Subject: E-Prodder n0.96 e-PRODDER-mail 4 January 1999 Number 96 Edited and compiled by David Barnard and Yzette Terreblanche (further edited for this List by the Moderators) A. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT NEWS BUILDING THE INFORMATION COMMUNITY IN AFRICA (BICA) The BICA conference will be held from 22-25 February 1999 at the CSIR Conference Centre in Pretoria, South Africa. The theme of the conference will be "Building an Enabling Environment for Telecentres in Africa - A Dialogue to Strengthen the African Information Society". BICA '99 is a conference to bring together the experiences of telecentre practitioners and to assist the development of telecentres through sustainable partnerships in Africa. The conference will provide an opportunity to hear what is happening on the ground, to consolidate initiatives and to take them forward. The conference will also be a regional feeder event for Global Knowledge II, the Global Knowledge Partnership conference to be held late in 1999 The emphasis of BICA 99 will be on implementation. Building on the successful outcomes of related conferences, it will aim to bring together experts and practitioners in a conference environment, to be the catalyst for innovative private and public sector partnerships that deliver the information community's goals, to be a forum for co-ordinating the fast growing range of policies and strategies now launching the information community's contribution to the African Renaissance and to develop an action plan for building an equitable and sustainable information community in Africa. The BICA conference will be of real value to telecentre practitioners and managers, Government officials and agencies, civil society, the private sector, donor community and national and international development and donor agencies. Located in the grounds of the CSIR, the conference centre has easy access to Johannesburg international airport and the motor way network. It is well equipped with audiovisual and multimedia presentation facilities and online facilities will be available to participants. Accommodation at conference rates will be available in selected Pretoria hotels. Coach transfers are included in the conference fees. ENQUIRIES: The British Council Tel: (+27) (11) 4030-3316 ext 249 Fax: (+27) (11) 339-7806 E-mail: info@bica99.org WWW: http://www.bica99.orgac.za/ecology/consecol-mirror/-archive/ B. CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS/MEETINGS (Conferences marked with an asterisk (*) are appearing in e-PRODDER-mail for the first time) SOUTHERN AFRICAN CONFERENCES INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING RESEARCH CAPACITY AMONG WOMEN AT TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA (*) DATE: 22-23 February 1999 VENUE: Pretoria, SOUTH AFRICA ENQUIRIES: Natasha Primo, Human Sciences Research Council Tel: (+27) (12) 302-2054 Fax: (+27) (12) 302-2421 E-mail: nprimo@silwane.hsrc.ac.za SCREEN AFRICA CONFERENCE AT PRO AV 99 (*) THEME: Production and Technology - Hand-in-Hand to the Millennium - The Broadcast Event of the Year DATE: 16-19 February 1999 VENUE: MTN Sundome, Randburg, SOUTH AFRICA ENQUIRIES: Ellen Oosthuizen Tel/fax: (+27) (11) 674-4364 E-mail: ellen.oosthuizen@pixie.co.za INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES CONNECTING KNOWLEDGE - BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT IN COMMUNICATIONS (*) DATE: 14-17 May 1999 VENUE: Montreal, CANADA ENQUIRIES: ORBICOM Secretariat Tel: (+1) (514) 987-8743 Fax: (+1) (514) 987-0249 E-mail: orbicom@uqam.ca WWW: http://www.orbicom.uqam.ca/english/connecting.knowledge/ive/ FUTURESCOPE WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON NETWORK MEDIA (*) THEME: Global Information Society: Actors and Victims DATE: 1-5 March 1999 VENUE: Paris, FRANCE ENQUIRIES: Tel: (+33) (1) 4704-4525 Fax: (+33) (1) 4704-4523 WWW: http://www.fwsymposium.org/english/connecting.knowledge/ive/ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON KNOWLEDGE AND DIPLOMACY (*) DATE: 29-31 January 1999 VENUE: MALTA ENQUIRIES: Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies Tel: (+356) 48-3090 Fax: (+356) 48-3091 E-mail: diploedu@diplomacy.edu WWW: http://www.diplomacy.edu/knowledge/connecting.knowledge/ive/ RURAL SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM (*) DATE: 24-27 March 1999 VENUE: Albuquerque, NM, UNITED STATES ENQUIRIES: Diane Montgomery, ACRES Conference, Oklahoma State University E-mail: montgom@okway.okstate.edu RURAL TELECON '99 (*) DATE: 10-13 October 1999 VENUE: Aspen, CO, UNITED STATES ENQUIRIES: Colorado Advanced Technology Institute WWW: http://www.ruraltelecon.orgowledge/connecting.knowledge/ive/ C. PUBLICATIONS PROGRAMME FOR DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH (PRODDER) / HSRC David Barnard and Yzette Terreblanche, 1998. PRODDER: The South African Development Directory 1998/9. 472 pages. R200,00. On 1 December 1998 the Programme for Development Research (PRODDER) at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) will be launching the new edition of its annual development directory which focuses on South African development organisations. The objective of this publication is to support the South African development process with a comprehensive overview of the activities of the country's development roleplayers. This directory consists of background chapters and a listing of development-related organisations involved in the South African development process. The 2514 organisations covered by this publication include national and provincial government departments, parastatals, research institutions, diplomatic representation, CSI programmes, NGOs, research institutions, development corporations and international funding agencies. The largest number of listed organisations are NGOs (1612 entries). Information covered on each organisation include the following: Name and acronym, contact detail (postal and street address / telephone / fax / e-mail / WWW), contact address of regional offices, contact people, mission statement and an overview of main development activities. The Directory is divided into 9 provincial chapters and all entries have been indexed according to a comprehensive list of 62 development-related keywords. Additional chapters focus on national government ministries, provincial governments, and international organisations and diplomatic representation in South Africa. A GIS dimension to this publication will enable all end-users to have a better understanding of the spatial distribution of South African development organisations and the issues they are addressing. The publication includes foreword contributions by David Barnard and Yzette Terreblanche, the editors of the publication, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, Minister of Welfare and Population Development, Rev Njongonkulu Ndungane, Archbishop of Cape Town, Michael Laidler, Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Commission in South Africa, Humphrey Khosa, President of the South African Chamber of Business (SACOB), Cyril Ramaphosa, Deputy Chairperson of New Africa Investment Limited (NAIL), Rams Ramashia, Chairperson of the South African National NGO Coalition (SANGOCO) and Mokhethi Moshoeshoe, Executive Director of the Southern African Grantmakers' Association (SAGA). This project was implemented in conjunction with the South African National NGO Coalition (SANGOCO). Through this publication, as with every other PRODDER Directory in the past, it is PRODDER's objective to give the South African development sector and its roleplayers the necessary local and international exposure needed to enhance the development effort in the country. Since 1987 PRODDER has published seven development directories covering South/Southern African development roleplayers, the previous being the edition published in November 1997. Internet access to the Directory is included in the price of the publication. The Directory's website is: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/prodder.html/connecting.knowledge/ive/ ORDER FROM: PRODDER, Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Tel: (+27) (11) 482-6150 Fax: (+27) (11) 482-4739 E-mail: BB@zeus.hsrc.ac.za HSRC Publishers Tel: (+27) (12) 302-2103 Fax: (+27) (12) 302-2442 E-mail: jels@beauty.hsrc.ac.za D. INTERNET NEWS AND WEBSITES Aspen Institute Rural Economic Policy Program http://www.aspeninst.org/rural/tml/connecting.knowledge/ive/ Database of South African Training and Capacity Building Providers http://www.prodder.co.za/rural/tml/connecting.knowledge/ive/ Y2k Government Sites http://www.worldbank.org/infodev/y2k/toolkitmenu.htmdge/ive/ E. PRODDER ADDRESS DETAIL David Barnard - Coordinator Yzette Terreblanche - Development Information Officer Beverly Bernhardt - Administrative Officer P O Box 32410 2017 Braamfontein SOUTH AFRICA Tel: (+27) (11) 482-6150 Fax: (+27) (11) 482-4739 E-mail: DBB@zeus.hsrc.ac.za or YOT@zeus.hsrc.ac.za WWW: http://www.prodder.co.za/infodev/y2k/toolkitmenu.htmdge/ive/