10th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries

Dubai School of Government (DSG) and International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates
May 26-28, 2009

Agenda

DAY THREE

    Room 1 - L13 - Auditorium (Red ROOM)       Room 2 - L13 - BREAK OUT ROOMS  
Thursday 5/28/2009   DAY 3          
               
09.00-10.00   Plenary Address: Development, Access and Social Inclusion: Perspectives on the Millennium Development Goals Victor Pineda        
               
10.00 - 10.30   TEA/COFFEE          
               
10.30-12.00   Health Information Systems       Health and Education  
    Chair - Chris Westrup       Chair - Marita Turpin  
    FP:The role of Social Capital in the Integration of Health Information Systems Selamawit Molla Mekonnen, Sundeep Sahay, John Lewis     PR: Qualification of Lecturers for the Establishment of Computer Science Faculties at Afghan Universities. Practitioner Report. René Herlitz
    WIP:Challenges and approaches in moving from data to information to knowledge: Case study from the Gujarat state health system India. Sundeep Sahay, John Lewis     FP: Health information and managerial work: exploring the link Louisa Williamson and Jens Kaasbøll
    FP: Comparing strategies to integrate health information systems following a data warehouse approach in four countries Edem K. Kossi, Johan Ivar Saebo, Ola H. Titlestad, Romain R. Tohour, Jørn Braa        
               
12.00-12.30   Final Comments: Organizers          
               
               
12.30 - 14.00   LUNCH