Second Annual SANGONeT Conference and Exhibition
“ICTs for Civil Society”
7-9 March 2006
Draft Programme
08h30: Registration
10h00: Opening and Welcome
David Barnard, Executive Director, SANGONeT
Tebogo Makgatho, Business Development Director, Torque-IT and Chairperson of the SANGONeT Board of Directors
10h15: Keynote Address
ICT for Development – Clarifying National Development Priorities
Roy Padayachie, Deputy Minister of Communications
11h00: Refreshments
11h30: Plenary Session
Changing Telecommunications Landscape in South Africa – Impact on National Development Priorities
Chair: David Barnard, Executive Director, SANGONeT
Tebogo Khaas, President, SMME Forum;
Dr Angus Hay, Chief Information Officer, Transtel
Aynon Doyle, Senior Manager: Broadcasting Policy Development and Research,
ICASA
13h00: Lunch / Official Opening of ICT Exhibition
14h30: Parallel Sessions:
Injabula Room Ndaba Room Ingidini Room
| Mobilising Civil Society in SADC – WSIS Experiences and Way Forward
Chris Kabwato, Director, Highway Africa
Vanessa Malila, New Media Lecturer, School of Journalism, Rhodes University
Tambudzai Madzimure, Director, Southern Africa Communications for Development (SACOD) |
Connectivity: Emerging Trends & Options
Walter Brown
Sherrin Isaac, Engineer, Meraka Institute
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The Internet and Social Change – Local and International Experiences
Michael Gilbert,
Gilbert Center |
15h30: Refreshments
16h00: Parallel Sessions:
Injabula Room Ndaba Room Ingidini Room
Community Radio – A Voice of Civil Society
Faiza Abrahams-Smith, Chief Executive Officer, NCRF
Prof John van Zyl, Managing Director, ABC Ulwazi |
Connectivity - Broadband Applications
John Joslin, Independent Consultant
George Wenhold, Product Development Manager, Sentech |
Online Communication Strategies for Civil Society
Michael Gilbert, Founder, Gilbert Center |
19h00: Informal Dinner / Social Function - Launch of OSISA ICT Initiatives
09h00: Plenary
Open Source – Opportunities and Implications for Civil Society
Chair: David Barnard, Executive Director, SANGONeT
Nhlanhla Mabaso, Open Source Centre Manager, Meraka Institute
Potlaki Maine, National Technology Officer, Microsoft South Africa
Alan Levin, Chairperson, Internet Society of South Africa
Dwayne Bailey, Director, Translate.org.za
Anna Badimo, Director, Linuxchix
11h00: Refreshments
11h30: Parallel Sessions:
Injabula Room Ndaba Room Ingidini Room
A Creative Commons for South Africa – Building Open Communities
Diane Babak, Information Services Manager, SANGONeT
Andrew Rens, African Commons Project
Sandra Roberts, Media Monitoring Project |
Open Source Fundamentals and Migration
(Group 1)
Edward Holcroft, Executive Director, NetDay
Mzwakhe Makhalemele, Technology Support Coordinator, SANGONeT
Charles Majola, Senior Developer, Impi Linux |
Open Source Fundamentals and Migration
(Group 2)
Hilton Theunissen, Project Manager, Shuttleworth Foundation
Joseph George, Technology Services Manager, SANGONeT |
13h00: Lunch
14h00: Parallel Sessions:
Injabula Room Ndaba Room Ingidini Room
Open Content Strategies – Local Successes
Kerryn McKay, Researcher, African Commons Project
Natasha Primo, Director, Women'sNet |
Open Source Software and Resources
(Group 1)
Edward Holcroft, Executive Director, NetDay
Mzwakhe Makhalemele, Technology Support Coordinator, SANGONeT
Charles Majola, Senior Developer, Impi Linux |
Open Source Software and Resources
(Group 2)
Hilton Theunissen, Project Manager, Shuttleworth Foundation
Joseph George, Technology Services Manager, SANGONeT |
15h30: Refreshments
16h00: Open Source Cafe: Practical Demonstration & Usage
19h00: Gala Dinner / South African NGO Website Awards 2006
09h00: Parallel Sessions:
Injabula Room Ndaba Room Ingidini Room
ICT Research Track
Prof Vesper Owei, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Prof Tony Bryant, Leeds Metropolitan University
Wallace Chigona, University of Cape Town
Caroline Pade, Rhodes University
Justine Johnstone, University of Sussex
Alan Finlay, Open Research
Petro van Ryn, Cape Gateway Project, Centre for e-Innovation
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Promoting Best Practices in NGO Websites – Profiling the Winners of the SA NGO Website Awards 2006
Fazila Farouk, Deputy Director, SANGONeT
Edward Viltz, President, Public Interest Registry
NGO Website Award 2006 Winners |
Strategic ICT Tools for NGO Management
Michael Gilbert, Founder, Gilbert Center |
11h00: Refreshments
11h30: Closing Plenary Session
Building an Inclusive Information Society in South Africa – Mapping the Road Ahead
Chair: David Barnard, Executive Director, SANGONeT
Edward Viltz, President, Public Interest Registry
Chose Choeu, Director: Law and Corporate Affairs, Microsoft South Africa
Prof Tony Bryant, School of Information Management Leeds Metropolitan University
12h30: Closure and Vote of Thanks
Mirriam Zwane, Director, Praxis Consulting and Member of the SANGONeT Board of Directors
13h00: Finger Lunch
Departure of delegates
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