Highway Africa 2011 – Africa Media and the Global Sustainability Challenge

Highway Africa 2011 – Africa Media and the Global Sustainability Challenge

Interpretation: Channel 1 – English; French - 2

Registration Maps Washrooms Tea PACAI/Highway Africa Newspaper – Open Source Chairs & Speakers Exhibitions

The Highway Africa VisionBirth of a NotionWhere we have beenWhere we areThe HA FutureHA2011 - ProgrammeThe Social ContractA few thanks

To have a vibrant and growing network of African journalists and citizens empowered to advance democracy and development through their understanding and use of appropriate technologies.

750 million Facebook users.One third access service on mobile.

Mobile penetration in SA is 110%.

Prescience1997: New Media 20001998: Bringing New Media South 1999: The Internet Media and Democracy2000: Africa’s New Media Century2001: Digital Renaissance2002: Wiring Journalism for Development2003: Mainstreaming media in the Information Society

Last seven years…Last seven years…

2004: Media making the Information Society2005: Reinforcing Journalism in the Information Society2006: Celebrations, Reflection & Future Directions2007:Quality and Professionalism in Journalism & the Media2008: Citizen Journalism, Journalism for Citizens2009: Reporting Africa – 2010, Development & Democracy2010: African Voices in the Global Media Space

Critical Engagement Forum (plenary, debates, discussions)

Training Workshops (knowledge & skills)

Book Launching PlatformNetworkingNew Media AwardsCatalyst for Initiatives

Created Africa’s premier annual journalism assembly

Brought the issue of Internet and Mobile to the centre of journalism & media debates

Built a Pan African network of journalists and media professionals

Built the capacity of many journalists Forged unique partnerships (govt,

private sector, int’l donors, journalism associations, public broadcaster)

Sustainability – social and financialMeeting rising expectations across

continent Increasing impact across Africa

(visibility, language, regions)Going beyond the South African

partnershipsKeeping to core vision and mission

1. Research (mapping the terrain)2. Education & Training (knowledge &

skills capacity building)3. Network Building (ReportingDNA.org)4. Conference (foregrounding)

United Nations Climate Change Summit

Need to build capacity of African journalists

A theme mired in myths, half-truths and denials

UNESCO Journalism Educators Colloquium

ICASA Broadcasting Regulations Review Forum, 18 September

Digital Citizens Indaba – 19th September

The African Editors Forum Council Meeting – 19th September

SABC Climate Change Reporting Workshop, 17-19th September

See page 46 of HA programmeThanks to our sponsors

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Telkom – 15 years SABC – 12 years Ministry of Communications - 11 MTN – 10 years Absa – 9 years

2011 Programme2011 Programme

Programme easy to follow- Mornings: Plenary- Afternoon: Workshops- Late Afternoon: Book Launch- Evening: Networking Dinner- By Midnight: in bed

2012: September 10-122012: September 10-12

Africa Rising: Geo-Politics, Trade and Technology

Sub-theme One: How media frames Africa’s place in a changing world

Sub-theme Two: Social media - from the margins to the centre

Chris Kabwato C.Kabwato@ru.ac.za

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