Memorias de investigación
Communications at congresses:
Accessing advanced computational resources in Africa through Cloud Computing
Year:2012

Research Areas
  • Information technology and adata processing

Information
Abstract
Low resources in many African locations do not allow many African scientists and physicians to access the latest advances in technology. This deficiency hinders the daily life of African professionals that often cannot afford, for instance, the cost of internet fees or software licenses. The AFRICA BUILD project, funded by the European Commission and formed by four European and four African institutions, intends to provide advanced computational tools to African institutions in order to solve current technological limitations. In the context of AFRICA BUILD we have carried out, a series of experiments to test the feasibility of using Cloud Computing technologies in two different locations in Africa: Egypt and Burundi. The project aims to create a virtual platform to provide access to a wide range of biomedical informatics and learning resources to professionals and researchers in Africa.
International
Si
Congress
25th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical System (CBMS 2012)
960
Place
Roma
Reviewers
Si
ISBN/ISSN
978-1-4673-2049-8
Start Date
20/06/2012
End Date
22/06/2012
From page
569
To page
572
Proceedings of 25th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical System
Participants

Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Grupo de Informática Biomédica (GIB)
  • Departamento: Inteligencia Artificial