<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div style="word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Dear Colleagues,</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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,</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/conference2020/default.asp?page=welcome" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(149,79,114)">IST-Africa Week 2020</a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">(Kampala, Uganda, May) is the fifteenth in an annual series of Ministerial Level Technology Research Conferences.</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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.</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">IST-Africa 2020 Call for Papers invites</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">full papers (8 pages in length)</b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">using the paper guidelines and IST-Africa template provided at</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/Conference2020/default.asp?page=paperguidelines" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(149,79,114)">http://www.ist-africa.org/Conference2020/default.asp?page=paperguidelines</a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">to be submitted online for blind peer review by the</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">extended deadline of</b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">16 December</b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">.</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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.</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Please</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/conference2020/default.asp?page=c4p" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(149,79,114)">download</a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">the Call for Papers for more information.</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Papers must present analysis of</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">initial or final research results or a case study</b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">. General project descriptions are not appropriate. It is important to highlight actual or expected impact as well as the level of innovation.</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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).</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">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</span><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/conference2020/default.asp?page=submission" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(149,79,114)">here</a><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">for more details.</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Best wishes,</span><br><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Miriam</span><br><span style="color:rgb(51,51,153);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Contact Details</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;text-align:justify">IST-Africa Initiative</span><br><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">E-mail:</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><a href="mailto:secretariat@IST-Africa.org" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(149,79,114)">secretariat@IST-Africa.org</a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Web:</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><a href="http://www.ist-africa.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(149,79,114)">www.IST-Africa.org</a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Twitter:</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><a href="http://twitter.com/ISTAfricaNews" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(149,79,114)">http://twitter.com/ISTAfricaNews</a></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">___________________________<br></div></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">Asha Law | Program Assistant, CODATA | <a href="http://www.codata.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.codata.org</a></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">E-Mail: <a href="mailto:asha@codata.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">asha@codata.org</a><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">Tel (Office): +33 1 45 25 04 96</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:small">CODATA (Committee on Data of the International Council for Science), 5 rue Auguste Vacquerie, 75016 Paris, FRANCE</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>