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4th eI4Africa Thematic Workshop – Registrations are open!
The 4th eI4Africa Thematic Workshop is taking place on June 3rd, 2014, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania at the Peacock City Center. This thematic workshop is organised by DIT with the support of Sigma Orionis and all eI4Africa project partners. The workshop is co-hosted by the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) and the Tanzania Research and Education Network (TERNET). It is en event organised under the aegis of the European Commission (EC, DG CONNECT) and in co-location with the Technology Transfer Alliance (TTA) Conference 2014.
The theme of this 4th Thematic Workshop is “High Performance Computing for Public Good”.
The workshop will include the following sessions:
- A high-level opening session with the Minister of Communication, Science and Technology, as Guest of Honor and the participation of representatives from DIT, TERNET and COSTECH;
- Setting the scene, with presentations on: experience from South Africa – HPC for public good, ei4Africa Overview, Research and Education Networks (REN), Tanzania IdP/CA and Science Gateway;
- e-Infrastructures developments and applications under eI4Africa + survey findings;
- “Bird-of-a-Feather” (BoF) sessions: opportunities in the use of e-Infrastructure in various Government/Public Activities;
- Workshop conclusions and Vote of Thanks.
Stay tuned on the event page for an upcoming tentative agenda.
Registrations, free of charge, are now open!
This project has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 313203 Copyright © 2014 iMENTORS. All rights reserved.