GeSCI will also be hosting a research workshop with the Pan-African Observatory on the afternoon of the 26th.The jointly hosted workshop will be framed by the GeSCI commissioned ICT Education Meta-review Research conducted by Professor John Le Baron and Beth Mc Donough in 2009. Key findings emanating from the research report reveal a) an apparent disconnect between ICT in Education and mainstream research and b) a general absence of the southern voice in the ICT-Education literature. The workshop will bring together researchers and collaborating partners in a research panel discussion prior to the eLA conference that will serve as a Knowledge Exchange platform on African ICT-Education Research. The research panel presentations will provide a forum for researchers from different institutions and partnerships to share their original work, models and insights about the research development process in the Africa region. The open discussion can produce suggestions and recommendations to address issues on the use of innovative research in the African ICT- Education & Development context in a manner which will lead to sustained change. The strategic objective of the workshop will be to reflect on existing experiences and models of research partnerships in the area of ICT in Education and Development, and the potential opportunities for developing / enhancing research efforts that are relevant to the issues and challenges of GeSCI-PanAf partner countries in the Africa region.