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
