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E-infrastructures and E-services on Developing Countries

First International ICST Conference, AFRICOM 2009 Maputo, Mozambique, December 3-4, 2009 Pro

By: Adolfo Villafiorita (Editor), Saint-Paul Regis (Editor), Alessandro Zorer (Editor)

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This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the First International ICST Conference, AFRICOM 2009, held in Maputo, Mozambique, in December 2009. The conference aimed at bringing together international researchers, public officers, policy makers and practitioners in ICT to discuss issues and trends, recent research, innovation advances and on-the-field experiences related to e-Government, e-Governance, e-Infrastructure, and e-Business, with a focus on developing countries. It is in fact widely accepted that ICT Infrastructure and e-services are key drivers for development, well-being, and improved quality of life.

Fostering Learning through the Use of Argumentative Serious Gamesp. 1
Using Cell Phones to Improve Language Skills: The Hadeda Projectp. 11
Mobile Learning Content Authoring Tools (MLCATs): A Systematic Reviewp. 20
A Rural Implementation of a 52 Node Mixed Wireless Mesh Network in Macha, Zambiap. 32
e-Justice Implementation at a National Scale: The Ugandan Casep. 40
Supporting Public Administration with an Integrated BPR Environmentp. 50
SAMBA Project Experiencesp. 60
E-Voting: A South African Perspectivep. 70
BoulSat Project: Low-Cost Wireless Metropolitan Network Implementation in Burkina Fasop. 78
Telemedicine as a Tool for Europe-Africa Cooperation: A Practical Experiencep. 86
Implementing Mobile Phone Solutions for Health in Resource Constrained Areas: Understanding the Opportunities and Challengesp. 95
Application of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Drug Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) at District Level in Malawi: Opportunities and Challengesp. 105
Converged Infrastructure for Emerging Regions - A Research Agendap. 116
Author Indexp. 127
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ISBN: 9783642127007
ISBN-10: 3642127002
Series: Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-informatics and Telecommunications Engineering
Audience: Professional
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 139
Published: 11th May 2010
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.5  x 1.0
Weight (kg): 0.236