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CALL FOR PAPERS EXHIBITION FOR NOVEL ICT SOLUTIONS

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The 3rd ICT Summit on ICT for Digital Entrepreneurship and Industrial Revolution
(http://www.ifm.ac.tz/summit2017)

Organized by the Institute of Finance Management

(www.ifm.ac.tz)

in Collaboration with

the Dublin Institute of Technology

(www.dit.ie)

September 5 - 6, 2017
Institute of Finance Management
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

BACKGROUND
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The international ICT Summit is an annual event of the Institute of Finance Management (IFM)
in collaboration with the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT). The Summit aims to bring
together national and international stakeholders from ICT sector to share best practices in
developing an information society in the Republic of Tanzania. These stakeholders include
government institutions/agencies, NGOs, financial institutions, health centres, business
communities, researchers, academia, instructors and ICT experts/practitioners.

Among other issues, the Summit provides a platform for stakeholders to share knowledge and
experience on the use of ICT to nurture digital engagement in the national socio-economic
development. This years Summit emphasizes innovative ways of using ICT to reduce
unemployment by motivating digital entrepreneurship, transforming industries and establishing
new Tech companies. The Summit focuses on developing the linkage between ICT and industrial
revolution.

We welcome original, high-quality research contributions, industrial practices, and innovative

ideas that advance the state-of-the-art in the design, development, deployment, evaluation and
understanding of emerging ICT applications/solutions for revolutionize industries. Discussion on
future plans to promote the use of ICT in various development sectors to enhance their
competitiveness and productivity will be considered.
FORMAT OF THE SUMMIT
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The Summit will feature paper presentations, panel discussions and exhibitions of innovative
ICT solutions from students in higher learning Institutions, Incubators, and experts from
industries. The event will be for two days and participants will present their papers, exhibit novel
solutions and network with other experts. At the end of the Summit a panel session will be held
to sum up the major findings and contributions of the event.

TOPICS OF INTEREST INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

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* ICT innovation policy development and evaluation
* E-entrepreneurship
* Technologies for monitoring, predicting and disseminating information about crops (growth,
weather, prices etc.)
* Models, theories, principles and applications of Mobile Money
* E-Skills (or digital skills)
* Perspectives of ICT in a society and the societys e-readiness
* E-leadership
* Models, theories and principles for adopting ICT
* Smart industries
* Internet of Things (IoT)
* ICT in Healthcare, Agriculture, Oil & Gas, Education and Business
* Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
* Data Analytics

SUBMISSION AND REVIEW DETAILS

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We encourage submissions from researchers and practitioners from academia and industry. Full
papers should not exceed 6 pages, using IEEE format, describing original work or a position
paper. Extended abstracts (also suitable for practitioners presentations) should not exceed 4
pages including introduction, body of knowledge and conclusion, supported by not more than 10
references. For exhibition of a novel ICT solution, a brief summary of the solution should not
exceed 2 pages detailing technical aspects of the solution, its rationale, and key beneficiaries.

Papers, extended abstracts and summaries of novel ICT solutions must be submitted as an
attachment to dennis.lupiana@ifm.ac.tz or zanifa.omary@gmail.com, marked as paper, abstract
or summary respectively. The submissions should be in Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf)
or a Word Document Format (.doc) only. All papers will be fully reviewed by at least two
reviewers and before final acceptance all reviewers' comments must be considered.
Selected full papers, extended abstracts and novel ICT solutions will be published in the Summit
proceedings. An electronic version of the Summit proceedings will be published online at the
Summit Website. At least one author of a selected paper and an extended abstract, and a novel
ICT solution MUST register to attend the Summit in order to present the paper and the abstract,
and exhibit the novel solution respectively.

JOURNAL PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITY

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Few selected papers will be considered to be published in a special issue of the International
journal of ICT Research and Development in Africa (IJICTRDA).

IMPORTANT DATES
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Submission deadline: July 10, 2017
Notification of acceptance/rejection: July 28, 2017
Camera-ready submission: August 14, 2017
Summit Day: September 5 - 6, 2017.

SUMMIT COMMITTEES
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Program Co-Chairs
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Faraja Igira, Institute of Finance Management, Tanzania
Deirdre Lillis, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland

Technical Committee
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Zanifa Omary, Institute of Finance Management, Tanzania
Dossa Massa, Institute of Finance Management, Tanzania
Rose Tinabo, Institute of Finance Management, Tanzania
Lillian Nyamizi, Institute of Finance Management, Tanzania
Dennis Lupiana, Institute of Finance Management, Tanzania

Program Committee
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Kadida Mashaushi, Institute of Finance Management, Tanzania
Fredrick Mtenzi, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
Kudakwashe Dube - Massey University New Zealand
Said Jafari, Institute of Finance Management, Tanzania
George S. Oreku, Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organisation, Tanzania
Daudi Simbeye, Dar Es Salaam Institute of Technology, Tanzania
Leonad Mselle, University of Dodoma, Tanzania
Musabila Albogast, Mzumbe University, Tanzania
Amos Nungu, Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication, Tanzania
Khamis Kelegele, Commission for Science and Technology, Tanzania
Shaaban Pazi, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements, Tanzania
Respickius Casmir, College of Business Education, Tanzania
Mnaku Maganya, Institute of Finance Management, Tanzania

ENQUIRIES
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Dennis Lupiana: dennis.lupiana@ifm.ac.tz, alt: dennis.lupiana@gmail.com