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Connect2Recover Research Competition Best practices and recommendations for digital inclusion through resilient infrastructure 28 November 2022 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Session 1: Digital Inclusion - Health

​12:00 - 13:00

Objective: This session assesses the challenges in providing health services, and propose solutions to ensure digital inclusion in health, particularly those in rural and remote areas.

Moderator: Ms. Caroline Gaju, Programme Officer, ITU

  • Network in a Box to Provide Health Services in Remote Areas
    Presenter: Dr. Ki-Hong Park, Research Scientist, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Tele-medicine as a panacea to medical tourism in Africa exploiting communications satellite technologies
    Presenter: Dr. Lasisi Salami Lawal, Senior Research Fellow, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria​
  • The use of Telemedicine in the Management of Chronic Diseases in Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Cases Study – Dominica
    Presenter: Dr. Benet Henry, Medical Practitioner, A-MEDIC Inc., Dominica; Ms. Taletha Laudat, Project Manager, A-MEDIC Inc., Dominica 
  • ​Digital health through telemedicine ecosystem against pandemics, epidemics and natural disasters in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Presenter: Dr. David Botchie, Senior Lecturer, Brunel University, United Kingdom

  • Q&​A​​
13:00 - 14:00​ Lunch
14:00 – 14:05 Remarks: Dr. Cosmas Zavazava, Chief Partnerships for Digital Development and (Director Telecommunication Development Bureau-Elect)

Session 2: Digital Inclusion - Education

14:00 - 14:45

Objective: This session concentrates on challenges in online learning faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations to ensure greater access to education in the recovery phase.

Moderator: Dr. René Arnold, Vice President Public Affairs Strategy, Huawei 

  • Inclusive higher education post-Covid-19
    Presenter: Mr. Michael Canares, Strategy Advisor, Step Up Consulting, Philippines
  • Taking Action towards Digital Inclusion in African cities and regions: policy framework for digital resiliency in education for a better COVID-19 recovery
    Presenter: Mr. Hassan Mohammed Yakubu, Architect, School of Architecture, Planning & Design, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco
  • ​​Determinants of Digital Inclusion in Higher Education: Exploring the Ethiopian Context
    Presenter: Dr. Wondwossen Mulualem Beyene, Freelance Researcher, Hawassa University, Ethiopia

Q&A​​​