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Below is the exciting and diverse conference programme, consisting of plenary, parallel and open sessions. The programme has been designed to enable skills-sharing, project showcasing, and discussion and debate around key thematic areas:

Time	Day 1
	Programme Director and Master of Ceremonies Mr Laurens Cloete, CSIR
08h00 – 09h00	Registration outside the Diamond Auditorium
	Day 1 Session 1
	Venue: Diamond Auditorium
	Plenary
09h00 – 09h10	Welcome and Order of Proceedings Mr Laurens Cloete, Acting Executive Director of CSIR Meraka Institute
09h10 – 09h25	Opening and welcome address: Tracking SA’s progress towards development of an Information Society Dr Phil Mjwara, Director General, Department of Science and Technology, South Africa
09h30 – 09h45	Finland’s contribution to Knowledge Economy and Information Society Dr Jyrki Pulkkinen, Senior Advisor, Information Society & Science TechnoIogy and Innovation for Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
09h50 – 10h20	Key note address: Emerging Future Trends in Information and Communications Technologies – Prof Derek Keats, dkeats Innovation, former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Knowledge Information Management at University of Witwatersrand
10h30 – 11h00	Tea break and networking session in the Exhibition Hall
	Day 1 Session 2
11h00 – 12h30	SAFIPA Thematic Sessions
	Parallel Session 1: Technology Commercialisation
	Venue: Diamond Auditorium Chairperson: Mr Takalani Nemaungani, Director Global Projects, Department of Science and Technology
11h00 – 11h15	Where is my transport – Mr Devin de Vries
11h20 – 11h35	Meraka Technology Transfer Toolkit and Handbook – Ms Nicky Koorbanally, CSIR Meraka Institute
11h40 – 11h55	JamiiX Social Exchange – Mr Marlon Parker, Movigo Technologies
12h00 – 12h30	Open discussion Key issues: Outputs and delivery on ICT for D mandate of SAFIPA Linkages with Government and private sector Sustainability and further development Opportunities for replication and scaling up beyond proof of concept Funding prospects and potential future partners
	Parallel Session 2: Improving Service Delivery for Rural Development
11h00 – 12h30	Venue: Ruby Auditorium Chairperson: Mr Kobus Roux, Manager Strategic Initiatives, CSIR Meraka Institute
11h00 – 11h15	ESTIMA Teleweaver – Prof Alfredo Terzoli, Head of Telkom Centre of Excellence and Reed House Systems, Rhodes University
11h20 – 11h35	Municipality in a Box – Mr Nirvesh Sooful, Enterprise Outsourcing Holdings
11h40 – 11h55	Using i3dlo’s as a tool for municipal planning – Mr Dave Lockwood
12h00 - 12h30	Open discussion focussing on theme and key issues Linkages with Government and private sector Sustainability and further development Opportunities for replication and scaling up beyond proof of concept Funding prospects and potential future partners
12h30 – 13h30	Central Buffet Lunch on the Deck or the Amber Room
	Day 1 Session 3
	SAFIPA Expo Session 1
13h30 – 14h30	Venue: Exhibition hall at stands Expo1, Expo 2, Expo 3 SAFIPA Project leaders demonstrate applications/ prototypes/ pilots via facilitated presentations (15 min presentation, 5 min Q&A)

Session time	Expo 1	Expo 2	Expo 3
Facilitator	Dr Audrey Verhaege	Mr Jukka Siltanen	Prof Darelle van Greunen
13h30-13h45	Teleweaver -Ron Wertlen	Liftclub-Ashiek Manie	Nokia Math – Riitta Vanska/ Omashini Naidoo
13h50-14h05	CampusNet – Keith Maree	Sociotech – CPUT team	Univen Cybersecurity Awareness – Dr Jannie Zaaiman
14h10-14h30	Xtown X – Roger Layton	Moveecom – Matsebe Phasha	YESA – Dr Ron Beyers

14h30 – 15h00	Tea break and networking
	Day 1 Session 4
	Panel Discussion
	Panel discussion 1: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in South Africa
15h00 – 16h00	Venue: Diamond Auditorium Chair: Laurens Cloete, Acting Executive Director, CSIR Meraka Institute Panelists: Mr Tshepo Serokolo- Selection Team, Raizcorp Incubator Mrs Ravini Moodley – CEO Institute for Inventors and Innovators Dr Neville Comins – Former advisor for COFISA, Board Member of e-Goli Bio Key Issues Current status of innovation and entrepreneurship in South Africa How do SA companies compare with other countries with similar socio-economic challenges What mechanisms can be further enhanced to accelerate this sector Role of public sector funding instruments and incubation in developing entrepreneurship (Each panellist has 10 min, 15 min for Q&A. 5 min summary
16h00	Summary of Day 1 – Ms Kristiina Lahde, Former Chief Technical Advisor, SAFIPA. Delegates move to the Exhibition Hall
	Day 1 session 5
	Networking Cocktail – Launch of SAFIPA Case Study Publication & SAFIPA Excellence Awards
16h30 – 19h00	Venue: Exhibition Hall
16h40	Opening remarks: Mr Laurens Cloete, Acting Executive Director, CSIR Meraka Institute
16h50	Remarks on Publication: Ms. Tina James – Editor of the SAFIPA Publication “A Practical Approach to ICT for Development: South African perspectives and case studies”
17h00 – 17h15	Recognition of outstanding SAFIPA Projects – Mr Takalani Nemaungani, Director Global Projects, Department of Science and Technology
17h15	Networking and delegates at leisure
18h45	Delegates departing for City Lodge, Lynnwood meet outside conference venue entrance

Time	Day 2
	Programme Director and Master of Ceremonies Mr Aki Enkenberg, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
08h00 – 09h00	Registration outside Diamond Auditorium
	Day 2 Session 2
09h00 – 10h00	Venue: Diamond Auditorium
	Panel Discussion
	Panel discussion 2: Moving from ICT policy to Implementation
	Chair: Mr Aki Enkenberg, Counsellor, Information Society and Science Technology and Innovation for Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland Panelists: Mr Isaac Maredi – Director, ICT, Department of Science and Technology) Dr Florens Turuka – Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications Science and Technology,Tanzania Mr Ilary Lindy, Senior ICT Policy Specialist, World Bank Key Issues National ICT Policy in promoting and supporting ICT for Development and addressing socio economic needs ICT R&D and its role in providing solutions for socioeconomic challenges Examples of policy instruments that have worked in the development community Role of ICT policy instruments and mechanisms in promoting transformation and governance in society and use in civic engagement (Each presenter has 10 min, 25 min for Q&A. 5 min summary remarks)
10h00-11h00	Venue: Diamond Auditorium
	Panel discussion 3: Can Mobile applications be the catalyst in accelerating the Information Society in Developing Countries?
	Chair: Dr Adele Botha, Senior researcher Mobile Applications, CSIR Meraka Institute Panelists: Mr Jussi Hinkkanen Vice President Vice President, Government Relations and Business Environment, Nokia Middle East and Africa Mr Ben Zaaiman – Manager mLAB Southern Africa Mr Matthew de Gale- Programme Manager, mAgriculture Services, SANGONeT Key Issues Case studies of mobile technology in Education, Agric or Health Developing applications for Mobile –what are the critical success factors of application for Bottom of the Pyramid Defining appropriate business models for mobile ventures (Each presenter has 10 min, 15 min for Q&A, 5 min summary remarks)
11h00 -11h30	Tea break and networking
	Day 2 Session 2
	SAFIPA Thematic Sessions
	Parallel session 3: ICT Support in Access to Education
11h30 – 13h00	Venue: Diamond Auditorium Chairperson: Kristiina Lahde, Chief Technical Advisor, TANZICT Programme
11h30 – 11h45	Nokia MoMaths project – Ms Riitta Vanska, Nokia
11h50 – 12h05	Maths Portal – Arnold Pietersen, CECS
12h10 – 12h25	CampusNet – Keith Maree, CampusNet
12h25 – 13h00	Open discussion on the theme covering key issues: Outputs and delivery on ICT for D mandate of SAFIPA Linkages with Government and private sector Sustainability and further development Opportunities for replication and scaling up beyond proof of concept Funding prospects and potential future partners
	Parallel session 4: Mechanisms and networks that build an Information Society
11h30-13h00	Venue: Ruby Auditorium Chairperson: Prof Dalenca Pottas, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
11h30-11h45	Living Labs Southern Africa Network – Prof Marlien Herselman, CSIR Meraka Institute
11h50-12h05	Code Sprints – Dr Louis Coetzee, CSIR Meraka Institute
12h10-12h25	Kujali Sociotech Incubator – Prof Retha de la Harpe, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
12h25-13h00	Open discussion on the theme covering key issues Linkages with Government and private sector Sustainability and further development Opportunities for replication and wider adoption within SA and in other countries Funding future initiatives
13h00 – 14h00	Central Buffet Lunch on the Deck
	Day 2 Session 3
	SAFIPA Project Expo Session 2
14h00 – 14h40	Venue: Exhibition Hall at Expo 1, Expo2 and Expo 3 SAFIPA Project leaders demonstrate applications/ prototypes/ pilots via facilitated presentations (15 min presentation, 5 min Q&A)

Session time	Expo 1	Expo 2	Expo 3
Facilitator	Mr Keith Maree	Mr Ron Wertlen	Dr Ron Beyers
13h30-13h45	Sociotech 2 -CPUT team	Municipality in a Box -Bernard Heyer/ Nirvesh Sooful	Maths Portal and CO.M B -Riyaadh Ebrahim/ Yusuf Khan
13h50-14h05	Jamiix - Marlon Parker	SIM City and Water management - Dave Lockwood	Chisimba - James Kariuki, Paul Mungai/Simoni Crause

14h40-15h00	Tea Break and Networking
	Day 2 Session 4
	Panel Discussion
	Panel discussion 4: Capacity Building to Support Information Society
15h00 – 16h00	Venue: Diamond Auditorium Chairperson: Prof Mikko Korpela, University of Kuopio, Finland Panel: Ms Helena Tapper, GESCI, Kenya Dr Peter Clayton, Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research, Rhodes University Kristiina Lahde, former Chief Technical Adviser SAFIPA and current CTA TANZICT Programme, Tanzania Key issues Donor supported capacity building initiatives, cross spectrum of training programmes and addressing issue of sustainability Long term engagement in capacity building –how do institutions support this in a sustainable manner Role of the education system in building an information society (Each presenter has 10 min, 15 min for Q&A. 5 min summary remarks)
	Conference closure
16h00 – 16h10	Closing comments – Mr Takalani Nemaungani, Department of Science and Technology
16h10 – 16h25	Closing comments – Mr Aki Enkenberg, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
16h25 – 16h30	Vote of Thanks – Mr Laurens Cloete, SAFIPA Programme Director, CSIR Meraka Institute
	Conference ends
16h45	Delegates requiring transport to the OR Tambo International Airport and City Lodge, Lynnwood Road assemble at the entrance to the Convention Centre

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SAFIPA 2011 conference marks the end of a successful partnership | SAFIPA says:

12 October, 2011 at 1:38 pm

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The final SAFIPA Newsletter, Spring 2011

This is the final edition of the SAFIPA newsletter. The month of November 2011, marks the conclusion of this dynamic initiative.

This newsletter pays tribute to the SAFIPA programme in the form of commentary and insights gathered during the very successful SAFIPA 2011 Conference. Project partners from the MFA, DST and CSIR Meraka Insitute applaud the programme. And SAFIPA supported projects have a final opportunity to showcase their innovations and processes.

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