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CALL FOR PAPERS
THE 6TH WEST COMPUTING, BROADCASTING AND TELECOMS CONFERENCE AITEC WEST AFRICA 2002
Networking, Education and Information for Results
THEME - DEVELOPING A KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY FOR WEST AFRICA
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Nurturing West Africa's Entry Into The Knowledge Society
1. KNOWLEDGE STREAM · Knowledge Management: The New Management Imperative · Effective knowledge management and distribution for an e-business environment · Information Overload and Knowledge Creation · Creating Strategic Advantage through knowledge management
2. TELECOMS STREAM · 3G Wireless: Will 3G deliver its Promise · Level Playing Field: Developing Regulatory and Licensing framework to stimulate Investment · The future is in the Sky: Wireless technologies for Today and Tomorrow · Broadband versus Narrowband: Access Options for West Africa
3. NEW TECHNOLOGIES STREAM · Transition of Legacy systems to Tomorrow's Infrastructure · The Internet's enbaling Technologies · How to select and implement New Technologies
4. e- STREAM · Making Money Online: Payments options for E-commerce · Case study presentation on developing an e-business plan · Value Added Services- Beyond Internet e-mail and websites. · Unlocking the real pontential of e-commerce for your business · Is your website a wealth site or a waste site · How to use Intranet to enable Knowledge Distribution and Management
5. SECURITY AND PRIVACY STREAM · Information Security and Ethics for the Knowledge Society · The Ethics of Data Privacy in an Electronic Workplace: · Developing a Security System to suit your environment
6. . BROADCASTING STREAM · Digital Broadcasting: New Services & Enabling Systems · Developing and Implementing an E-Broadcasting Strategy · Broadcast @Internet :Convergence in Television and the Internet
7. SPECIAL FORUM - IT TRAINING AND EDUCATION FORUM The West African IT Training and Education Forum will run concurrently with the 6th AITEC West African Computing and Telecommunication Conference and Exhibition. The forum will among other objectives brainstorm on a wide range of issues pertaining to the enhancement of IT training and education at all levels in both formal and informal educational system of West African states.
Submission Guidelines: Please email paper abstracts of not more than 400 words by 28th January 2002 They should include: the session title, proposed presentation, presentation title, author's name, institution, address, telephone, e- mail and URL.
Abstracts should be e-mailed to kwami@aitecafrica.com indicating the author's last name in the title of the message.
The abstracts will be evaluated by the Organising Committee. The Conference Co-od Office will communicate the results of the evaluation by 25th February 2002.
Languages:
Abstracts and papers may be written in any of the AITEC WEST AFRICA 2002 official languages: English and French.
DATES TO REMEMBER
28 January 2002: Deadline for receipt of abstracts. 25 February March 2002: Communication to authors regarding the approval of the proposed submissions. 2 April 2002: Deadline for the submission of papers. 16-17 May 2002 : conference date
CONTACT
Kwami Ahiabenu,II AITEC GHANA Accra-Ghana kwami@aitecafrica.com
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