With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), The National
Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) and The Ellis Trust, we are
pleased to announce The International Conference on ICT for Africa
2010. The International Conference on ICT for Africa 2010 (ICIA 2010)
is themed 'ICT for Development - Contributions of the South'.

The conference and exhibition will take place MARCH 25-28, 2010 in
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON (West Africa). Beyond just the typical Academic
conference, ICIA 2010 will have a strong blend of academic and
practitioner audiences as well as top policy makers from many
developing and developed nations. Further, there will be a several
exciting workshops including telemedicine, e-learning, grant writing
and ICT policy.
There will be real-world (life) illustrations of telemedicine and e-
learning systems targeted for low-resource settings of developing and
developed nations.

The conference seeks to address a number of questions. What role can
we play in the information age? Is Africa going to be only consumers
of the information age or can Africa join the producers of ICT
knowledge, products and services? What could be emergent patterns of
ICT knowledge transfer in development? Is there an opportunity for
unique contribution from Africa in this information age?

If there is, then let us tell the story of what we have in this
conference. This conference will bring together a fine mix of
practitioners and academicians in the area of ICTs for sustainable
development. The conference will explore the contributions of Africa
to the global ICT for development discourse and efforts.
Visit conference website for more: www.ictforafrica.org

Submissions may cover key themes outline below:
1. ICT for Business and SMEs
2. ICT for Education and Journalism
3. ICT and Healthcare - Telemedicine
4. Internet and Society (Cybercrime)
5. ICT, Poverty and Development
6. Open-source Technologies in SSA
7. ICT and Gender
8. ICT Diffusion and Teledensity
9. ICT Project Sustainability
10. ICT in Government and Conflict
11. ICT Research in Sub-Saharan Africa

ICIA 2010 creates a forum where participants can disseminate their
research on the transfer, diffusion, and adoption of ICT within the
context of Africa; the innovation and development of ICT solutions for
and within this context; impacts of ICT on society and of society on
ICT; and other relevant normative, empirical, and theoretical concerns
of ICT development, implementation, strategy, management and policy
that are distinctive to Africa and associated developing economies.

Paper Submission

Doctoral Consortium Papers
* This is only open to doctoral, graduate and undergraduate students
* 1500-2500 words of extended abstract (including references, figures
and main text)
* Visit the conference website to download the Submission Templates
and Instructions.

Track Sessions Papers
* Research in Progress  - 3000-5000 words (including references,
figures and main text).
* Full Papers - 5000 words (including references, figures and main
text).
* Visit the conference website to download the Submission Templates
and Instructions.

Submission Email Address
* Please submit your paper electronically to Dr. Richard Boateng,
ICITD, Southern University,
Call for Papers Coordinator (richard@ictforafrica.org) on or before
December 1, 2009.
* For papers to appear in the proceedings, at least one author must
register for the conference.
Notification by Dec. 31, 2009.
* For consideration for the best paper award, submit the full
manuscript by Nov. 10, 2009.

Important Dates
December 1st 2009  Full Paper Submission
December 31st 2009 Review Result Returned
January 30th 2010 Final Paper Submission
MARCH 25-28    Conference Dates

Contact Conference Management, ICIA
E-mail: info@ictforafrica.org
Website: http://www.ictforafrica.org