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IFIP WG 9.4: Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries

11th International Conference:  Partners for Development - ICT Actors and Actions

Kathmandu, Nepal, 22-25 May 2011

 

Programme


Sunday 22nd

 

15:00 – 22:00

Arrivals, registration

17:00 - 19:00

Pre-conference discussions:

The landscape of ICT4D and the potential for the 9.4 group

19:00 – 22:00

Reception

Monday 23rd

 

08:00-09:00

Registration, coffee

09:00-09:30

Welcome, conference chair

09:30-10:30

Keynote 1:

Mr. Mahabir Pun, Nepal Wireless Network Project

10:30-11:00

Coffee, fruit

11:00-12:30

M1A: ICT4D Research

Chair: Bjørn Furuholt

M1B: ICT4D Actors – 1

Chair: Wallace Chigona

12:30-13:30

Lunch

13:30-15:00

M2A: ICT4D Theories

Chaiir: Antonio Diaz Andrade

M2B: ICT4D Actors – 2

Chair: Niall Hayes         

15:00-15:15

Break

15:15-16:45

M3A: Impact assessment

Chair: Chrisanthi Avgerou

M3B: ICT4D Actors – 3

Chair: Subarna Shakya

16:45-17:00

Break

17:00-18:30

M4A: National ICT

Chair: G. Harindranath                      

M4B: eHealth – 1

Chair: Brian Nicholson

Tuesday, 24th

 

09:00-10:30

Keynote 2:

Professor Geoff Walsham, University of Cambridge: ”Development informatics research: from early beginnings to future opportunities”

10:30-11:00

Coffee, fruit

11:00-12:30

T1A: ICT4D Context

Chair: Jyoti  Choudrie

T1B: eHealth – 2 -  Macro level

Chair: Kristin Braa

12:30-13:30

Lunch

13:30-1500

T2A: eGovernment

Chair: Øystein Sæbø

T2B: mHealth

Chair: Gudrun Wicander

15:00-15:15

Break

15:15-16:45

T3A: M4D

Chair: Jean-Paul Van Belle

T3B: eHealth – 3

Chair: Renata Lebre La Rovere

16:45-17:00

Break

17:00-18:30

Panel 1:Doing ICT4D”.

Chair: Professor Sundeep Sahay, University of Oslo

Wednesday, 25th

 

08:30-10:00

Panel 2: “Teaching ICT4D”.

Chair: Jacques Steyn, Head of School of IT, Monash University

Poster/Demo Session

10:00-10:30

Break

10:30-12:00

Panel 3: Publishing ICT4D.

Chair: Robert Davison, Editor-in-Chief, EJISDC.

Poster/Demo Session

12:00-13:30

W1A: Public Internet Access

Chair: Chris Westrup

W1B: Open Source Software

Chair: Julian Bass

PhD seminar (IPID)

Chair: Gudrun Wicander

13:30-14:30

Lunch

14:30-16:00

Business Meeting

 
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