ACACIA CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 2003
NETWORKING AFRICA'S
FUTURE
Lessons of Empowerment from Communities
Kwa Maritane, Pilanesberg,
South Africa. 13-16 April
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Sunday 13 April 2003 |
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14h00 |
Arrival and check in at Kwa Maritane / Bakubung |
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15h30 |
Meet in the foyer at Kwa Maritane |
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16h00 |
Departure for Game Drive in Pilanesburg National Park |
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18h30 |
Bush Braai in Pilanesburg National Park with entertainment by the
Marimbas |
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Return to Hotel of residence and overnight |
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Monday 14 April 2003 |
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07h00 |
Breakfast at leisure at Hotel of residence |
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08h00 |
Video 1 : ICTs empowering rural communities |
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08h30 |
Opening session |
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Conference Opening : Maureen O'Neil, IDRC President and Co-Chair of the
G8 Dot Force |
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09h00 |
Keynote Address : Whose Information Society is it anyway? Africa's
Information Economy |
Robert Cailliau, Head of the Web Office, IT Division, CERN |
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09h45 |
Questions |
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10h00 |
Tea |
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10h30 |
Session 1 : ICT's, Poverty and African Communitites |
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10h35 |
Panel : ICTs and Poverty : State of the research (Literary review) |
Catherine Adeya, Researcher UN University |
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10h45 |
The effect on ICT's on Community based development (CBD study) |
Ramata Thioune, Acacia Knowledge Analyst |
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10h55 |
Increasing revenues of rural farmers in Senegal using WAP |
Daniel Annerose, Manobi Project |
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11h00-12h30 |
Debate : do ICTs really have an impact on poverty? Interactive session |
Pro : Medie Mayanja, Uganda |
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Con : Ricardo Gomez, Bellanet |
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12h30 |
Lunch |
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13h30 |
Summing Up and Interactive Session |
Steve Song : Connectivity Africa |
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13h50 |
Session 2 : ICTs and Education in Africa |
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14h00 |
Synthesis of the Pan African Study |
Tina James : Independent Consultant |
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14h10 |
ICTs in African education, highlighting key issues |
Nacuzon Sall : University of Dakar |
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14h20 |
The state of school-networking in Africa : Baseline study |
Neil Butcher : Independent Researcher |
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14h30 |
More appropriate school networking for Africa please |
Ephraim Siluma, SA Institute of Distance Education |
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14h40 |
ICT enhanced Curriculum : highlights of Curriculumnet Uganda |
Grace Baguma, curriculum.net, Uganda |
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14h50 |
Tea |
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14h50 |
Videos : Schoolnetworking and World Links |
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15h10 |
Debate : Can ICTs make a difference in Education? |
Pro : Shafika Isaacs : Director, Schoolnet Africa |
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Con : Ephraim Siluma, SA Institute of Distance Education |
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16h40 |