Maputo, Mozambique

This is the second in an Annual Conference Series which brings together representatives from leading commercial, government and research organisations across Africa and Europe, to bridge the Digital Divide by sharing knowledge, experience, lessons learnt and good practice.

IST-Africa 2007 will focus on Applied IST (Information Society Technologies) research topics addressing major societal and economic challenges, which is part of the European Commission's Information Society Technologies programme. The programme combines strategic keynote presentations, technical and policy papers, case studies, workshops, an exhibition and social activities. Conference participants will have the opportunity to network and share their experiences, work together to identify opportunities for research collaboration and adaptation of existing research results, and learn more about opportunities to participate in IST Calls under Framework Programme 7 (FP7).

The scientific programme for IST-Africa 2007 is based on an open Call for Papers which has a closing date of December 22 2006. The core thematic areas are eHealth, Technology Enhanced Learning and ICT Skills, Open Source Software, ICT for eInclusion and eAccessibility, eInfrastructures, ICT for Environmental Risk Management, ICT for Networked Enterprise, eGovernment and eDemocracy.

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