
"USING
INNOVATION
AND ICT TO
BUILD
TOMORROW'S
SOUTH
AFRICA"
A two day
conference
to bring you
up to speed
on the use
of
innovative
technology
and how it
can
transform
lives,
support
economies,
promoting
increased
productivity
and
performance
to meet the
objective of
"Building
tomorrow's
South
Africa".
Supported
by:
Background
and
rationale
Despite
real
progress on
many fronts,
there
remains a
dramatic
disparity in
levels of
human
development.
The
international
community
has agreed
on key
development
goals which
should be
reached by
2015,
halving the
number of
people
living in
poverty,
providing
universal
primary
education,
improving
health and
sanitation,
combating
HIV/AIDS,
enhancing
the
empowerment
of women,
reversing
the loss of
environmental
resources.
Over the
last decade,
information
and
communication
technologies
(ICT) have
been
increasingly
used to
achieve
development
goals.
Developing
countries,
including
poorer ones,
have enjoyed
rapid
technological
progress to
help pull
millions of
people out
of poverty.
ICTs help
transform
economic and
social
activities
for
companies,
governments
and
citizens.
South Africa
is also
feeling the
effects of
the current
world
economic
recession
with
increased
retrenchments,
lower
productivity
and
decreased
spending.
Government
priorities
are to focus
on
education,
jobs,
health,
rural
development
and safety
and
security.
Together
with
corporate
and other
institutions
it is
focusing on
improving
service
delivery in
education,
health and
social
services,
creating
employment
and
community
development.
An important
focus is on
developing a
skilled
workforce
that will
support
economic
growth and
job
creation.
This
conference
focuses on
the use of
technology
and how it
can
transform
lives,
support
economies
and service
delivery,
focusing on
Government's
priority
programmes:
-
Decent
work
-
Health
care
-
Education
-
Expanding
education
opportunities
through
technology
and
training
-
Rural
Development
-
Crime
and
Corruption
This two
day
conference
will
unpack
these
issues
by
bringing
together
a number
of
industry
leaders
to chart
the way
forward.
The
conference
will
facilitate
open and
robust
discussion
on all
economic,
social
and
business
and
technology
issues.
click
here to
view the
programme
click
here to
view our
speaker
and
panellist
profiles
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Dates:
Thursday
22nd
April
2010
Friday
23rd
April
2010 |
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Venue:
Gallagher
Estate,
Richards
Drive,
Midrand
Click
here
for
directions |
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Times:
Conference:
22nd
April
:
08:00
to
17:00
Conference:
23rd
April
08:00
to
14:30
Mini-exhibition
viewing
08:00
to
17:30 |
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Costs:
Conference:
ITA
Members:
Day
one: R200
Day
two: R200
Both
days:
R380
+
VAT
Non
ITA
Members:
Day
one: R350
Day
two:
R350
Both
days: R650
+
VAT
Exhibitors:
R4,500
+
VAT
A
range
of
sponsorship
opportunities
are
available |
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R.S.V.P.
Nisha
Pillay
+27
11
312
3040
nisha@ita.org.za |
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