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Fourth SG13 Regional Workshop for Africa on "Future Networks for a better Africa: IMT-2020, Trust, Cloud Computing and Big Data"

Accra, Ghana, 14-15 March 2016

Contact: tsbworkshops@itu.int

Day 1, 14 March 2016

08:00 - 09:00	Registration
09:00 - 10:00	Opening Ceremony Master of Ceremony: Mawuko Zormelo, Deputy Director, Consumer & Corporate Affairs, National Communications Authority, Republic of Ghana [Biography] Welcome Address: William Tevie, Director General, National Communications Authority, Republic of Ghana [Biography] Remarks: Tatiana Kurakova, SG13 Counsellor, ITU/TSB [Biography] Remarks: Simon Bugaba, SG13RG-AFR Chairman, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) [Biography] Remarks: Leo Lehmann, SG13 Chairman [Biography] Guest of Honour: Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie, Board Chairman of the National Communications Authority, Republic of Ghana
10:00 - 10:30	Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:30	Session 1: SG13 Standardization & Africa-Related Involvement This session will discuss the main standardization issues in African countries and the participation of these countries in the standardization processes in order to prepare them for new technologies. Moderator: Simon Bugaba, Uganda Communications Commission [Biography] Speakers: Introduction to the Workshop Objectives, Agenda, and Participants’ Expectations: Rim Belhassine-Cherif, Products and Services Executive Director, Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia [Biography \| Presentation ] ITU-T Study Group 13 Overview: Leo Lehmann, SG13 Chairman [Biography \| Presentation ] Zambia’s Strategic Involvement in ICT Standardization: Elliot N. Kabalo, ZICTA, Zambia [Biography \| Abstract \| Presentation ] Importance of Standardization for the African Countries: Rim Belhassine-Cherif, Products and Services Executive Director, Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia [Biography \| Abstract \| Presentation ] Importance of Standardization: James Amissah Hammond, Ghana Standards Authority, Republic of Ghana [Biography \| Abstract \| Presentation ] Q&A
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:45	Session 2: Standardization Hot Topics 1, IMT-2020 Moderator: Leo Lehmann, SG13 Chairman [Biography] Speakers: IMT-2020/ 5G, Much More than Pure Radio Aspects: Leo Lehmann, SG13 Chairman [Biography \| Abstract \| Presentation ] Towards more flexible networks: backyard of IMT-2020: Takashi Egawa, NEC [ Presentation ] (Remote Participation) Paving the Way to IMT-2020: Ali Amer, Senior Expert/advisor, Saudi Telecom Company-STC, Saudi Arabia [Biography \| Abstract \| Presentation ] (Remote Participation) IMT Vision Towards 2020 and Beyond: Nicholas Muzhuzha, POTRAZ, Zimbabwe [Biography \| Presentation ] The 5G Wireline Challeng: Peter Ashwood-Smith, Huawei Canada and Chairman, FG IMT-2020 Wireline [Presentation] Initial Requirements from Africa on IMT-2020: Simon Bugaba, Uganda Communications Commission [Biography \| Presentation ] Q&A
15:45 - 16:00	Coffee Break
16:00 - 17:00	Session 3: Standardization Hot Topics 2, Trust This session will highlight the concept of Trust in ICT Infrastructure, and present the main standardization activities in this domain while articulating visions on the future Information Society. Moderator: Nicholas Muzhuzha, POTRAZ, Zimbabwe [Biography] Speakers: Standardization for Trust Provisioning in the Future ICT Infrastructure: Gyu Myoung Lee, LJMU, UK/KAIST, Korea [Biography \| Presentation ] ICT as Critical Infrastructure, What’s Next for Ghana?: Samuel Acquah-Bartels, Vodafone, Republic of Ghana [Biography \| Presentation ] Q&A
17:00 - 17:45	Panel Session (Part 1): Importance of Standardization of SG13 Hot Topics for African Countries This Panel will discuss the importance of standardization of SG13 hot topics, presented during the Day 1 of the Workshop (i.e. IMT-2020 and Trust), for African countries. Moderator: Leo Lehmann, SG13 Chairman [Biography] Participants: Gyu Myoung Lee, KAIST, Korea [Biography] Rim Belhassine-Cherif, Products and Services Executive Director, Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia [Biography] Elliot N. Kabalo, ZICTA, Zambia [Biography] Ali Amer, Senior Expert/advisor, Saudi Telecom Company-STC, Saudi Arabia [Biography] Simon Bugaba, Uganda Communications Commission, Uganda [Biography] Nicholas Muzhuzha, POTRAZ, Zimbabwe [Biography] James Amissah Hammond, Ghana Standards Authority, Republic of Ghana [Biography] Samuel Acquah-Bartels, Vodafone, Republic of Ghana [Biography]
17:45	Closure for Day 1
19:00	Social Event

Day 2, 15 March 2016

08:00 - 09:00	Registration and Coffee
09:00 - 09:15	Brief Summary of Day 1, Discussion & Program of Day 2 Roland Kudozia, National Communications Authority, Republic of Ghana [Biography]
09:15 - 11:15	Session 4: Standardization Hot Topics 3: Cloud Computing This session aims to highlight the main achievements in technologies, services and standards related to cloud computing activities of ITU-T Study Group 13 and other SDOs., Moderator: Elliot N. Kabalo, ZICTA, Zambia [Biography] Speakers: Standardization Activities on Cloud Computing: Rim Belhassine-Cherif, Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia [Biography \| Abstract \| Presentation ] African Countries and Cloud Computing: Soumaya Benbartaoui, ARPT, Algeria [Biography \| Presentation ] (Remote Participation) Cloud Manager Approach: Abdallah Ajlani, Ericsson, Tunisia [Biography \| Presentation ] Overview of International Standards for Cloud Computing: Jamil Chawki, Orange [Biography \| Presentation ] (Remote Participation) Cognitive Cloud Computing Era is Coming: Mounir Ferjani, IBM, Tunisia [Biography] Q&A
11:15 - 11:30	Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00	Session 5: Standardization Hot Topics 4, Big Data This session will discuss the main advances in technologies, services and standards related to Big Data, and the major activities of SG13 and ITU on this topic. Moderator: Marco Carugi, NEC, Japan [Biography] Speakers: Big Data and Africa, Challenges and Opportunities: Louisa Ama Sosu, MTN, Republic of Ghana [Biography \| Presentation ] Big Data and Future Networks: Challenges and Opportunities: Payam Barnaghi, University of Surrey, UK [Biography \| Abstract \| Presentation ] (Remote Participation) Big Data - The Analytic Visison: Abdallah Ajlani, Ericsson, Tunisia [Biography \| Presentation ] Big Data: Considerations on Perspectives, Issues and Standardization: Marco Carugi, NEC, Japan [Biography \| Presentation ] Q&A
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
14:00 - 15:15	Session 6: Experiences & Successful Stories from Africa This session presents some experiences and successful stories of different African telecommunication stakeholders in one of the workshop topics and/or other related topics. Moderator: Isaac Boateng, National Communications Authority, Republic of Ghana [Biography] Speakers: Etat des Lieux du Cloud Computing en Côte d'Ivoire: Kevin Yao, ARTCI, Côte d'Ivoire [Biography \| Presentation ] Roadmap to IMT 2020 in Ghana: Thomas Daniel Hayford, National Communications Authority, Republic of Ghana [Biography \| Presentation ] Egypt toward Future Networks: Tarek Abdel Latif, NTRA, Egypt [Biography \| Presentation ] Standardisation, Case Study of the Ghanaian Telecom Industry: Kofi Ntim Yeboah-Kordieh, National Communications Authority, Republic of Ghana [Biography \| Presentation ] Q&A
15:15 -16:15	Panel Part 2: Importance of standardization of SG13 hot topics for African countries . Moderator: Rim Belhassine-Cherif, Tunisie Telecom, Tunisia [Biography] Participants: Mounir Ferjani, IBM, Tunisia [Biography] Abdallah Ajlani, Ericsson, Tunisia [Biography] Kevin Yao, ARTCI, Côte d'Ivoire [Biography] Thomas Daniel Hayford, National Communications Authority, Republic of Ghana [Biography] Marco Carugi, NEC, Japan [Biography] Louisa Ama Sosu, MTN, Republic of Ghana [Biography] Kofi Ntim Yeboah-Kordieh, National Communications Authority, Republic of Ghana [Biography]
16:15 - 16:30	Closing Session Presentation of results and final summary on lessons learnt during the workshop Simon Bugaba, Uganda Communications Commission [Biography] Closure of the Workshop William Tevie, Director General, National Communications Authority, Republic of Ghana [Biography] Leo Lehmann, SG13 Chairman [Biography]
17:00	Social Event