SANGONeT Conference 2011 - “Rural Realities, Real Solutions” - Register Now!
The annual SANGONeT “ICTs for Civil Society” Conference is the premier ICT event dedicated to the work of the NGO sector in Southern Africa.
The 7th Annual SANGONeT Conference will be held from 1-3 November 2011 at the Wanderers Club in Illovo, Johannesburg.
The 2011 event will focus on information communication technologies for rural development (ICT4RD) in Africa under the theme “Rural Realities, Real Solutions”.
Over three quarters of the world's poor live in rural areas. They often lack economic opportunities, have difficulty accessing basic services, have limited voice in governance and remain extremely vulnerable to socio-economic and environmental shocks. How can development practice and approaches address these issues within the current financial constraints facing national budgets and donor funding? What are the new, innovative - and more cost effective - solutions and applications available to respond to rural development challenges in Africa and other parts of the developing world in a meaningful manner?
ICT4RD 2011 posits that part of the answer to the questions listed above will rely on new technologies - technologies like mobile phones - with coverage already reaching further than roads, electricity, sanitation and clean water.
ICT4RD 2011 is the first African conference to apply these emerging technologies and practices to rural development, and will provide new thought leadership at a moment in time when the development sector is poised for innovation and change.
ICT4RD 2011 will bring together 250-300 experts and practitioners - from government, NGOs, donor community, ICT sector, social entrepreneurs, investors and other stakeholder groups - from across Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, to confront the realities of rural development and explore the innovative use of ICTs to catalyze the growth of ICT4RD solutions for scale.
For more about ICT4RD 2011, refer to http://www.ngopulse.org/ict4rd.
# Registration fees:
- NGOs / CBOs / Academia / Individuals: R1 950 VAT incl.
- Government / Private Sector: R3 500 VAT incl.
All registration fees quoted are per person and include full participation in the conference programme, conference pack, parking, lunches, morning and afternoon refreshments, and attendance of evening functions.
To register, refer to http://www.ngopulse.org/ict4rd/conference_registration.
We look forward to your participation in the 2011 SANGONeT Conference.
