EAI AFRICATEK 2022
Monday, December 5, 2022
8:00 AM
To be announced

5 - 7 December 2022 | Bloemfontein, South Africa
5th EAI International Conference on Emerging Technologies for Developing Countries
Society is moving towards an era of intensified artificial intelligence. The public and private sector need to collaborate on systems that would equip the youth and adults for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR/industry 4.0 and the 4th IR) era.
This call seeks to awaken the consciousness of the research community to the need for the adoption of various 4IR technologies in enabling a transformation of African cities and communities in a manner that supports socio-economic advancement therein. Accordingly, this special issue seeks to contribute towards increasing awareness of the utility and impact of 4IR technologies in stimulating economic growth and, also showcase various 4IR-related technologies which are currently in play within the African context.
EAI AFRICATEK 2022 will be held as an on-site conference and if needed, Accepted Authors who are unable to attend the event in person will be given an option to present remotely.
Download the EAI AfricaTek conference information (PDF)
Important Dates
Full Paper Submission deadline: 31 August 2022
Notification deadline: 30 September 2022
Camera-ready deadline: 31 October 2022
Conference dates: 5 - 7 December 2022
Call for papers
Submission deadline: 31 August 2022
We are pleased to invite you to submit your paper (see call for papers) to EAI AFRICATEK 2022.
Submissions should be in English, following the Springer formatting guidelines, see Submission.
Publication
All registered papers will be submitted for publishing by Springer and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library.
Proceedings will be submitted for inclusion in leading indexing services, such as Web of Science, Compendex, Scopus, DBLP, EU Digital Library, Google Scholar, IO-Port, MathSciNet, Inspec, and Zentralblatt MATH.
All accepted authors are eligible to submit an extended version in a fast track of:
- EAI Endorsed Transactions on Industrial Networks and Intelligent
Systems (Open Access) – indexed in Scopus - EAI Endorsed Transactions on Smart Cities (Open Access)
Additional publication opportunities:
- EAI/Springer Innovations in Communications and Computing Book
Series (titles in this series are indexed in Ei Compendex, Web of Science &
Scopus)
Organising Committee
General Chair
Muthoni Masinde, Central University of Technology, South Africa
Technical Program Committee Chairs
Muthoni Masinde, Central University of Technology, South Africa
Antoine Bagula, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
See the full Organising Committee and Technical Program Committee.

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