E-Infrastructures and E-Services on Developing Countries First International ICST Conference, AFRICOM 2009, Maputo, Mozambique, December 3-4, 2009. Proceedings /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Villafiorita, Adolfo (Editor), Saint-Paul, Regis (Editor), Zorer, Alessandro (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Series: Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 38
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer communication systems.; Software engineering.; Information storage and retrieval.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Computer engineering.; Computer Science.; Computer Engineering.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Computer Communication Networks.; Information Storage and Retrieval.; Software Engineering.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

The first edition of a conference is a significant organizational and scientific gamble. In some cases, these challenges are rewarded by results well above the initial expec- tions. AFRICOMM 2009, the First International ICST Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries, wa...

Table of Contents:

• Fostering Learning through the Use of Argumentative Serious Games
• Using Cell Phones to Improve Language Skills: The Hadeda Project
• Mobile Learning Content Authoring Tools (MLCATs): A Systematic Review
• A Rural Implementation of a 52 Node Mixed Wireless Mesh Network in Macha, Zambia
• e-Justice Implementation at a National Scale: The Ugandan Case
• Supporting Public Administration with an Integrated BPR Environment
• SAMBA Project Experiences
• E-Voting: A South African Perspective
• BoulSat Project: Low-Cost Wireless Metropolitan Network Implementation in Burkina Faso
• Telemedicine as a Tool for Europe-Africa Cooperation: A Practical Experience
• Implementing Mobile Phone Solutions for Health in Resource Constrained Areas: Understanding the Opportunities and Challenges
• Application of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Drug Logistics Management Information System (LMIS) at District Level in Malawi: Opportunities and Challenges
• Converged Infrastructure for Emerging Regions - A Research Agenda.