<a name="_Toc358270356"></a><a name="_Toc389157649"></a><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong>Sub-theme 3.1. Information Technology and Computing</strong></span>

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong>Aim</strong></span>

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">The merit of this sub-theme is to analyse, design and/or develop ICT solutions and conduct computational and statistical analysis to solve the problems of the community. </span>

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong>Description</strong></span>

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;">This sub-theme focuses on three areas: computer and information technology development and advancement, statistical modelling and scientific computing. The problems that are going to be solved and the solutions provided are focused on providing computational, statistical, and technological findings to the community. The research involves also need and impact assessments.</span>

<a name="_Toc389157650"></a><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><strong>Research Areas</strong></span>

<a name="_Toc389157651"></a><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><em>3.1.1. Formulating, developing, and enhancing information technologies</em></span>

<a name="_Toc389157652"></a><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><em>3.1.2. Development and application of statistical methods</em></span>

<a name="_Toc389157653"></a><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><em>3.1.3. Developing mathematical and computational theories</em></span>

<a name="_Toc389157654"></a><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"> </span>

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><a href="http://ResearchAffairs.haramaya.edu.etwp-content/uploads/2017/09/Sub-theme-3.1-Description.pdf"><u>For the details, click here</u></a></span>

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><a href="http://ResearchAffairs.haramaya.edu.etwp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-Sub-theme-3.1-Priority-research-areas-1.pdf"><u>Research priorities 2017</u></a></span>

<span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;"><a href="http://ResearchAffairs.haramaya.edu.etwp-content/uploads/2017/09/2016-Sub-theme-3.1-Priority-research-areas.pdf"><u>Research priorities 2016</u></a></span>