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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Forwarded on behalf of IST-Africa</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">---------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">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">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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">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"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE">Miriam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:#333399;font-style:normal">Contact Details</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IST-Africa Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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