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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
Next Day
12:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
16:00 -
18:00
Break
Ceremony
18:00 - 18:30
Opening Ceremony
Room Lagos
Keynote
18:30 - 19:00
Opening Keynote
by Bosun Tijani
Room Lagos
Ceremony
19:00 - 21:00
Welcome Reception
Room Lagos
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
Securing Digital Governance: Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Sovereignty for the Future
Room Rivers
Roundtable
14:00 - 16:00
Shaping data governance and advancing digital inclusion in Africa
Room Rivers
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
Harnessing Emerging Technologies for Smarter and More Efficient Public Services
Room Rivers
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
Building Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Scalable and Inclusive Digital Service Delivery
Room Imo
Roundtable
14:00 - 16:00
Connecting the Borders for the Future: Advancing Cross-Border Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), Africa’s AI and Smart Public Services
Room Imo
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
Digital transformation and innovation in the Public Sector
Room Imo
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
16:00 -
16:30
Coffee Break
Keynote
09:00 - 10:30
Increasing real-world impact of digital government research – Contextualize, internationalize, strategize
by Tomasz Janowski
Room Lagos
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
16:00 -
16:30
Coffee Break
18:30 -
20:00
Break
Ceremony
20:00 - 22:00
Conference Dinner
Abuja Continental Hotel
Keynote
09:00 - 10:30
Digital Governance for All: Driving the Future through Cooperation and Innovation
by Nibal Idlebi
Room Plateau
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
Keynote
09:00 - 10:30
Keynote Lecture 3
Room Lagos
Ceremony
12:30 - 13:00
Closing Ceremony
Room Lagos
4
Tuesday
Doctoral Colloquium
10:00 - 12:00
Doctoral Colloquium
Room Gombe
12:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
Doctoral Colloquium
14:00 - 16:00
Doctoral Colloquium II
Room Gombe
16:00 -
18:00
Break
12:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
16:00 -
18:00
Break
Ceremony
18:00 - 18:30
Opening Ceremony
Room Lagos
Keynote
18:30 - 19:00
Opening Keynote
by Bosun Tijani
Room Lagos
Ceremony
19:00 - 21:00
Welcome Reception
Room Lagos
Workshop
10:00 - 12:00
Digital Governance Infrastructure and Institutional Framework as Key Enablers of AI Adoption and Public Services Delivery
Room Rivers
12:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
Workshop
14:00 - 16:00
Beyond AI Consumption: Digital Governance Politics and Management in the Global South
Room Rivers
16:00 -
18:00
Break
5
Wednesday
Keynote
09:00 - 10:30
Increasing real-world impact of digital government research – Contextualize, internationalize, strategize
by Tomasz Janowski
Room Lagos
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
16:00 -
16:30
Coffee Break
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
Securing Digital Governance: Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Sovereignty for the Future
Room Rivers
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
Roundtable
14:00 - 16:00
Shaping data governance and advancing digital inclusion in Africa
Room Rivers
16:00 -
16:30
Coffee Break
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
Harnessing Emerging Technologies for Smarter and More Efficient Public Services
Room Rivers
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
Harnessing AI for Public Good: Balancing Innovation and Responsibility
Room Plateau
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
16:00 -
16:30
Coffee Break
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
New Metrics and Approaches for Measuring Digital Governance Success
Room Plateau
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
Building Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Scalable and Inclusive Digital Service Delivery
Room Imo
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
Roundtable
14:00 - 16:00
Connecting the Borders for the Future: Advancing Cross-Border Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), Africa’s AI and Smart Public Services
Room Imo
16:00 -
16:30
Coffee Break
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
Digital transformation and innovation in the Public Sector
Room Imo
6
Thursday
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
16:00 -
16:30
Coffee Break
18:30 -
20:00
Break
Ceremony
20:00 - 22:00
Conference Dinner
Abuja Continental Hotel
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Communities, Cities and Regions
Room Rivers
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
Roundtable
14:00 - 16:00
Balancing Inclusion and Innovation in DPI
Room Rivers
16:00 -
16:30
Coffee Break
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
Digital transformation and innovation in the Public Sector II
Room Rivers
18:30 -
20:00
Break
Keynote
09:00 - 10:30
Digital Governance for All: Driving the Future through Cooperation and Innovation
by Nibal Idlebi
Room Plateau
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
Participation in the Era of Social Media and Digital Platforms
Room Plateau
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
16:00 -
16:30
Coffee Break
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
Early Research Track
Room Plateau
18:30 -
20:00
Break
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
Building Trust through Inclusive and Ethical Digital Governance
Room Imo
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
Roundtable
14:00 - 16:00
Roundtable TBA
Room Imo
16:00 -
16:30
Coffee Break
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
Governing Digital Economies: Public-Private Sector Perspectives
Room Imo
18:30 -
20:00
Break
7
Friday
Keynote
09:00 - 10:30
Keynote Lecture 3
Room Lagos
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
Ceremony
12:30 - 13:00
Closing Ceremony
Room Lagos
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
Paper session
11:00 - 12:30
Digital transformation and innovation in the Public Sector III
Room Plateau
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
Paper session
11:00 - 12:30
Accelerating Digital Transformation in the Global South
Room Imo
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break