Information Session Connect2Recover : Research Competition
Session 1
Theme: Digital Inclusion for Education and Vulnerable Persons
5 April 2022, 14:00-15:30 CET
Programme Agenda:
| 14:00 - 14:10 | |
Welcome Remarks:
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Mr. Cosmas Zavazava, Chief, Partnerships for Digital Development, ITU
Opening Remarks:
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Ms. Anne-Rachel Inné, Regional Director, Regional Office for Africa, ITU
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| 14:10 – 14:25 | |
Introduction to Connect2Recover and research competition by
Sameer Sharma, Senior Advisor, ITU |
| Session 1: Digital Inclusion: Education |
| 14:25 - 14:40 | |
Research Paper 1: Inclusive higher education post-COVID-19
Presenter: Dr. François van Schalkwyk, Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST), Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Q&A |
| 14:40 - 14:55 | |
Research Paper 6: Taking Action towards Digital Inclusion in African cities and regions: policy framework for digital resiliency in education for a better COVID-19 recovery
Presenter: Professor Hassan Radoine, Director of School of Architecture, Planning & Design, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
Q&A |
| 14:55 - 15:10 | |
Research Paper 11: Determinants of Digital Inclusion in Higher Education: Exploring the Ethiopian Context
Presenter: Mr. Wondwossen Mulualem Beyene (PhD), Freelance researcher, Hawassa University, Ethiopia
Q&A |
| Session 2: Digital Inclusion: Vulnerable Persons |
| 15:10 - 15:25 | |
Research Paper 9: An Assessment of Digital Inclusion among the Vulnerable Persons in Developing Economies
Presenter: Dr. Fredrick Kanobe, Lecturer, Kyambogo University, Kampala, Uganda
Q&A |
| 15:25 - 15:30 | |
Concluding Remarks:
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Ms. Anne-Rachel Inné, Regional Director, Regional Office for Africa, ITU
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