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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Shared on behalf of IST-Africa<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Hosted by the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission,
IEEE Africa Council, IEEE Uganda Section, <a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/conference2020/default.asp?page=welcome">
IST-Africa Week 2020</a> (Kampala, Uganda, May) is the fifteenth in an annual series of Ministerial Level Technology Research Conferences.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">IST-Africa provides a platform in Africa to strengthen ICT-enabled Innovation, Science and Technology related policy dialogues within Africa and between
Africa and Europe, Global Development, Research and Innovation Cooperation and Community Building. It also provides an opportunity to identify potential partners for future research cooperation under Horizon 2020. IST-Africa is a unique community that brings
together cross-disciplinary stakeholders from public, private, education and research, societal sector with end user communities focused on ICT and STI Research and Innovation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">IST-Africa 2020 Call for Papers invites
<b>full papers (8 pages in length)</b> using the paper guidelines and IST-Africa template provided at
<a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/Conference2020/default.asp?page=paperguidelines">
http://www.ist-africa.org/Conference2020/default.asp?page=paperguidelines</a> to be submitted online for blind peer review by
<b>09 December</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Thematic areas include: eHealth/mHealth; Technology-enhanced Learning; eAgriculture/mAgriculture; eInfrastructures and NRENs; Energy; Next Generation Computing
(Big data, Cloud computing, Future Internet, Internet of Things); eGovernment; Content Technologies (Languages, Digital Preservation); Cyber Security; Collaborative Open Innovation and ICT-enabled Entrepreneurship; Global Development including ICT4D and Societal
Implications of Technology. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Please
<a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/conference2020/default.asp?page=c4p">download</a> the Call for Papers for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Papers must present analysis of
<b>initial or final research results or a case study</b>. General project descriptions are not appropriate. It is important to highlight actual or expected impact as well as the level of innovation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">It is necessary for the paper submitted to include a unique element that has not previously been published and any previous published materials to be clearly
referenced (including material previously published by the authors).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Each presenter can present ONE paper in the Programme. It is necessary for papers to be physically presented during the event to ensure inclusion in the
Proceedings. Click <a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/conference2020/default.asp?page=submission">
here</a> for more details.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Miriam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">E-mail:
<a href="mailto:secretariat@IST-Africa.org">secretariat@IST-Africa.org</a> Web: <a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/">
www.IST-Africa.org</a> Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/ISTAfricaNews">http://twitter.com/ISTAfricaNews</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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