4th Annual International Conference on ICT for Africa 2012
The International Center for Information Technology and Development (ICITD) is funded through the National Science Foundation, Division of Information and Intelligent Systems for a five-year period to investigate information technology transfer to developing nations. Specifically the Center will perform a multi-national research and education program on the adoption of robust IT applications such as tele-medicine, tele-education, tele-democracy and E-government. The Center will also provide support and consulting services to governments of developing nations in sub-Saharan Africa, South America, and South East Asia, as well as US agencies interested in IT investments in those regions of the world.
The ICITD is hosting the 4th Annual International Conference on ICT for Africa 2012 under the theme ‘Africa’s E-Inclusion: Defying the Odds and Leading the Way in Global ICT Innovation’, from 21-24 March 2012 in Uganda.
Digital technology has changed numerous activities in the world and continues to do so. The digital revolution has already matured in developed countries however, developing countries, especially in Africa, are yet to realize the full potential of the benefits of technology. It is true that Africa has in recent years made tremendous progress from being a technological desert to a growing technological forest.
The adoption and diffusion of Information and Telecommunication Technology (ICT) in Africa is growing as evidenced by the upsurge in mobile markets and emerging innovative application in e-banking, e-business, telemedicine (e-health), e-learning, e-government, e-democracy, e-agriculture, e-procurement and more.
For more information or to participate, refer to www.ictworks.org/network/ictworks-network/931.
For more about the International Center for Informtion Technology and Development, refer to www.icitd.com.
