IST-Africa 2023

31 May - 02 June 2023. IST-Africa 2023 Tshwane, South Africa
Supported by the European Commission (EC) and African Union Commission (AUC), this was the eighteenth in an annual series of Ministerial Level Technology Research Conferences. 

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IST-Africa Week 2023 provided a world-class international forum to showcase existing technology-enabled Research, Innovation and ICT4D activities and capacity in Africa, Europe and other parts of the world. The goals of the IST-Africa Conference Series are to

• Support Development of the Information Society and Knowledge Economy in Africa
• Promote International Research Innovation, and Policy Cooperation and Coordination
• Showcase African Research and Innovation Capacity
• Stimulate exploitation of research results by the public and private sectors

Extracts of the programme

31/05 Opening Plenary 

• Chair: Daan du Toit, Deputy Director-General: International Cooperation and Resources, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
• Dr B E Nzimande, MP, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, South Africa
• H.E. Sandra Kramer, Ambassador, EU Delegation, South Africa
• Mr Thibaut KLEINER. Director. Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission Infrastructure and Human Capital as a Foundation for Inclusive Economic Growth
• Lumkile Mondi, Wits University, South Africa

31/05 Blockchain Food Supply Chain

• Maria Eugenia Lopez, nChain, United Kingdom - Immutable Livestock Tracking and Compliance Logs Using Blockchain
• Wei Zhang, nChain UK Limited, United Kingdom - Bitcoin-Based Bill of Lading
• Haisheng Yu, Macau University of Science and Technology, China - Food Supply Blockchain: A Bright Future for the Food Supply Chain
• Owen Vaughan, nChain, United Kingdom - Private Timestamps and Selective Verification of Notarised Data on a Blockchain
• Trust Saidi, Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands - Towards a Stakeholders-driven Pathway for Blockchain Implementation in the Agri-food Sector

01/06 Environmental Sustainability & eAgriculture (1)

• Mpho Mbele, Central University of Technology, South Africa - Integration of Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies and Indigenous Knowledge in Developing a Smart and Integrated Pollution Monitoring System
• Stephen Gitahi, Strathmore University , Kenya - A Model Implementation of Internet of Things (IoT)-based Smart Watering System for Crops using LoRaWAN
• Jason Kabi, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Kenya - Anomaly Detection in IoT Data
• Mourine Achieng, UNISA Graduate School of Business Leadership, South Africa - Digital Technologies for Integrated Food Loss and Waste Reduction in Agrifood Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review
• Jeffrey Baloyi, CSIR, South Africa - Beyond Water Quality: Water and Wastewater Treatment in Circular Economy

01/06 Environmental Sustainability & eAgriculture (2)

• Tinashe Chizema, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa - Is There Value in Using ICTs to Manage and Monitor Climate Change: Perspectives of Small-Scale Farmers in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
• Jan Van Wyk, University of Pretoria, South Africa - Geospatial Engineering and Technology Supported Climate Sensitive Sericea Lespedeza Fodder Production Suitability Analysis Modeling in the Southeastern United States
• Hussein Sherief , ALMAAHAD ALMUTAGADEM SPECIALIZED COMPUTER TRAINING CENTER (AASCTC), Sudan - GOSC Tools for Forecasting Extreme Climate and Extreme Weather For Nile River Basin
• Isaac S. Mwakabira, University of Malawi, Malawi - Design Gaps in Configurable Systems: Adaptability of DHIS2 to Other Domains

01/06 eAgriculture (3)

• Simbarashe Jombo, Sol Plaatje University, South Africa - Bibliometric Analysis of Cloud Computing in Agriculture using Remote Sensing Data
• John Nyetanyane, Central University of Technology, South Africa - Indigenous Knowledge Crop Health Recommendation Expert System for the Upcoming Generations
• Phumla Dlamini, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa - SMS Connectivity and Information Display in 4IR Projects for Small-Scale Farmers
• David Muhinyia Ndegwa, Dedan Kimathi University of Technology, Kenya - Screening of Bioacoustics Recordings for Ecosystem Monitoring - an Application to Audio Recordings of Bats

02/06 Horizon Europe - Opportunities within the SA-EU STI Cooperation

• Vinny Pillay, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
• Piero Venturi, EU Delegation to AUC, Ethiopia - Horizon Europe Framework Programme
• Zaaid du Toit, CSIR, South Africa - Horizon Europe Programme Work Programme and SA Priorities - Digital Industry
• Karabo Mphogo, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa - ESASTAP - DSI Support Instruments

02/06 ICT Collaboration as a Driving Force for International and Regional Partnership Modalities

• Chair: Rasigan Maharajh, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa
• Nadege Hopman, Deputy Head of Regional Representation, Southern Africa & the Indian Ocean, European Investment Bank, South Africa
• Daan du Toit, Deputy Director-General: International Cooperation and Resources, Department of Science and Innovation, South Africa
• Michelle Constant, Chief Executive Officer, American Chamber of Commerce, South Africa
• Matsi Modise, Board Chair, TIA, South Africa
• Abongile Mashele, Senior Manager: Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google, South Africa

Recordings:

Day 1

Day 2

   

Day 3