Computing in Research and Development in Africa: Benefits, Trends, Challenges and Solutions

Part 1: On natural resources and health management.- Framework for Time Relevant Water Monitoring System.- Green and distributed architecture for managing big data of biodiversity.- Towards an ontology-based framework for data integration: Application to agriculture and health domains in Senegal.- Information and Communication Technology: A Tool for Health Care Delivery in Nigeria.- Part 2: On social networks and economical aspects.- Community Analysis and Link Prediction in Dynamic Social Networks.- Web 2.0 computing and social media as solution enablers for economic development.- Electronic Commerce in Egypt.- Research on ICT Development in Africa Countries focusing on Benefits, Trends, Challenges and Solutions.- Part 3: On innovative technologies: focus on embedded systems.- The co-design of System-on-Chip in Africa: spotlights on industry, research efforts, trends and challenges.- New coarse grained configurable architecture for DSP applications.- Static and Dynamic Mapping Heuristics for Multiprocessor Systems-on-Chip.- Part 4: On new governance models.- Using Mobile Phones in Elections in Developing Countries: Opportunities and Challenges.- e-Government Service Delivery Model (eGovSDM): Aspects of Namibia's Road-Map to Vision 2030.