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Prof Derek KeatsExecutive Director

Information & Communication ServicesThe University of the Western CapeBellville (Cape Town), South Africa

dkeats@uwc.ac.za

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Fewer actively researching Computer Science

(discipline X) professors in Africa than there are in a

typical middle sized American university

Lack criticalmass to find

knowledge-based solutions to our

challenges

Scenario

Fewer actively researching Computer Science

(discipline X) professors in Africa than there are in a

typical middle sized American universityLack critical

mass to findknowledge-based solutions to our

challenges

Scenario

Collaboration is the only

way!How to solve?

Fewer actively researching Computer Science

(discipline X) professors in Africa than there are in a

typical middle sized American universityLack critical

mass to findknowledge-based solutions to our

challenges

Scenario

Collaboration is the only

way!How to solve?

Buildingcritical mass

throughcollaboration

More than codeMore than greatapplications

More than softwareengineering

Creating a way to address someCreating a way to address someof the key knowledge challengesof the key knowledge challengesof our Continent!of our Continent!

Key components of the AVOIR ecosystem

! The network of universities

! Collaborative processes and tools! Chisimba application framework

and applications based on it" Distributed, Web 2.0

! The beginnings of sustainability

! Supporting technologiesand applications

! An alliance of partners

Alliances

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! Establish the software framework (Chisimba)! Induction process! Create usual developer tools

" mailing list, repository (SVN), etc! Coding standards! Process for describing and designing

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! Increase the engagement in the development process

! Build and grow the AVOIR community" Increase the contribution to community processes

! Access to opportunities for training" e.g. via the USAID/Sun Microsystems eLearning

server project

! Institutions implement AVOIR products to enable their own institutional processes" e.g. eLearning at UWC,

University of Nairobi, NOLNET in Namibia

" e.g. UWC portal at http://www.uwc.ac.za

" e.g. National University of Rwanda and UWC with Electronic Thesis and Dissertation system

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! Geekcorps volunteer & AVOIR coordinator visit nodes to investigate business opportunities

! USAID project on animal health as network business opportunity

! FSIU at UWC funded almost entirely on the basis of services and special projects

! Other nodes beginning to start small revenue-generating projects

Some projects

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3 biggest challenges

! Bandwidth! Bandwidth! Bandwidth

Challenges! Bandwidth

" Collaborative processes" Spread of knowledge about new technologies

! Institutional understanding of the value of networks

! Cultural predisposition to silence! Neurotic productivity challenges the status quo! Salary structures in education! High turn over of students in some countries

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AVOIR/Chisimba – http://avoir.uwc.ac.za ICS – http://ics.uwc.ac.za

Derek Keats, http://www.dkeats.comTwitter: dkeats; Facebook: Derek Keatsemail: dkeats@uwc.ac.za

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