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<BODY style="FONT: 10pt Tahoma; MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 10pt Tahoma">>>> Anders Henten <</SPAN><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; COLOR: #0000ff; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><A href="mailto:henten@cmi.aau.dk">henten@cmi.aau.dk</A></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 10pt Tahoma">> 27.08.2014 16:30 >>><BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 11pt Tahoma">Announcement and call for papers for 7<SUP>th</SUP> CMI Conference 2014<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 13pt Tahoma">Mobile Communications in Developing Countries<BR></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 11pt Tahoma">Date: 17<SUP> </SUP>- 18 November 2014</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 11pt Tahoma">Venue: Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><BR>The conference on ‘Mobile Communications in Developing Countries’ examines issues regarding the development of mobile ICT. Issues bordering on, but not limited to mobile markets, regulations, business strategies as well as issues relating to the use of mobile communications for economic, social, and human development, will be discussed. <BR>Participants will come from academia, business, and policy and regulation. The idea is to benefit from input from speakers and participants from developing countries as well as Europe and elsewhere. <BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: bold 10pt Tahoma">Conference Objectives</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><BR>The main objectives of this conference are:<BR>· To discuss the developments of ICTs, mobile communications, and media <BR>· To discuss sector specific uses of mobile communications, e.g. e-payment, e-health <BR>· To highlight the current challenges encountered in the uptake of mobile broadband in developing countries and its impact on ICT development<BR>· To explore ways in which ICTs and mobile technologies are used and assessed in diverse fields of education, health care, governance, businesses, social networks, banking & finance<BR>· To assess recent methods that enhance access to mobile communications, education, health services, government services, business services such as distance education, computer-based communication methods, telemedicine, e-commerce, face booking<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: bold 10pt Tahoma">Who Should Attend</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><BR>Faculty, Teachers, Researchers, Policy makers and Regulators, Health practitioners, Business professionals, ICT practitioners, Instructional designers, Media specialists and producers, Distance learning directors, Technology & Service providers.<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: bold 10pt Tahoma">Topics will include but not limited to the following</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><BR>· ICT for development<BR>· Mobile for development<BR>· Mobile broadband<BR>· Information Systems<BR>· Role of Internet Service Providers (ISPs)<BR>· Application of Information Systems in government and businesses<BR>· Age and gender issues in the use of Information Systems<BR>· Digital library, distance learning, e-learning systems & technologies<BR>· E-health & e-governance<BR>· Databases, storage & retrieval systems (e.g. cloud computing)<BR>· Cyber-security governance, risk & compliance (GRC), cyber-crime<BR>· E-commerce & e-banking in developing economies<BR>· Social media & social networks<BR>· Social engineering challenges and counter measures<BR>· ICT policy & regulatory environment<BR>· Media policy & regulatory environment<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: bold 10pt Tahoma">Important dates</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><BR>Deadline for abstracts: 22 September<BR>Notification of acceptance: 29 September<BR>Deadline for Full Papers: 10 November<BR>Submit your abstract / paper to: </SPAN><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; COLOR: #0000ff; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><A href="mailto:cmi@cmi.aau.dk">cmi@cmi.aau.dk</A></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: bold 10pt Tahoma">Hosts</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><BR>CMI, Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark and Ghana Telecom University College, Accra, Ghana<BR>Price: 100 €<BR><BR>Best regards<BR>Anders Henten, </SPAN><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline; COLOR: #0000ff; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"><A href="mailto:henten@cmi.aau.dk">henten@cmi.aau.dk</A></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <BR>CMI, Aalborg University Copenhagen, Denmark<BR></SPAN></BODY></HTML>