiative, which is supported by the European Commission under the ICT Theme of Framework Programme 7 (FP7), IST-Africa 2010 is the fifth 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.
IST-Africa 2010 is also Supported by the South Africa - Finland Knowledge Partnership on ICT project (SAFIPA) and Technically Co-Sponsored by the IEEE South Africa Computer Chapter and Computer Society of South Africa.
The Call for Papers can be downloaded from
Important Deadlines:
Online submission deadline for full paper or workshop proposal: 20 November 2009
Acceptance decision: 15 January 2010
Final Paper Submission: 19 February 2010
The scientific programme for IST-Africa 2010 is based on an open Call for Papers and the conference language is English.
Interested presenters are encouraged to prepare an 8 page paper (4,000 - 5,000) words following the IST-Africa 2010 paper guidelines and paper
template for submission online by 06 November. Please observe the Paper Guidelines available at
www.ist-africa.org/
All submissions will be double blind reviewed by the International Programme Committee and authors will receive feedback in mid January. Accepted authors will then be invited to submit a final paper taking account of feedback provided for inclusion in the conference proceedings by 19 February.
Core Thematic Priorities for IST-Africa 2010
- eHealth - Health Information Systems
- eInfrastructures
- Technology Enhanced Learning & ICT Skills
- Digital Libraries and Intelligent Content
- Living Labs
- Technology Transfer
- Open Source Software Applications
- ICT for eInclusion and eAccessibility
- ICT for Environmental Sustainability
- RFID and Networked Enterprise
- eGovernment - Secure Services to Citizens & Business
More information is available at
http://www.ist-africa.org/
