Digital Citizens' Indaba 6.0

DCI 6.0 Presentations

Here you can download or view the presentations from our DCI 6.0 speakers. We update this post every time we receive a presentation.

Julie Posetti – presentation “Social Strategy & Community Building for Digital Story Tellers”

David Robert Lewis – presentation “Freedom of Access to Online Information” & Highway Africa Digital Indaba reportback

Rafiq Hajat – The Malawian Political Roller Coaster Ride July – Sept 11

Thank YOU for making DCI 6.0 such a success

Thank you to our speakers and moderators: Mendi Njonjo, David Robert Lewis, Anriette Esterhuysen, Harry Dugmore, Julie Posetti, Bobby Soriano, Dumisani Moyo, Lucky Lukhele, Erik Charas, Fambai Ngirande

Thank you to the sponsors, funders and partners: the DOC, OSISA, PACAI, Highway Africa, Right2Know, Supernews

Thank you media: Supernews (Retha Ferguson and Sarah Schafer), Zoopy (Stephen Phillipson), Mail & Guardian, Cape Times

Thank you DCI team: Jane Duncan, Elvira van Noort, Neliswa Ntanda

Thank you: sponsored delegates and participants

Thank you: CTICC, Highway Africa student helpers

Twitter feed #DCI11

Are we are marching to Internetoria?

By: David Robert Lewis (DCI 6.0 Speaker)

I am a live blogger, i.e. I usually post and work with my material online. Often I will edit an online piece in consultation with readers. The process is active. I don’t like preblogging a piece. I am therefore submitting some writing that I completed recently. There are a number of sub-themes I still wish to work into the essay format, for example the Egyptian Revolution, and a comparison of various Internet Rights documents.

Are we are marching to Internetoria?

Discussing Network Neutrality as if it were a Network Switch that government can turn on or off, implies having a rational debate between opposing parties. Technologically speaking, the Internet has always routed around the problem of censorship. Advances in technology however, do not appear to stop lawmakers from making bad decisions. Recent failed attempts by government to create a national firewall, to effectively RICA the Internet, are warning signs that Network Neutrality in South Africa (as well as Africa) is under serious threat. One has only to examine the statements on BBM made by the deputy minister of communications Obed Bapela at the Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC) to be extremely alarmed at the prospect of state intervention in our online communications.

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Mushrooming Social Networking: The Competitive Strength of The Human Rights and Democracy Campaign in Swaziland

By: Lucky Lukhele (DCI 6.0 Speaker)

The competitive strength of the human rights and democracy campaign in Swaziland is premised on the emerging globalisation tendencies i.e., mushrooming social networking, user friendly tools and the universal support for democracy in general. This competitive advantage has manifested itself in the existence of the Swaziland Solidarity Network (SSN) Blog established five years ago to counter the monopoly of Mswati’s regime over the Swazi government’s public radio, TV and news paper; a monopoly that is provided for by the infamous 1973 Decree Act, the Tinkhundla Act of 1978, the current Constitution and the Electronic Communication Bill 2009.

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Socialising Digital Story-telling: Building Community and Sharing Your News

By Julie Posetti (DCI 6.0 speaker)

Social media has delivered new buzzwords – words like authenticity, engagement and community building – concepts that many content creators are still struggling with.

In my DCI presentation, ‘Social Media: The Digital Citizen’s Toolkit for Online Community Building’, I’ll be exploring these ideas in an interactive session designed to help participants develop social media strategies for their stories – from crowdsourcing research to sharing content.

I’m a journalism academic from the University of Canberra in Australia who’s writing a PhD thesis called the Twitterisation of Journalism. And I’ve been thinking a lot about these issues as journalism’s (however you define it) been transformed before our eyes, at the speed of a tweet! I also consult on social strategy and train journalists and other public communicators in social story telling – including those who work for Australia’s oldest newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald, the national multicultural broadcaster SBS, and just last week, the overseer of Australia’s access to information, the Commonwealth Ombudsman and his staff.

I draw extensively on my long career as a journalist with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and my ongoing role as a reporter on digital media transformation for PBS MediaShift in my social media training and consultancy.

While issues like verification amidst the noise of social media, the blurring of lines between the personal and the public in the social sphere, and implications of constant engagement warrant examination, there’s no doubt in my mind that the future of story-telling is both social and mobile.

My DCI session will explore the role of the social media platforms Facebook and Twitter in crowdsourcing, story-telling and community building. The seminar will highlight the role of ‘audience’ engagement in the development of online communities invested in quality content. During the seminar, I’ll workshop social media strategies for your stories in ‘realtime’.

So, please bring your ideas for current or future stories and campaigns to the seminar and we can collectively devise approaches to take your social media presence from one-way broadcast to story-generating conversation.

Download the DCI programme in PDF

Our programme has been finalised – you can download the DCI programme in PDF here

DCI Programme Announcement

The DCI’s programme is about to be printed – here is a quick overview:

19 September 2011 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre

08h00
Roof Terrace
Registrations open for DCI
If you have a PACAIA/ Highway Africa lanyard and nametag you don’t need to register for DCI. Tea and coffee with light snacks served.

09h00-09h05
Roof Terrace Room
Welcome Address
Jane Duncan, South Africa
Highway Africa Chair of Media and Information Society in the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University and DCI coordinator

09h05-09h30
Roof Terrace Room
Keynote Address: Information, Technology and Political Activism in Africa
Ndesanjo Macha, Zambia
Regional Sub Saharan Africa Editor with Global Voices

09h30-10h15
Roof Terrace Room
Panel Discussion: Freedom of Access to Online Information
Moderator:  Mendi Njonjo – Africa Technology and Transparency Initiative
David Robert Lewis, South Africa – Hacktivist
Anriette Esterhuysen, South Africa – Executive Director APC

10h15-10h30
Roof Terrace Room
Practical: Citizen Journalism Experiments, with a focus on Communities of Practice
Harry Dugmore, South Africa
Director of the Discovery Centre for Health Journalism and the MTN Chair of Media and Mobile Communication at Rhodes University

10h30-11h00
Roof Terrace Room
Practical: Exploring the Role of Social Media Platforms in Crowdsourcing, Storytelling and Community Building
Julie Posetti, Australia
Lecturer in social media in radio and television reporting at the University of Canberra

11h00-11h30
Roof Terrace
Tea Break

11h30-12h15
Roof Terrace Room
Practical: Digital Security for Activists
Bobby Soriano, Philippines
Digital media activist with the Tactical Technology Collective

12h15-13h00
Roof Terrace Room
Practical: Blogging and Activism: Tools and Techniques
Ndesanjo Macha, Zambia
Regional Sub Saharan Africa Editor with Global Voices

13h00-14h00
Roof Terrace
Lunch Break

14h00-15h30
Roof Terrace Room
Panel Discussion: Protests, Revolutions and Social Media in Southern Africa
Moderator:  Dumisani Moyo, South Africa – Media and ICTs Programme Manager at OSISA
Lucky Lukhele, Swaziland – Spokesperson Swaziland Solidarity Network
Eric Charas, Mozambique – Founder and Managing Director of Charas
Mzonke Poni, South Africa – Chairperson of Abahlali baseMjondolo
Fambai Ngirande, Zimbabwe  – ICCO
Rafiq Hajat, Malawi – IPI

15h45-17h15
Roof Terrace Room
Closing session with PACAI and Highway Africa
Africa Information and Media Summit (AIMS)
Moderator: Jane Duncan, South Africa
Highway Africa Chair of Media and Information Society in the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University and DCI coordinator
Keynotes:
Patricia de Lille, Executive Mayor of Cape Town
Frank la Rue, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression
Adv Pansy Tlakula, ACHPR Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information

Edetaen Ojo, Media Rights Agenda & David Banisar, Article 19:
Adoption and signing of African Platform for Access to Information

18h30-22h30
The Grand, Cape Town Waterfront
Africa Information and Media Summit (AIMS) Dinner
Phumi Dhlomo, SA Tourism, Director Africa Region
Conference closure: Executive Mayor Patricia de Lille
Courtesy of SA Tourism and the City of Cape Town

DCI registration is now closed

By: Neliswa Ntanda (DCI Administrator & Press Officer)

Registration for the Digital Citizens’ Indaba conference which will be taking place on the 19th September 2011, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre is now closed.

Thank you to all who have registered, we will keep you all updated via twitter (@DCIndaba) and newsletters.

We are looking forward to sharing this year’s DCI experience with you.

DCI REGISTRATION IS OPEN AGAIN AND IS FOR FREE!

By: Neliswa Ntanda (DCI Administrator & Press Officer

Registration for the Digital Citizens’ Indaba conference which will be taking place on the 19th September 2011, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre is open again and is for FREE.

Delegates will get full access to the conference, a conference pack (which includes the programme, access to exhibitions, lunch, dinner and teas for the duration of the conference).  Please note that this offer excludes flights, accommodation, visa fees, and airport transfers, all of which are for delegates own payment.

To register follow this link: http://bit.ly/p9b12w and do so BEFORE MONDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 12:00AM

We are looking forward to sharing this year’s DCI experience with you.