The International Center for Information Technology and Development

Research Paper Workshop in Ghana

The Southern University’s International Center for Information Technology and Development (ICITD), Louisiana, USA and the Ghana-Kofi Annan Center of Excellence in ICT (ATTI-KACE) are delighted to organize a workshop on research and academic writing in Ghana.

The objective of the workshop is to equip participants with the skills to develop good research papers. Participants will be mentored in developing research paper for submission to academic conferences and journals. The immediate target conference is the 2010 International Conference on ICT for Africa. Visit conference website for more information: www.ictforafrica.org. The workshop will take place on November 10th 2009, at the Ghana-Kofi Annan Center of Excellence in ICT, from 9.00am to 1.00pm.

Workshop Convener: Dr. Richard Boateng

Workshop Handout and Reading Materials

  1. Download Workshop Presentation
  2. Download Writing Tips and Other Materials
  3. Download Sample Papers to Read
  4. Writing A Good Literature Review
  5. Theorizing ICT4D Research

Here are a list of guidelines for preparing your case studies:

  1. Designing and Writing Case studies
  2. Designing and Writing out Focus Groups

Paper Submission Guidelines for the International Conference on ICT for Africa 2010

Doctoral Consortium Papers:

  1. This is only open to doctoral, graduate and undergraduate students
  2. 1500-2500 words of extended abstract (including references, figures and main text)

Track Sessions Papers:

  1. Research in Progress  - 3000-5000 words (including references, figures and main text)
  2. Full Papers - 5000 words (including references, figures and main text)

Please submit your paper electronically through our online submission system (click on Submit Paper on the Top menu) on or before December 1st, 2009. For papers to appear in the proceedings, at least one author must register for the conference. Notification of paper acceptance by December 31st, 2009. For consideration for the best paper award, submit the full manuscript by November 10, 2009. Final camera- ready paper submission January 31st, 2010. You can also submit your paper by emailing the paper to Dr Richard Boateng ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
 
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