UB- Computer Science Department

Submit your proposal. Try your luck even if you do not have a solution but capability to develop solutions.
Visit https://www.oipbotswana.co.bw/ to apply
Deadline 26th June 2023

An invitation to a seminar by Barton Miller Professor in Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Topic: Random Testing with ‘Fuzz’: 30 Years of Finding Bugs

Registration Link :
https://redcap.link/qhuigrzh

FYI Handson Cybersecurity/Cyberwarfare Bootcamp 21-25th November as preconference training event for Ubuntuconnect Conference 2022, Gaborone, Botswana https://ubuntunet.net/uc2022/

Two courses (Technical and Strategic)

1. Digital Forensics and Incident Response - DFIR (Technical course for IT Teams, Security Teams,CSIRTs and Systems and Datacenter Administrators and Software Developers) The training covers practical handson understanding of security environments, incidents, tools etc. on a next generation training platform

2. Cybersecurity for Executives - Strategic course for CTOs, CIOs, and C-suite and managers covering Risk, Compliance, Methodology , Business continuity , establishment of Security Operating Centers(SOCs)/Security information and event management(SIEM) etc.

Information about the courses
https://tinyurl.com/cyber-bootcamp-courses

Registration for the courses
https://tinyurl.com/cyber-bootcamp-registration

Cyber readiness training platform
https://www.cycube.io/

FYI From SADC
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Call for Applications – SADC Challenge Fund to Support Capacity Building of Women Entrepreneurs

The SADC Project on Industrialization and Women Economic Empowerment (IWEE), funded by the German Government and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in cooperation with the SADC Secretariat and GOPA Worldwide Consultants GmbH is launching a Challenge Fund.

The Challenge Fund is implemented under the SADC Project on Industrialization and Women Economic Empowerment (IWEE) and is funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development as part of the CESARE programme.

The competition is open to Non-profit-making organizations (NPOs) registered in the SADC Member States. Up to 16 subsidies will be offered at the value of up to EUR 20,000 each. Support can be provided to NPOs capacitating women enterprises that aim to establish new business activities or expand their existing services and products.

Fundable activities include, but are not limited to:

Training initiatives covering aspects of financial management; IT skills / use of digital tools; marketing, sales and customer service; negotiation and pricing and trade/export;
Business skills development covering areas such as expanding customer base; scaling up production; entering new markets / geographies; developing new products / services; developing new sales / marketing channels and developing networking opportunities;
Product development support such as training in value addition skills or techniques; technical assistance related to a specific issue / challenge e.g. prevention of post-harvest losses, meeting standards, etc and purchase of capital equipment to enhance product development / value addition opportunities e.g. processing equipment; and
Capacity building through provision of mentorship; advisory support and/or leadership.

Funding Information
Up to 16 subsidies will be offered at the value of up to EUR 20,000 each. Support can be provided to NPOs capacitating women enterprises that aim to establish new business activities or expand their existing services and products.

Eligibility Criteria
Applicant NPOs have to fulfil a number of criteria during stage one of the two-step process to qualify and be shortlisted for the Challenge Fund as follows:

The NPO has been duly registered in a SADC Member State as a non-profit organisation for at least two consecutive (2) years prior to the application. Profitmaking organisations and government bodies or their proxy are not eligible.
The NPO must demonstrate compliance with all national and local laws and regulations that are relevant to its registered status and activities.
The applicant NPO must be directly responsible for the preparation and implementation of the action, and it cannot act as an intermediary.
Preference will be given to organisations established by women to support women but not to the exclusion of others that can support organisations working in sectors dominated by men or where the capacity of the organisation is extensive and with strong track records of working with women entrepreneurs.
The NPO must provide evidence in its project proposal of current or future women empowerment activities in one or more of the following sectors/value chains:
Agro processing
Mineral beneficiation
Pharmaceuticals
Leather
Textile and clothing
Tourism
Services (including ITC, business support services, services supporting cross border trade, energy, and transport)
The NPO must submit:
At registration stage:
– Copies of valid registration and/or operation /licensing and tax clearance certificates, demonstrating proof of registration for the last 2 years at minimum.
– Their Tax Identification Number (TIN).
– Overview of number of staff employed for the past two years (full time/part time).
In the event of being invited to submit a Full Proposal the NPO must provide:
– Bank statements (last available 3 months), organisation financial accounts and/or similar financial management evidence.
– A budget in local currency with no lump-sum administration allowance and no transfer of funds to other end recipients, in the template provided.
– A schedule of proposed activities, as per the template provided.

Applications can be submitted in English, French or Portuguese and will not be judged on the basis of the language used nor on the level of proficiency in English.

Call for Applications – SADC Challenge Fund to Support Capacity Building of Women Entrepreneurs 12 August 2022 Midnight (GMT+2, SAST) The SADC Project on Industrialization and Women Economic Empowerment (IWEE), funded by the German Government and implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Inter…

FYI - DAY ONE of the conference “Innovation as a Force for Growth: How can innovation commercialisation be improved” . The University of Botswana, SmartBots and Africa RISE (Reform for Investment and Sustainable Economies) and are jointly hosting the conference. To connect to our online conference please use this link (Meeting ID: 886 4879 4201Passcode: 638294). The physical event will be taking place in Botswana: University of Botswana, Library Auditorium. (9 AM) https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88648794201?pwd=SVlnQjNJMjZzMGp6emJRa1A3T3VNUT09

Short Notice, but this activity and opportunity maybe of interest to Computer Science, Information Technology and Information Systems Students https://www.hackcorruption.org/?fbclid=IwAR3G7QH_EEQRU-xWGkCAVDQ_n9arNeJkTkpGLzGj8TBdU7Rr6nhHAnxptFc

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The UB Department of Computer Science is excited to offer a series of Cyber Resilience interventions - starting with Cyber Awareness For Organisations training commencing 28th February.

These interventions are lined up through UB-TripleP auspices , this as we build an international collaboration towards a UB Cybersecurity Center of Excellence vision and to heed Government and MTC call to implement Botswana's National Cybersecurity pillars of Training, Capacity Building and Research.

We hope your organization can find this intervention useful to it as an organization and your staff who will undoubtedly benefit from this awareness training for organizations as all organizations reconfigure themselves through digital transformation to have cyber aware citizenry.

About TripleP
https://www.thetriplep.org/

Registration Resource where stakeholders can go directly and register
https://tinyurl.com/ub-triplep-cyber-trainingWe

Cyber Security Education goes beyond borders

Zoom Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3eJLJVM

Join us at the Computer Science Department

JOIN MMADIKOLO

Senior Lecturer in Computer Science (citizen only).
VACANCY NO. FSc/ CS 1/2021 detail link : https://www.ub.bw/connect/job-opportunities/senior-lecturer-computer-science-citizen-only

Big ups to Kagiso Ndlovu for the good work!

UB LEADS BHDC DIGITAL HEALTH TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP

A University of Botswana Computer Science lecturer, Mr Kagiso Ndlovu, has been appointed as chairman of the Botswana Health Data Collaborative (BHDC) Digital Health Technical Working Group (TWG).

The BHDC whose aim is to rally all key stakeholders towards a common Health Sector Information and Monitoring and Evaluation system was launched by the health sector through the stewardship of the Ministry of Health and Wellness on March 10, 2020.

The sector proposed governance structures one of which is the Digital Health TWG. UB was identified to lead the Digital Health TWG with Mr Ndlovu, who is also the University’s eHealth Research Unit Coordinator, serving as chairman of a multi-stakeholder team for two years until March 31, 2022.

TWGs play a key role in the implementation of priorities they identify based on the recommendations of the Health Information System Assessment Report. Therefore, the mandate of Mr Ndlovu’s multi-stakeholder team is to develop policy guidelines or strategies to guide digital health in Botswana.

The team is further mandated to institutionalise knowledge translation platforms bringing together researchers and policy makers to foster uptake of digital health research evidence in policy.

In addition, its work is to establish a single Integrated District Health Information System (DHIS2) as the default reporting system with other systems exporting data to it besides development of electronic medical record system (EMRs) following global best practice and as per the defined country Standard Operating Procedures.

The team is also charged with enhancing interoperability of existing EMRs, establishing a health data repository and linkages with Africa Health observatory as well as capacity building and technical assistance to health teams at both district and national levels on key areas of digital health.