BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20231020T034653Z UID:9E616E8F-D01D-42E1-9856-E1F7976D8B97 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231031T110000 DESCRIPTION:The [IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board](https://htb.ieee.org /) Ad Hoc Committee on SIGHT Best Practices is cooperating with a number o f IEEE OUs including IEEE SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT\, IEEE Philadelphia Sectio n SIGHT\, IEEE Bahrain Section SIGHT\, IEEE Karachi SIGHT and [IEEE UK and Ireland SSIT Chapter](https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/chapters/society- on-social-implications-of-technology/) to organise this Lecture as part of a Series of Best Practice Lectures.\n\nIEEE Members\, SIGHT Members\, SSI T Members as well as non-IEEE Members are invited to [Register](https://ev ents.vtools.ieee.org/m/368027) and participate. IEEE Members should includ e their IEEE Membership Number when registering.\n\nThis Webinar will take place online at 10am Eastern Time / 2pm GMT on Tuesday 31 October. Click [here to convert to your local time](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldcloc k/fixedtime.html?msg=mHealth4Afrika+-+Lessons+Learnt+and+Good+Practices&is o=20231031T10&p1=179&ah=1).\n\nRegistered participants will be provided wi th the link prior to the event.\n\nFOCUS\n\nThis SSIT Distinguished Lectur e (DL) by Miriam Cunningham (IST-Africa Institute\, Ireland) shares lesson s learnt and good practices from mHealth4Afrika related to the co-design o f an appropriate technological solution to address healthcare challenges i n resource constrained environments.\n\nSupported by the European Commissi on\, mHealth4Afrika co-designed and validated a state-of-the-art modular\, extensible and multilingual standards based health information system to support strengthening primary healthcare delivery in resource constrained environments in Ethiopia\, Kenya\, Malawi and South Africa.\n\nMiriam Cunn ingham\n\nBiography:\n\nMiriam Cunningham is Head of Research\, IST-Africa Institute. Miriam is a Senior technology and innovation expert with over 25 years experience working with education and research\, industry and gov ernment organisations (including the European Commission and World Bank). Miriam specialises in contributing to policy analysis\, research capacity building\, adaptation and implementation of appropriate technology in low resource environments.\n\nMiriam has extensive practical experience undert aking needs assessment\, evaluating\, monitoring and assessing of Research and Innovation (R&I) projects in Europe and Africa as well as field exper ience creating\, implementing and managing large scale cross-border digita l technology innovation oriented projects in Europe and Africa.\n\nMiriam is an active IEEE volunteer with several leadership roles including IEEE S SIT Board of Governors\, IEEE SSIT UK and Ireland Chapter Chair and 2023 I EEE Humanitarian Technologies Board Member chairing the Ad Hoc Committee o n SIGHT Best Practices.\n\nSpeaker(s): Miriam Cunningham\, \n\nAgenda: \nA genda\n\n10am - 10:40am ET / 2pm - 2:40pm GMT Introduction and Presentatio n\n\n10:40 - 11am ET / 2:40pm - 3pm GMT Discussion\, Q&A\n\nVirtual: https ://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/379878 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/379878 ORGANIZER:kit.august@gmail.com SEQUENCE:34 SUMMARY:mHealth4Afrika - Lessons Learnt and Good Practices from Co-Designin g Technology Solutions for Resource Constrained Environments URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/379878 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The <strong><a href="https://htb.ieee.org/ ">IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board</a> Ad Hoc Committee on SIGHT Best Practices</strong> is cooperating with a number of IEEE OUs including IEEE SSIT IST-Africa SIGHT\, IEEE Philadelphia Section SIGHT\, IEEE Bahrain Se ction SIGHT\, IEEE Karachi SIGHT and <a href="https://www.ieee-ukandirelan d.org/chapters/society-on-social-implications-of-technology/">IEEE UK and Ireland SSIT Chapter</a> to organise this Lecture as part of a <strong>Ser ies of Best Practice Lectures.</strong></p>\n<p>IEEE Members\, SIGHT Membe rs\, SSIT Members as well as non-IEEE Members are invited to <a href="http s://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/368027" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Regist er</a> and participate. IEEE Members should include their IEEE Membership Number when registering.</p>\n<p>This Webinar will take place online at 10 am Eastern Time / 2pm GMT on <strong>Tuesday 31 October.</strong> Click <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=mHealth4A frika+-+Lessons+Learnt+and+Good+Practices&amp\;iso=20231031T10&amp\;p1=179 &amp\;ah=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here to convert to your local t ime</a>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Registered participants will be provided with the link prior to the event.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>FOCUS</strong></p>\n<p>Thi s SSIT Distinguished Lecture (DL) by <strong>Miriam Cunningham (IST-Africa Institute\, Ireland) </strong>shares lessons learnt and good practices fr om mHealth4Afrika related to the co-design of an appropriate technological solution to address healthcare challenges in resource constrained environ ments.</p>\n<p>Supported by the European Commission\, mHealth4Afrika co-de signed and validated a state-of-the-art modular\, extensible and multiling ual standards based health information system to support strengthening pri mary healthcare delivery in resource constrained environments in Ethiopia\ , Kenya\, Malawi and South Africa.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<h4><span class="s peakername">Miriam Cunningham</span></h4>\n<p class="clear:both\;">&nbsp\; </p>\n<p><span class="sublabel">Biography:</span></p>\n<p>Miriam Cunningha m is Head of Research\, IST-Africa Institute. Miriam is a Senior technolog y and innovation expert with over 25 years experience working with educati on and research\, industry and government organisations (including the Eur opean Commission and World Bank). Miriam specialises in contributing to po licy analysis\, research capacity building\, adaptation and implementation of appropriate technology in low resource environments.</p>\n<p>Miriam ha s extensive practical experience undertaking needs assessment\, evaluating \, monitoring and assessing of Research and Innovation (R&amp\;I) projects in Europe and Africa as well as field experience creating\, implementing and managing large scale cross-border digital technology innovation orient ed projects in Europe and Africa.</p>\n<p>Miriam is an active IEEE volunte er with several leadership roles including IEEE SSIT Board of Governors\, IEEE SSIT UK and Ireland Chapter Chair and 2023 IEEE Humanitarian Technolo gies Board Member chairing the Ad Hoc Committee on SIGHT Best Practices.</ p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><div class="heading">\n<h3>Agenda</h3>\n</div> \n<p>10am - 10:40am ET / 2pm - 2:40pm GMT Introduction and Presentation</p >\n<p>10:40 - 11am ET / 2:40pm - 3pm GMT Discussion\, Q&amp\;A</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR