[AISPC] Programme

[Hisham]

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On Feb 16, 2013, at 12:44 PM, Douglas Onyango <ondouglas at gmail.com> wrote:
> 1. Cloud Computing
> 2. Open Data/Big Data
> 3. ITRs
> 4. Digital Migration (debatable)
> 5. Cyber Security --- this should be aligned with the one above.
> 6. etc

I like the brain dump of topics, we can vote on and veto them later, after everyone on the list adds their themes.

Also I would like to add "Innovation" into the mix of themes.

AFRINIc runs the small grants project FIRe, and we can shed light on African develops platforms and initiatives.

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> Now to the CfP issue: I think we should send it out asap, because of
> time: CfP and a finalized programme are not completely dependent on
> each other, we can run the two in parallel. We only have to  agree
> thematically, then the other pieces we can fill in as we go.

+1 

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> Also, if we find out we missed a particular topic on the CfP, we can
> just directly reachout to subject matter experts with a CfP.

That usually is the case.

Hisham
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