Oct. 12, 2015, 9 a.m.
Paul Cunningham, IST-Africa / IIMC presented paper on "Assessment of Potential ICT-Related Collaboration and Innovation Capacity in East Africa" and session on co-design of mHealth4Afrika during GHTC 2015.
Aug. 31, 2015, 9 a.m.
Paul Cunningham presents plenary presentation on "Supporting an ICT Research and Innovation Culture" during ICT Pitso in Botswana.
May 30, 2015, 10 a.m.
Paul Cunningham, IIMC, shared insight into research outputs from IST-Africa, with a particular focus on sharing insight into collaborative open innovation activities and capacity in East Africa during IFIP 9.4 Conference
May 30, 2015, 9 a.m.
Hosted by the Government of Malawi through the National Commission for Science and Technology, and Supported by the European Commission (EC) and African Union Commission (AUC), IST-Africa 2015 brought together over 400 participants from 40 countries to share knowledge and experiences over four days.
Dec. 12, 2014, 9 a.m.
IIMC presented research results on Innovation Ecosystems in East Africa and facilitated an IST-Africa Living Lab Workshop during ICTer 2014 Conference.
Oct. 30, 2014, 9 a.m.
IST-Africa organised a week of activities in Northern Ireland from 27 October, which culminated in a workshop focused on ICT-39 and African Research Capacity during the Scientific Programme of eChallenges e2014 on 29 and 30 October.
July 1, 2014, 10:30 a.m.
Sixteen Accelerator Projects funded under Phase 3 of FI-PPP will commence open Calls for distribution of grants to develop applications from September 2014.
June 6, 2014, 10:19 a.m.
The Tech4Dev 2014 Conference, which is the third International Conference on Technologies for Development takes place in Lausanne from 04 – 06 June, organised by the UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development hosted by CODEV.
June 5, 2014, 10:17 a.m.
Hosted by the Government of Mauritius through the Ministry of Information Communication Technology and National Computer Board, Supported by the European Commission (EC) and African Union Commission (AUC), IST-Africa 2014 (06 – 09 May) was the ninth in an annual series of Ministerial Level Technology Research Conferences. IST-Africa 2014 was technically co-sponsored by IEEE Mauritius Subsection and IEEE UK & Ireland Social Implications of Technology Chapter.
May 29, 2014, 10:14 a.m.
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) first Human Capital Strategy (HCS) was approved by the Board of Executive Directors on 28 May 2014 in Tunis. This four-year strategy, which is focused on Skills and Technology, provides the operational framework for the Bank’s interventions in development in areas such as education, skills development, health, science, technology, innovation, social protection, safety nets and youth employment. The vision is to build skills and make the most efficient use of new technologies to improve competitiveness and create jobs.