Technology and environment:
reflections on IT working practices in Africa

one-day workshop organised by The Odyssey Group and the Management Research Centre, University of North London,
Wednesday 21st November 2001


Venue: The Business School, University of North London, Stapleton House, Holloway Road, London N7 8DB

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Programme:

9.30am Arrivals & introductions    
10am Introduction to the workshop:
Technology and environment: issues and prospects
  Len Holmes, Director (Acting), Management Research Centre & Convenor of The Odyssey Group
10.15am CSPS on the Web: reflections on the aftermath  

Presenter: Professor Nana Araba Apt, Director, Centre for Social Policy Studies, University of Ghana, Legon
Chair: Dr David Crowther, Reader in Marketing and Accountancy, University of North London

11am Refreshments    
11.15am The Heyward Reserve Library on the Web: realising the potential of the internet for specialist information centres  

Presenters: Elizabeth Abena Prempeh, Heyward Reserve Library, CSPS, University of Ghana, Legon
& Len Holmes, The Business School, University of North London
Chair: Dr Anne-marie Greene, Warwick University

12 noon Sharing our practice: templates and toolkits   Presenter: Dr Stephen Little, Senior Lecturer in Knowledge Management, Open University Business School
Chair: Len Holmes
12.45pm Discussion:   Chair: Professor Margaret Grieco, Transport Research Institute, Napier University
1pm Lunch    
2pm Technology and environment: Repositioning policy and practice
  Presenter: Professor Margaret Grieco
Chair: Elizabeth Abena Prempeh
3pm Refreshments    
3.15pm Maintaining the momentum:
Discussion forum
  Chair: Dr Stephen Little
4pm Adjournment   Len Holmes

Participants

Professor Nana Araba Apt, Director of Centre for Social Policy Studies, University of Ghana, Legon
Mhinder Bhopal, Senior Lecturer, The Business School, University of North London
Dr David Crowther, Reader in Marketing and Accountancy, The Business School, University of North London
Miriam Green, Senior Lecturer, The Business School, University of North London
Dr Anne-marie Greene, Senior Lecturer, Industrial Relations Research Unit, Warwick University
Professor Margaret Grieco, Professor of Transport and Society, Transport Research Unit, Napier University
Len Holmes, Director (Acting), Management Research Centre & Convenor of The Odyssey Group
Dr Stephen Little, Senior Lecturer in Knowledge Management, Open University Business School
Elizabeth Abena Prempeh, Heyward Reserve Library, Centre for Social Policy Studies, University of Ghana, Legon
Professor Mick Rowlinson, Professor in Organisation Studies, The Business School, University of North London

    from left to right: Dr David Crowther, Elizabeth Abena Prempeh, Professor Nana Araba Apt, Professor Mick Rowlinson, Len Holmes

Supporters

In addition to those in attendance listed above, a number of people who were unable to attend because of other commitments sent their apologies and good wishes:

Dr Chris Carter, Research Fellow, Management School, Leicester University
Ian Combe, Senior Lecturer, The Business School, University of North London
Dr Steve Conway, Management School, Leicester University
Yaw Dankwa, Co-ordinator for Information and Publicity, Ghana Red Cross Society, Headquarters, Accra, Ghana
Professor Dian Marie Hosking, Professor of Change and Development, Tilburg University, Netherlands

 

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