mHealth4Afrika – Issues Associated with Co-Designing Technology Solutions for Resource Constrained Environments

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Prof. Paul Cunningham is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer who is visiting Toronto and will present his work with mHealth4Afrika.

Supported by the European Commission, 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

This SSIT Distinguished Lecture (DL) by Prof. Paul M Cunningham (IST-Africa Institute, Ireland) will share insight gained from mHealth4Afrika related to co-designing appropriate technological solutions to address societal challenges in resource constrained environments. While primarily focused on the health domain, it will encompass discussion of ethics and importance of infrastructure (including reliable power).


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  • Date: 21 Jun 2024
  • Time: 03:00 PM to 04:00 PM
  • All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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  • 245 Church Street
  • Toronto, Ontario
  • Canada
  • Building: George Vari Engineering Building
  • Room Number: ENG460-Bldg Entrance support Contact:4165092067
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  • Starts 15 June 2024 12:00 PM
  • Ends 21 June 2024 04:00 PM
  • All times are (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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Prof. Paul M Cunningham

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mHealth4Afrika – Issues Associated with Co-Designing Technology Solutions for Resource Constrained Environments

Biography:

Prof. Paul M Cunningham has over two decades’ experience collaborating with key stakeholder groups to co-design and implement ethical, impactful Sustainable Development related policy, research and innovation and implementation activities including international policy and research conferences hosted by African and European governments. Paul is affiliated with universities in Namibia  (IUM) and Wales (Wrexham Glyndwr University).

Paul is Executive Director of the not-for-profit policy and research IST-Africa Institute, a strategic collaboration with 18 African ministries and national councils responsible for Innovation, Science and Technology related policy, research, implementation and adoption. IST-Africa is supported by the European Commission and African Union Commission, a member of United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN) and recognized by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) as a WSIS 2018 Prizes Champion.

As President & CEO, IIMC, Paul leads teams providing technological, strategic and policy expertise to national and international government organizations and research programs. Paul’s international, inter-disciplinary research track record was recognized by Enterprise Ireland (Irish Champion of EU Research - 2015, 2017).

A Distinguished Lecturer with IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT), Paul is Past Director, IEEE Division VI (responsible for 7 IEEE Societies); former President and VP Conferences, IEEE SSIT; and former Chair, IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee.

Paul currently serves as Chair, IEEE UK and Ireland Section; Chair, Region 8 Climate Change Committee; and Vice-Chair, IEEE Conference Portfolio Review Committee. Paul also volunteers as a Member of the IEEE in 2050 and IEEE Society and Council Review (SCRC) Committees. He also serves as a Member of the IEEE Finance (TAB FinCom) and TAB Diversity and Inclusion Committees, as well as the IEEE MGA Geographic Unit Operations Support (GUOS) Committee.

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