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EVENTS
ICT
EMPOWERMENT CHARTER WORKING GROUP
INDABA
ON THE ICT EMPOWERMENT CHARTER
Sandton
Convention Centre, 16th – 17th September 2003
PROGRAMME
Day
1 – Tuesday, 16th September 2003
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Time
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Agenda
Item
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Venue
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08H00
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Registration
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Outside
Ball Room 140
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08H45
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Seated
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Ball
Room 140 (Plenary)
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OPENING
CEREMONY
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08H50
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Opening
Presentation
Young Achiever - Vuyani
Jarani - Vodacom |
Ball
Room 140
(Plenary) |
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08H55
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Opening
Remarks
Programme Director
Mthunzi Mdwaba |
Ball
Room 140
(Plenary) |
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09H00
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Welcome
Address
The Chairman of the ICT Empowerment Working Group (ICT-EWG),
Adv. Dali Mpofu
Address By Keynote Speaker Minister of Communications,
Dr Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri
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Ball
Room 140
(Plenary) |
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09H45
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Messages
of Support from Business Organisations
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Black Business Council (BBC)
Dr Danisa Baloyi
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Business South Africa (BSA)
Dr Ben van der Ross
Messages from Sponsors in the Industry
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ARIVIA.KOM
Vhelaph Mabunda
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CSC
Martin Vergunst
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DELL
Multinationals
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HP
Ken Robinson
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IBM
Andrew Jakson
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MICROSOFT
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SAP
John Dekker
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TELKOM
Essa Govender
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VODACOM
Mthobi Tamyazashe
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ORACLE
Multinationals
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ALTRON
Robbie Venter
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Ball
Room 140
(Plenary) |
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10H45
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Coffee
Break |
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11H00
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Statements from Industry Bodies
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Black Information Technology Forum (BITF)
Neville Naaidoo
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Computer Society of South Africa (CSSA)
Raj Moodley
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Electronics Industries Federation of South Africa (EIF)
Roger Dawes
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Information Industry South Africa (IISA)
Adrian Schofield
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Information Technology Association (ITA)
Mthunzi Mdwaba
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South African Communications Forum (SACF)
Eddie Funde
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National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
Johann Koster
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National Community Radio Forum (NCRF)
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Isett Seta
Oupa Mopaki
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Communications, Advertising for Empowerment (CAFÉ)
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Association of Communication and Advertising(ACA)
Position paper read by Mthunzi
Mdwaba
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Ballroom
140 (Plenary) |
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12H45
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Lunch
Break |
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14H00
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Presentation
of Discussion Document
Dali Mpofu |
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14H30
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Discussion
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15H00
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Coffee
Break |
COMMISSIONS
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15H15
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Discussion
in Commissions
Information Technology (IT)
Telecommunications & Vans
Broadcasting, Signal Distribution and Marketing
Electronics |
Ball Room 140
Committee Room 5
Committee Room 2
Committee Room 3 |
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17H00
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Break-Up
& Drafting of Reports |
GALA DINNER (business smart)
DAY
2: Wednesday - 17th September 2003
COMMISSIONS CONTINUED …
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08H30
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Plenary
Session
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Ball
Room 140
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09H00
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ICT
Scorecard for Broadbased Empowerment
Ownership
Management & Control
HR Indicators
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Employment Equity
- Skills
Development
Affirmative Procurement
Corporate Social Investment
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Ball
Room 140
Committee Room 1
Boardroom 4
Committee Room 5
Committee Room 3
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11H00
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Coffee
Break
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11H30
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Continuation
of Commissions on the ICT Scorecard
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Committee
Room 3
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12H30
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Lunch
Break
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PLENARY
DISCUSSION
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14H00
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Report
back from Commissions
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15H30
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Concluding
comments from Delegates
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Ball
Room 140 (Plenary)
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16H30
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Charter
Process Going Forward
Dali Mpofu
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CLOSING
CEREMONY
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17H00
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Announcements
Director of Ceremonies
Mthunzi Mdwaba
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Ball
Room 140 (Plenary)
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17H05
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Message
from the Minister of Trade & Industry
Mr Alec Erwin
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Ball
Room 140 (Plenary)
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17H10
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Closing
Address
Director General of the Department of Communications, Dr Andile
Ngcaba
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Ball
Room 140 (Plenary)
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17H30
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END
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are invited on this website and will be replied to.
Please feel
free to treat this charter as your own and attend the indaba during
September. This is where your input is crucial. Details will be
sent out soon.
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