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/

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.