07 July 2010, Grahamstown – South Africa
By Simphiwe Kanityi – Rhodes University
DCI 4.0 workshop facilitator Marlon Parker, a social entrepreneur and web and mobile enthusiast who uses technology to empower communities, says “it is overdue that technology has been perceived just as ordinary other tools but that it can change and empower societies”. He faciliated the Digital Voices to Reconstruct Communities [...]
Mon, September 7 2009 » News » No Comments
“In Africa the web is understood as not controlled by the state, it is seen as an opportunity by civil society for a digital voice and to freedom of expression”, says well-known blogger Dibussi Tande from Cameroon, who is the keynote speaker at DCI 4.0. “But now how do we use Internet under the [...]
Sat, September 5 2009 » News » 2 Comments
By Nthateng Mhlambiso (Managing Editor – Behind the Mask)
As the Digital Citizen Indaba takes off at Rhodes University in Grahamstown on 5-6 September, it is not only gratifying but also empowering to see that this event has opened a platform for dialogue around marginalised groups in relation to the media, particularly digital media. I will [...]
Tue, September 1 2009 » News » No Comments
The DCI team searched all over the world and we found a number of speakers who are guaranteed to blow your mind! Our keynote speaker this year is Cameroon blogger Dibussi Tande who will inform us about the state of social justice and digital media in Africa, other confirmed speakers are Elia Varela Serra from Maneno, Global Voices editor Eduardo Ávila, Brett Davidson with Ndesanjo Macha (Stop Stock-outs project), Peter Benjamin on Mobile for Mobilisation and mobile for communities entrepreneur Marlon Parker.
