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ICITD Welcomes 2 International Research Scholars from Cameroon and Nigeria |
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The International Center for Information Technology and Development welcomes two international research scholars from Cameroon and Nigeria. Their major focus is to conduct research on ethno botanical investigation of African medicinal plants, develop a documentation of their investigations in multimedia as well as write publishable papers. This is one of the initiatives of the center to promote innovative and insightful research work by developing country scholars.
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Six-Week Intensive Research Training in Louisiana, USA
The ICT University will be organizing (in collaboration with the Southern University and A&M College system and ICITD) an inaugural Research Boot Camp for master’s students, doctoral students and junior lecturers from October 17 – November 28, 2011.
The ICT-U/SUS Boot Camp will:
Provide trainees with the necessary mentoring to develop their thesis/dissertation and journal articles for publication. (This is extremely important for those working on their doctorates because this six week intensive study period will assist with significant progress towards completion.)
Provide trainees access to huge online databases of thousands of journals and e-books.
Provide intensive training on research methods under the one-on-one guidance of senior professors at ICT-U and The Southern University System (Major Areas of research in, E-health, E-Business, E-commerce E-Agriculture, E-democracy, Public Policy, Change Management and Project Management and Implementation.)
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ICT for africa 2011 in Retrospect |
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Participants at the international conference on ICT for Africa (ICT4A) have widened the nature and scope of research in Africa. This was the objective of the 3rd International Conference on ICT for Africa with the theme: Sustaining the Momentum and Extending the Reach. Participants at the conference raised issues on how we can sustain the present developmental momentum in Africa as well as extending the reach of ICT to the unreached.
This conference like its predecessors pulled together an important core of researchers to debate on the adoption, use and impact of ICTs in developing countries. There was a special focus on ICT and agriculture presented in a key note speech by the former president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria His Excellency Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on the theme: Empowering Africa for Food Production in the Information Age. A number of new ideas on the opportunities and challenges of using ICTs in education, business and healthcare were also shared. The next conference, ICT for Africa 2012 was announce for Uganda at the Makerere Business School on the 21-24 of March 2012. The call for papers is open. For more information go to www.ictforafrica.org
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