World Development Information Day Invitation, Western Cape, kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, 24- 25 October 2007
The General Assembly of the UN instituted World Development Information Day in 1972 to draw the attention of world public opinion to development problems and the need to strengthen international cooperation to solve them. The National Department of Social Development in conjunction with all Provincial Departments of Social Development decided to mark this day in 2007 in order to raise awareness and understanding of Information Management in the Social Development context. The goal of this day is to raise awareness of information as an enabler of sustainable social development with government bodies, service providers, communities and people.
This year World Development Information Day will be celebrated by holding an Indaba at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town.
This promise to be an interesting event on the theme of "Information for development", as well as the launch of development-related information tools. Various speakers from industry, government and academia will give talks on different topics, addressing issues on the use of information as a tool for the development of communities. Papers will cover topics on how the use of information can contribute to alleviate problems in specific fields of Social Development. During the product launch session new information products, which will simplify service delivery, will be showcased. People working in the information management and knowledge fields from government, academia, business, non-profit organizations and non-governmental organizations are invited to attend this free of charge event.
No fee is payable
Registration at
Day 1 24 October 2007 08H00 18H00
Day 2 25 October 2007 08H00 14H00
For more information on the Indaba and the programme please visit our
website at:
http://www.dsd.gov.za or phone Ntombenhle Mbhele at 012 312 538 & Patrick Manyathela at 012 312 7875.
Venue
For more information on the conference venue, you can visit the website
of the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Cape Town
at: http://www.sanbi.org/frames/kirstfram.htm
Travel and Accomodation
Delegates are responsible for their own traveling and accommodation bookings. The services of Trigon Sure Travel in Cape Town are available for all your travel arrangements. They will organize flight tickets, hotel accommodation close to the indaba venue, as well as transport between the airport, hotels and conference venue at group rates. Please make use of their services by phoning Mustapha at 021 405 4260. However delegates are welcome to use accommodation of their choice. The nearest
hotel to the venue is Southern Sun Newlands, tel: 021 683 6562
Building a Caring Society. Together. www.dsd.gov.za / 0800 60 10 11
PROGRAMME: World Development Information Day 24- 25
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens October 2007
Wednesday, 24 October 2007
08:00 Registration and coffee
09:00 Welcome: Me KA Mqulwana, Provincial Minister of Social Development, Western Cape
09:15 Keynote address: Dr S Khoza, Executive Manager, Development Bank of South Africa, Midrand
How can South-Africa use knowledge to accelerate development and service
delivery?
09:40 Key note address: Mr. Macharia Kamou, Unicef Country Representative, South Africa.
10:00 Keynote address: Dr Z Skweyiya, Minister of Social Development
10:45 Tea
11:15 Launch 1: Western Cape Intranet
11:45 Launch 2: DSD-MRC Online-Drugabuse infobase
12:15 Launch 3: Community Survey
12:45 Launch 4: Demographic and Social information of the Western Cape.
13:15-14:00 Lunch
14:15 Topic 1: Mr Errol Francke, Cape Peninsula University of Technology,
Cape Town South African youth and mobile technology impact: the Mxit
phenomenon.
15:00 Topic 2: Ms Denise van Wyk, Department of Education, Nelspruit Mapumalanga
"A chameleon in the world of information" - An experience within Education Management Information Systems.
15:45 Tea
16:00 Topic 3: Dr Peter Benjamin, General Manager, Cell-life, Cape Town
Cellphones mass information channel for HIV/Aids.
16:45 Closure
17:00 Cocktail function
Thursday, 25 October 2007
08:30 Topic 4: Mr Marcel Berteler, Development Manager, Business Data Solutions, Cape Town Smart Cape as an example of Smart Computer Access Points
09:15 Topic 5: Ms Elize Botha, Department of Social Development, Mapumalanga
The use of information for strategic planning.
10:00 Topic 6: Mrs Debbie Blackburn, Development Bank of South Africa, Midrand
Capacitating clients through Knowledge Management
10:45 Tea
11:15 Topic 7: Mr Steven Ambrose, Head of Strategy, World Wide Worx, Johannesburg ICT Impact study on NGO's 2007
12:00 Topic 8: Mr Roger Daniels, Department of Social Development, Western Cape
The role of Geographic Information Systems in the dissemenation of information
12:45 Closure and Vote of Thanks: Mr Julius Segole
13:00 Lunch
END OF PROGRAMME
REGISTRATION FORM 24- 25 October 2007
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens
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Conference Day 1: 24 October 2007
Conference Day 2: 25 October 2007
Cocktail party: 24 October 2007
Please fax this registration form to YF Veldhuizen at 012 312 7563 before 17th October 2007.
For registration enquiries, please phone Ntombenhle Mbhele at 012 3127538 or
Patrick Manyathela at 012 312 7875.
Masie Michael Machubeng
Information Management
Social Development
Pretoria
+27 12 312 7380
+27 83 537 0210
+27 12 312 7563 / 086 615 5497
Michaelm@dsd.gov.za
