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

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

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09:00 – 09:05 Welcome Address
Eden Grove Blue

• Jane Duncan (South Africa) – DCI Coordinator and Chair of Media and Information Society at Rhodes University
• Elvira van Noort (The Netherlands) – DCI Coordinator and Owner EvN Media Solutions

09:05 – 09:30 Keynote Address
Eden Grove Blue

• Kambale Musavuli (DRC) – Friends of the Congo

09:30 – 10:30 Panel Discussion: Natural Resource Exploitation Exposed
Eden Grove Blue

• Moderator: Ashraf Patel (South Africa) – ICT Program Manager at South Africa- Finland ICT Program (SAFIPA)
• Anya Schiffrin (USA) – acting director of the International Media and Communications (IMC) program and an adjunct professor in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University
• Eric Mokuoa (South Africa) – Spokesperson at Benchmarks Foundation
• Chisomo Phiri (Zambia) – Zambia Extractive Industries Project Officer at IANRA – Catholic Diocese Of Ndola

10:30 – 11:00 Tea Break

Eden Grove Blue
Screening of DVD 10 Tactics to Turn Information into Activism – Bobby Soriano (Philippines) – Tactical Technology Collective

Eden Grove Blue Entrance
Exhibition Citizen Journalists in Action – Kwanele Butana (South Africa) – Citizen Journalism Editor at Grocott’s Mail, Elvira van Noort (The Netherlands) – DCI Coordinator and Owner EvN Media Solutions and Grocott’s Mail Citizen Journalists – A Project Funded by the Knight Foundation

11:00 – 12:00 Panel Discussion: Mega Events – Whose Voices are Heard?
Eden Grove Blue

• Moderator: Nathalie Hyde-Clark (South Africa) – Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Johannesburg
• Niren Tolsi (South Africa) – World Cup reporter at the Mail & Guardian
• Eduardo Ávila (Bolivia) – Regional Editor for Latin America at Global Voices Online, Acting Director of the Rising Voices outreach division and coordinator Global Voices’ coverage of the 2010 World Cup
• Kwanele Butana (South Africa)  – Citizen Journalism Editor at Grocott’s Mail

12:00 – 13:00 Panel Discussion: Citizen Media on Disasters & Climate Change
Eden Grove Blue

• Moderator: Bobby Soriano (Philippines) – Tactical Technology Collective
• Carel Pedre (Haiti) – Award winning radio DJ
• Laura Walker Hudson (UK) – Product Manager FrontlineSMS
• Rory Williams (South Africa) – Civil Engineer and Blogger at Carbonsmart.com

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break
Nelson Mandela Dining Hall
- Kindly sponsored by HIVOS and ICANN -

13:30 -14:00 Planting of DCI 5.0 Anniversary Tree at the African Media Matrix

14:15 – 15:45 DCI WORKSHOPS

Registration open for all WJEC, Highway Africa and DCI delegates. Register at the Workshop Registration Desk in Eden Grove. You will receive all necessary details during registration.

Twitter as a Resource During Disasters
Peter Verweij (The Netherlands) – School of Journalism
Carel Pedre (Haiti) – Radio DJ

Cell Phone Video Reporting: the Ins and Outs
Alette Schoon (South Africa) – Lecturer TV Journalism at Rhodes University

Blogging Mega Events
Eduardo Ávila (Bolivia) – Regional Editor for Latin America at Global Voices Online, Acting Director of the Rising Voices outreach division and coordinator Global Voices’ coverage of the 2010 World Cup

Tactical Tactics’ Online Security
Bobby Soriano – (Philippines) – Tactical Technology Collective

Citizen Journalism in Action
Kwanele Butana (South Africa)  – Citizen Journalism Editor at Grocott’s Mail
Andile Nayika (South Africa) – Grocott’s Mail Staff Reporter

Use Your Cell Phone During Disasters
Brenda Burrell (Zimbabwe) – The Kubatana Trust of Zimbabwe and Freedom Fone
Laura Walker Hudson (UK) – Product Manager FrontlineSMS

16.00-18.00 WJEC and Highway Africa and DCI Joint Closing Plenary
Eden Grove Red

18.30-20.30 Feel South Africa experience -  SA Tourism Dinner & Market
Kaif Lawns, Bantu Steve Biko Student Union

20.30-22.30 MTN 2010 Football Viewing
Great Hall

Citizen journalists have become central to exposing the ‘development of underdevelopment’ in many African countries, often giving a voice to communities that would otherwise not be heard and exposing deals that may be against their interests.

We focus on three themes touching on questions of Africa’s underdevelopment - 1) the exploitation of Africa’s rich natural resources, 2) responses to natural disasters and the potential impact of climate change, and 3) debates about the development benefits of mega events such as the 2010 World Cup – to understand the role of digital citizens in disseminating the voice of Africa’s citizens.

The DCI showcases successful projects as ‘best practice’, with the intention of ensuring that DCI participants can integrate these practices into their work. The DCI will also include case studies where online and mobile media have been used to disseminate crucial information about natural resources and disasters. The importance of citizen-based media in addressing climate change and mega events will also be explored.

The DCI aims to build bridges between mainstream media, digital civil society, citizens and successful initiatives. Join the discussion on www.dcindaba.com and follow us on Twitter via @DCIndaba with #DCI2010.

A warm welcome to all sponsors, speakers, delegates and digital citizens – enjoy the DCI experience.

From the DCI team,

Jane, Elvira and Hailey