A collaborative approach for local training on contemporary mobile technologies in Eritrea

E. Mutafungwa; J. Hämäläinen; S. Tewelde; R. Kifle; T. Tesfazghi; A. Moreno; M. Duveskog; I. Jormanainen

doi:10.1109/AFRCON.2017.8095587

A collaborative approach for local training on contemporary mobile technologies in Eritrea

E. Mutafungwa, J. Hämäläinen, S. Tewelde, R. Kifle, T. Tesfazghi, A. Moreno, M. Duveskog, I. Jormanainen

Wireless & Mobile Communications

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Abstract

The unprecedented uptake of mobile services in Africa has had substantial direct and indirect impacts on the local economies. Eritrea is one of the countries in the continent that is relatively late adaptor of mobile broadband technologies. This change in the local mobile landscape is creating an urgent need for enhanced local expertise in mobile technologies. To that end, the local higher education institutions play a key role in the capacity building process. In this article, we describe the experience from a capacity building project with the Eritrean Institute of Technology (EIT) that resulted in the implementation training course on Advanced Wireless Technologies (AWT) at EIT. We demonstrate how the course design was fit with the local context and training needs within the mobile ecosystem. Furthermore, we present the teaching approach and hands-on learning activities that were utilized in the AWT course. Finally, we provide some concluding discussions based on the experiences from venue of the course implementation. The collaborative approaches and experiences shared here provide a useful model for local HEIs in Eritrea (and Africa in general) that are undergoing similar process of adapting advanced mobile technologies.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE AFRICON: Science, Technology and Innovation for Africa, AFRICON 2017
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	811-816
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5386-2775-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2017.8095587
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2017
MoE publication type	A4 Conference publication
Event	IEEE AFRICON Conference - Cape Town, South Africa Duration: 18 Sept 2017 → 20 Sept 2017

Publication series

Name	IEEE AFRICON Conference
ISSN (Electronic)	2153-0033

Conference

Conference	IEEE AFRICON Conference
Abbreviated title	Africon
Country/Territory	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Period	18/09/2017 → 20/09/2017

Keywords

Africa
Broadband communication
Ecosystems
Mobile communication
Mobile computing
Training
3GPP standards
Eritrea
education
mobile communications
network planning

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10.1109/AFRCON.2017.8095587

Eritrea Institute of Technology
Mutafungwa, E. (Visiting researcher)
25 Mar 2018 → 30 Mar 2018
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Mutafungwa, E., Hämäläinen, J., Tewelde, S., Kifle, R., Tesfazghi, T., Moreno, A., Duveskog, M., & Jormanainen, I. (2017). A collaborative approach for local training on contemporary mobile technologies in Eritrea. In 2017 IEEE AFRICON: Science, Technology and Innovation for Africa, AFRICON 2017 (pp. 811-816). Article 8095587 (IEEE AFRICON Conference). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2017.8095587

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Mutafungwa, E, Hämäläinen, J, Tewelde, S, Kifle, R, Tesfazghi, T, Moreno, A, Duveskog, M & Jormanainen, I 2017, A collaborative approach for local training on contemporary mobile technologies in Eritrea. in 2017 IEEE AFRICON: Science, Technology and Innovation for Africa, AFRICON 2017., 8095587, IEEE AFRICON Conference, IEEE, pp. 811-816, IEEE AFRICON Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, 18/09/2017. https://doi.org/10.1109/AFRCON.2017.8095587

A collaborative approach for local training on contemporary mobile technologies in Eritrea. / Mutafungwa, E.; Hämäläinen, J.; Tewelde, S. et al.
2017 IEEE AFRICON: Science, Technology and Innovation for Africa, AFRICON 2017. IEEE, 2017. p. 811-816 8095587 (IEEE AFRICON Conference).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

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A collaborative approach for local training on contemporary mobile technologies in Eritrea

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