The Southern African NGO Network (SANGONeT) will host its third annual "ICTs for Civil Society" Conference and Exhibition from 17-18 July 2007 at the Wanderers Club in Illovo, Johannesburg.
The theme of the event will be “Applications for the Development Sector”.
The 2007 event is of special significance to SANGONeT as it coincides with our twentieth anniversary. The event we will not only reflect on SANGONeT’s achievements since inception, but also the progress that South African NGOs have made over the past 20 years in adopting and integrating ICTs in their work.
Very little is still known about how South African NGOs are adopting, using and managing ICTs. The objective of the 2007 event is therefore to develop a deeper understanding of this situation by focusing on both past and present experiences, as well as expected future developments. This will be accomplished by two interrelated approaches.
Firstly, the conference programme will be strategically informed by the findings of the “State of ICTs in the South African NGO Sector” research project that we are implementing in conjunction with World Wide Worx. The opening plenary session will be dedicated to presentations and analysis of these findings. Secondly, the conference will be used to showcase specific ICT experiences and expertise of local NGOs, thus creating an environment for peer-learning and support.
The conference will cover various key ICT issues relevant to the work of the NGO sector, including online fundraising, monitoring and evaluation, building online communities, open source migration, open content, mobile applications, ICT and HIV/AIDS, ICT procurement, CRM, and the ICT experiences of NGOs in rural areas and the rest of Southern Africa.
Furthermore, the winners of the South African NGO Web Awards 2007 will be announced at the gala dinner on 17 July 2007.
The conference is aimed at senior managers, communication and information officers, and technical employees in the NGO sector, as well as individuals who work with these organisations, including international funding agencies, the private sector, parastatals and government.
The conference programme will consist of a combination of plenary sessions, breakaway and training sessions, and practical technology demonstrations.
Approximately 250 people will attend the event.
We look forward to your participation in this important civil society event.
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