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WORKSHOP:  RESEARCH and ACADEMIC WRITING

The Southern University’s International Center for Information Technology and Development (ICITD), Louisiana, USA  in partnership with the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT (AITI-KACE) organized a workshop on Research and Academic Writing.

The objective of the workshop was to equip participants with the skills to develop good research papers. Participants were mentored in developing research papers for submission to academic conferences and journals. The immediate target conference is the 2010 International Conference on ICT for Africa.

Visit the conference website for more information:  www.ictforafrica.org.

Workshop Convener:  Dr. Richard Boateng, Director of Research ICITD, Southern University, USA