Awareness Workshop #5

8 & 9 October, 2007

Gaborone, Botswana

Welcome Address

Kagiso Chikane
Centre Manager, Meraka Institute of CSIR, South Africa

Opening Session

Chair: Professor Isaac Mazonde
Director, Research & Development
University of Botswana

Susanne Roslund
First Secretary, The Delegation of the European Commission in Gaborone, Botswana

Frank Youngman
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Affairs, University of Botswana

Alicia Mokone
Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communication, Science & Technology (MCST), Botswana

Introduction to the EuroAfrica-ICT project

Rebecca Naidoo
Research & Development Initiatives Coordinator
Tthe Meraka Institute of CSIR, South Africa & EuroAfrica-ICT Project Partner

Keynote Addresses – Importance of R&D on ICT in Southern Africa

Chair: John Kariuki
Communications Technology Expert
National Communications Secretariat, Kenya

Shafika Isaacs
Schooling Executive
Mindset Network, South Africa
ICTs for African Development

Beza Belayneh
Bezaspeaks.com, Botswana
R&D on ICT in Africa: Constraints and Opportunities

Robin Unuth
Head of ICT, Southern Africa Development Community Secretariat, Botswana
ICT in SADC

Martin Mokgware
Director, Market Development & Analysis
Botswana Telecommunications Authority
R&D and ICT in Southern African: Public Private Sector View

Examples of successful Euro-Africa S&T Partnerships

Chair: Chris Morris
Principal Researcher, Meraka Institute of the CSIR, South Africa

Omprakash Chandna
Information Technology, Manager
Ministry of Health, Botswana
The BEANISH Project

Enver Ravat
Researcher, University of Western Cape, South Africa
The FLOSSWorld Project

Introduction to FP7/ICT and to Call 3

Johan Eksteen
Manager, Technology Research Programme, the Meraka Institute of CSIR, South Africa & EuroAfrica-ICT Project Partner

On-going Initiatives addressing EU-Africa Cooperation

Chair: Dr Sunday Ojo
Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, University of Botswana

Lesego Motama
Deputy Director, Department of Research Science & Technology
Ministry of Communication, Science & Technology (MCST), Botswana
The IST-AFRICA Project

Mabatho Mphomane
Deputy Director: Strategic Partnerships, Department of Science and Technology (DST), South Africa
The ESASTAP Project (European - South African Scientific and Technological Cooperation)

Nomkhosi Mvubelo
Project Officer, CSIR, South Africa
The ST-EAP Project (Science Technology - Europe Africa Project)

Raban Chanda
Head of Department: Environmental Science, University of Botswana
DESIRE (Mitigation and Remediation of Land – Global Approach to Local Solutions)

How to Build a FP7/ICT Proposal?

Chris Morris
Principal Researcher, Meraka Institute of the CSIR, South Africa

Lab visit

Centre for Academic Development, Education Technology Unit, University of Botswana