Date: 11th July 2017 to
14th July 2017
Kampala, Uganda
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| website for details: http://geo4africa.com/ |
Introduction
Integrating
Livelihoods through Communication Information Technology for Africa (ILICIT
Africa) is a non-profit organization that seeks to enhance livelihoods of
indigenous communities, enterprises and organizations through adoption of ICT
as an enabler of innovative approaches to solve humanitarian challenges within
African Region. ILICIT Africa has presence in Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria and
Malawi. ILICIT Africa in partnership with OSGeo Foundation, MapServer, Digital
Natives, and NITA - U is organising the inaugural Geo4Africa Summit 2017 be
held in Kampala Uganda.
The Idea for
having the Geo4Africa summit first appeared after ILICIT Africa was invited to
attend the Geo for Good User summit in San Francisco, CA, USA in 2013 which
aimed to enhance the adoption of Geo tools for organizations. Following various
trainings, ILICIT Africa conducted a Geo Tools for Monitoring and Evaluation
Workshop, Enhancing Data collection using Geo Tools, to mention a few, there
was a need to expound the capacity of organizations within the Africa Region in
Geographic Information Systems.
ILICIT
Africa having identified challenges in Monitoring and Evaluation amongst
organizations in Uganda conducted a hands training in Geo Tools for Monitoring
and Evaluation that held in partnership with the National Information
Technology Authority of Uganda (NITA-U) and Ministry of ICT. With a
comprehensive follow up there was a need to engage more organizations within
Africa to extensively be engaged in the use of Geo Tools.
The
Geo4Afirca 2017 summit originates after an overwhelming demand for
organisations, Individuals and various stakeholders having the urge to build
the capacity of their staff to incorporate Geo tools in their day to day
operations and visualization of data using innovative approaches.
About ILICIT Africa
Organization’s
vision is to promote the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) to
solve challenges affected by indigenous communities and organizations as key
stakeholders in livelihood enhancement as part of African development. It also
aims to build the digital capacity of organization to adapt to ICT to enhance
livelihoods for Indigenous communities within the African continent.
ILICIT Africa objectives
The
foundation aims to achieve the following objectives:
• To serve
as an advocate for the use and implementation of ICT to enhance livelihoods and
problem solving.
• To build
digital literacy in indigenous communities
• To enhance
the development of Knowledge system and local content development within the
key drivers of African Economies i.e. Agriculture, Education, Health, Policies
• To build
capacity and influence policy development for livelihood enhancement
• To build
knowledge systems that enhance digital transfer, communication empowerment and
visualizations of knowledge systems
• To ensure
that government have constant discussion with their respective citizens through
ICT and National Information and Communication Infrastructure that is available
Objectives
1. To expand
the Geo Tools community practices to community engagement and knowledge sharing
2. To
identify the ways to measure a “successful high quality implementation” of Geo
Tools and why it is important to visualize data with geo tools.
3. To
understand ways in which Geo Tools outputs can be used to positively impact the
quality of data visualizations
4. Reinforce
or introduce your company’s presence to GIS professionals who drive the
adoption of technology within their organizations.
5. Cultivate
new and existing customer relationships face-to-face…still the most effective
method for developing lasting business connections.
6. Develop a
business partner network with companies offering complementary products and
services to expand your capabilities and reach.
7.
Participate in discussions that influence policy, technology trends, and the
future of the GIS profession.
Who
should attend?
• Government
and public servants
•
Experienced GIS implementers who want to share their experiences and learn from
others
• GIS
developers and Providers – anyone building systems to integrate with or extend
GIS
• People new
to GIS Systems who want to connect to others using the platform around the
world
• You!
Why
you should attend
This event
provides an opportunity for developers to collaborate and improve their
technical skills in GIS, implementers to share their best practices from
implementations, and users to propose and prioritize their top features in
future releases of GIS software.
Propose session ideas
It’s a
conference, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start thinking about ideas today.
Do you want to lead a session? Do you have an idea for what you’d like to see,
even if you can’t lead the session? Stay tuned to the summit in June 2017 for
details about proposing session ideas.
Pre Event Geo4Africa 2017
Hackathon/Code Sprint
To enhance
geographical information systems in Innovation the summit will precede a
hackathon for current and new GIS contributors, which will take place 2 days
before the event starting on the 7th July 2017 to Sunday 9th July 2017.
The
Geo4Africa Hackathon/CodeSprint aims to bring together 150 innovators and
software developers across Africa to hack down challenges encountered
in the African Continent and develop Innovative Geo Based solutions.
The Awards
will be given during the closing ceremony of the Geo4Africa Summit 2017. To
enhance multi national cooperation and collaboration within the region, the
Hackathon aims to bring atleast 2 members from each African country maximum
priority will be given to the nationals of East Africa.
Participants
will be challenged to use geospatial data to develop maps, mobile applications,
visual aids and to leverage a variety of technological tools to create
innovative solutions to address selected challenges encountered within Africa
region and its impact. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals to hone
their skills in innovative problem solving, geospatial research, program/policy
design, to contribute towards development.
Summit Venue
Geo4Africa
Summit 2017 will be hosted at the Kampala Serena Hotel Kampala. http://www.serenahotels.com/serenakampala/default-en.html
Key Activities
The key
activities during the summit with any un conference and lightning talks include
• Plenary
Sessions
•
Exhibitions
• Plenary
Sessions
Contacts
- Daniel K. Nanghaka, Tel: (+256) 772898298 Email: Daniel.nanghaka@i-africa.net , dndannang@gmail.com
- Esther Michaala, Tel: (+256) 774837125, Email: esther.michaala@geo4africa.com , info@geo4africa.com
- Accadius Ben Sabwa: Email: sabwa@geo4africa.com, +254 724 008 039
- Exhibition: exhibit@geo4africa.com
- Sponsorship: sponsor@geo4africa.com
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