Ethiopian ICT forum (EICTF) is annual grand ICT event where research and professional papers are delivered. This includes findings of academic and practical researches from the country and abroad. Furthermore, EICTF is also a forum where the ICT industry demonstrates and introduces its service. EICTF-2011 is taking place in the capital of Africa - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The theme of the 2011 conference is “Building Software in the Developing World".

Building computer systems in developing nations includes challenges unknown to IT teams in developed countries. The challenges we face include:

• Power outages and fluctuations
• Internet outages and lower bandwidth
• Difficulty of finding, training, and retaining quality resources
• Needing to support many languages (frequently requiring non-standard fonts)
• Significant requirements mismatch with existing Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) systems.

In order for the systems being developed to be implemented successfully, these challenges must be addressed by IT teams.

This conference seeks presentations from professionals and academics that fit with the theme of the conference. However, excellent papers on any information technology or communication topics will be considered.

Submissions for panels, half- and full-day tutorials on topics of relevance will also be accepted.

Each accepted author will receive a bound copy of the final conference proceeding and a free conference attendance pass. Electronic versions of the publication will be made available on the EICTF website after the conference.