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</p><p>Deploying efficient and effective infrastructures and solutions when limited resources are available is a challenging task and a key-enabler for the diffusion of ICT in developing countries. The aim of this conference is bringing together international researchers, students, public officers, policy makers and practitioners in ICT to discuss issues and trends, recent research, innovation advances and on-the-field experiences related to e-Governance, e-Infrastructure, and e-Business with a focus on developing countries. </p><p><strong>Venue:</strong> </p><p>College of Computing and Information Sciences </p><p>Plot 56, Makerere University Pool Road, </p><p>Wandegeya Kampala Makerere University, </p><p>P.O.Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda - </p><p>Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb92959d94bb989288d5969a90d59a98d58e9c">[email protected]</a> </p><p>Tel:+256-414-540-628 </p> </div> </article> </div> </td> <td id="sidebar"> <div class="sidebar-wrapper"> <div class="eai-conferences"> <a title="EAI confererences" target="_blank" href="https://eai.eu/conferences-homepage"> <img alt="Conferences" src="../static/image/company-brand/manicore/side-conferences.png"></img> </a> </div> <div> </div> <section class="side-block important-dates"> <h4>Important dates</h4> <dl> <dt>Full Paper Submission deadline</dt><dd>31 August 2014</dd> <dt>Notification has been sent</dt><dd>1 October 2014</dd> <dt>Camera-ready deadline</dt><dd>22 October 2014</dd> <dt>Start of Conference</dt><dd>24 November 2014</dd> <dt>End of Conference</dt><dd>25 November 2014</dd> </dl> </section> <section class="side-block"> <h4>Previous Africomm Conferences</h4> <ul> <li> <a href="../2013/index.html" title="AFRICOMM 2013">2013</a> - Blantyre, Malawi <li> <a href="../2012/index.html" title="AFRICOMM 2012">2012</a> - Yaounde, Cameroon <li> <a href="https://eudl.eu/proceedings/AFRICOMM/2011" title="AFRICOMM 2011">2011</a> - Zanzibar, Tanzania <li> <a href="https://eudl.eu/proceedings/AFRICOMM/2010" title="AFRICOMM 2010">2010</a> - Cape Town, South Africa <li> <a href="https://eudl.eu/proceedings/AFRICOMM/2009" title="AFRICOMM 2009">2009</a> - Maputo, Mozambique </ul> </section> <section class="side-block"> <a href="https://eai.eu/transactions" title="EAI Endorsed Transactions" target="_blank"><img src="../static/image/eai-transactions-logo.png" /></a> </section> <section class="side-block twitter-timeline"> <a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://twitter.com/EAI_Social" data-widget-id="670208474882703360" data-width="230" data-tweet-limit="3" data-chrome="nofooter"> Tweets by @EAI_Social</a> <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^https:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script> </section> </div> </td> </tr> </table> <div class="cl"></div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="footer-thumb"></div> </div> <div class="members-footer"> <h2>EAI Institutional Members</h2> <!-- #region Jssor Slider Begin --> <!-- Generator: Jssor Slider Maker --> <!-- Source: https://www.jssor.com --> <!-- This code works without jquery library. --> <script src="../static/js/jssor.slider-21.1.6.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="../static/js/institutions-slider.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <style></style> <div id="jssor_1" style="position: relative; 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