{"id":1911,"date":"2012-01-17T00:40:21","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T00:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=1911"},"modified":"2012-01-24T17:42:36","modified_gmt":"2012-01-24T17:42:36","slug":"where-to-study-computer-science-in-africa-the-university-of-nairobi-school-of-computing-and-informatics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africa-and-science.com\/?p=1911","title":{"rendered":"Where to study Computer Science in Africa? The University of Nairobi School of Computing and Informatics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.idrc.ca\/EN\/Programs\/Fellowship_and_Awards\/PublishingImages\/UON-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"233\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">University of Nairobi Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are now recognized as agents for development, transforming organizations and contributing to socio-economic growth.\u00a0\u00a0In Africa in general, there has been limited research on the role of ICTs in or their impact on socio-economic development at the individual, community and national levels. With inadequate human capacity in ICT for development research in Africa, much of this research is carried out by researchers outside the region. Although universities have recently established Master\u2019s and PhD programs in this field, resources are limited, and insufficient to support meaningful research of students pursuing careers in this area.In 2009, IDRC supported an awards program managed by the University of Nairobi School of Computing and Informatics. The School has sought to\u00a0address national and regional needs for ICT and product development\u00a0as a tool for economic growth and empowerment, through research, innovation, and advanced education in computing and informatics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The awards project has supported eight doctoral research awards and four full-study master\u2019s students\u00a0pursuing research on topics related to ICT and development at a number of universities in\u00a0Eastern and Southern Africa. The project also supported a six-day training workshop\u00a0on research methodology and scientific writing for the recipients.\u00a0The awards are helping to build human and research capacity in ICT for development\u00a0by increasing the number of trained researchers in this field in the region. The project also enhances\u00a0the institutional research capacity in local universities, building knowledge on the relationships between ICT and development, as well as increasing collaboration among African academic institutions.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">For details:<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">University of Nairobi School of Computing and Informatics<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Awards on ICT for Development Tenable in Universities in Eastern and Southern Africa<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Website:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/sci.uonbi.ac.ke\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/sci.uonbi.ac.ke\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Contact:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:waema@uonbi.ac.ke\">Prof. Timothy Mwololo Waema<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Researcher<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">School of Computing and Informatics<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Nairobi Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are now recognized as agents for development, transforming organizations and contributing to socio-economic growth.\u00a0\u00a0In Africa in general, there has been limited research on the role of ICTs in or their impact on socio-economic development at the individual, community and national levels. 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