[eccr] Globalisation, Regionalisation and the Information Society - A European and South(ern) African encounter

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>Globalisation, Regionalisation and the Information Society
>A European and South(ern) African encounter
>Conference 9-10 October 2003, Bruges, Belgium
>             Organising Institutions:
>
> > Studies on Media, Information and Telecommunication (SMIT)
>.. Free University Brussels
>
> > Communication for Social Change (CSC)
>.. Catholic University Brussels
>
> > Institute for European Studies (IES)
>.. Free University Brussels
>
> > United Nations University
>.. Centre for Regional Integration Studies (UNU/CRIS)
>
> > Department of Communication (DoC)
>.. University of South Africa
>
> > Human Science Research Council South Africa (HSRC)
>.. Technikon Pretoria
>Supporting Networks:
>.
> > European Consortium for Communications Research
>
> > Club of Rome-Brussels-EU Chapter
>We are believed to live in a Global Information Society. Information and 
>communication technologies are interconnecting far away regions and 
>metropolitan nodes in a boundless information network. However, different 
>regions in the world are struggling different battles to transform and 
>adapt their societies to the new realities. The processes of 
>globalization, regionalization and informationalization raise new societal 
>and scientific questions. By bringing together European and South-African 
>scholars this conference tries to come to grips with the new challenges 
>ahead of us. By confronting European and South-African scholars this 
>conference attempts to highlight differences and similarities. All too 
>often the Information Society and its underlying technologies, 
>communication structures and regulations are seen to be universally 
>applicable. By focusing on both theory and empirical research on the 
>South(ern) African region this conference wants to contribute to a better 
>understanding of processes of social change in the different regions.
>
>This conference is scheduled at the end of a fruitful research and 
>education project between SMIT (VUB), CSC (KUB), DoC (UNISA) and 
>HSRC/Technikon Pretoria, which was financed by the Flemish and South 
>African government (Bilateral Scientific and Technological Cooperation). 
>Together with the other partners, IES (VUB) and UNU/CRIS, the results of 
>this project will be presented and put in a broader international and 
>academic context.
>
><http://smit.vub.ac.be/gris/>see also : http://smit.vub.ac.be/gris
>
>   Preliminary programme
>DAY 1: THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2003
>13.30-14.00
>   Registration
>14.00-14.30
>   Welcome and Introduction
>.. Mandi Mzimba (Minister Science and Technology , South African Embassy)
>
>   THEME 1: THE CONCEPT OF THE INFORMATION SOCIETY
>
>14.30-15.00
>   Keynote: Globalisation and the Information Society
>William Melody (Lirne.net & Link Centre, University of Witwatersrand)
>15.00-15.15
>   Questions
>15.15-15.45
>   Coffeebreak
>15.45-17.15
>   Parallel Session 1: Development in the Information Society
>(Chair: Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka - UNU-Intech)
> > ICTs in the Developing World and the Policies of Major Donors
>.. Harry De Backer (DG Development European Commission)
> > African Scenarios towards the Information Society
>.. Tina James (Tina James Consultancy - Link Centre/University of 
>Witswatersrand)
> > Measuring the European Information Society : A critical Analysis
>.. Franois Heinderyckx (UniversitŽ Libre de Bruxelles)
> > Discussion
>15.45-17.15
>   Parallel Session 2: Content in the Information Society
>(Chair: Pieter Fourie - Unisa)
>.. Eric Louw (University of Queensland)
> > Struggles of Identity in the Age of Globalisation. Searching for 
> Anchors that Hold.
>.. Eliria Bornman (Unisa)
> > Political Communication and the Information Society. Revolutionary 
> Ruptures or Evolutionary Mutations
> > Where the Global Meets the Local. South African Youth and their 
> Experience of Global Media.
>.. Larry Strelitz (University of Rhodes)
> > Discussion
>17.15-17.45
>   Break
>19.30
>   Reception & walking dinner
>DAY 2: FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER 2003
>   THEME 2: GLOBAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL IS GOVERNANCE
>
>
>
>9.30 -10.15
>   Keynote: Regionalisation and the Information Society
>Luk Van Langenhove (UNU-CRIS)
>10.15-10.30
>   Questions
>10.30-11.00
>   Coffeebreak
>11.00-12.30
>
>Parallel Session 1: Regional Policy Initiatives and Outcomes
>(Chair: Bart De Schutter - IES)
> > Southern African Policy Concerning the Information Society
>.. Alison Gillwald (Link Centre/University of Witswatersrand)
> > Regionalisation in Southern Africa. A bootum-Up Perspective.
>.. Bob van der Winden (NIZA-Netherlands Institute for Southern Africa)
> > Eastern European Scenarios towards the Information Society
>.. Marc Bogdanowicz & Jean Claude Burgelman (IPTS)
> > Discussion
>
>11.00-12.30
>   Parallel Session 2: National Policy on the IS
>(Chair: Caroline Pauwels - SMIT)
> > The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in South Africa. The Need to 
> return to Basic Principles.
>.. Pieter Fourie (Unisa)
> > Current Film Policy in South Africa. The Establishment of the National 
> Film and Video Foundation and its Role in the Development of a 
> Post-Apartheid Film Industry and Beyond.
>.. Martin Botha (CityVarsity Film, Television and Multimedia School Cape Town)
> > Information Society Policy in South Africa. A Review of 10 Years of 
> Policy under Democratic Government.
>.. Leo Van Audenhove (SMIT/TNO-STB) & Bram Lievens (SMIT)
> > Discussion
>11.00-12.30
>   Parallel Session 3: Global Policy Initiatives and Outcomes
>(Chair: Pieter Conradie - HSRC/Technikon Pretoria)
> > WSIS: a Turning Point in Global Information Society Policy ?
>.. Jan Servaes (CSC)
> > WTO Policy in Audiovisual Services
>.. Jan Loisen (SMIT)
> > Bretton Woods Institutions and Information Society Policy
>.. Gert Nulens (SMIT)
> > Discussion
>12.30-14.15
>   Light Lunch
>
>
>
>   THEME 3: SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVES
>
>14.15-14.45
>   Keynote: Glocalisation and the Information Society
>Jan Servaes (CSC)
>14.45-15.00
>   Questions
>15.00-16.30
>   Parallel Session 1: Providing Access to ICTs
>(Chair: Gert Nulens - SMIT)
> > Using ICTs for Deep Rural Development in South Africa
>.. Pieter Conradie (HSRC/Technikon Pretoria), Chris Morris (CSIR) and SJ 
>Jacobs (Technikon Pretoria)
> > Telecentres in South Africa
>.. Zandi Lesame (Unisa)
> > Contextualising ICT Benefits in an Educational Environment: Doc-Wils 
> Educational Telecentres in South Africa
>.. Khuli Tlabela & Pieter Conradie (HSRC/Technikon Pretoria)
> > Discussion
>15.00-16.30
>   Parallel Session 2: Acceptance and Use of ICTs
>(Chair: Nico Carpentier - SMIT)
> > Perceptions and Attitudes with regard to Teleworking among Public 
> Sector Officials in Pretoria. Applying the Technology Acceptance Model.
>.. Zakes Langa (HSRC)
> > Internet Applications in the Public Sphere. Perceptions and Views of 
> Political Institutions in South Africa
>.. Jare Strewig (HSRC)
> > Creating a Learning Culture in Rural Schools via Educational Satellite 
> TV Broadcasts.
>.. Joan Roodt & Pieter Conradie (HSRC/Technikon Pretoria)
> > Electronic Media Usage Patterns of Unisa Communication Science Students
>.. Magriet Pitout (Unisa)
> > Discussion
>15.00-16.30
>   Parallel Session 3: Providing Localised Content
>(Chair: Rico Lie - University of Wageningen)
> > Local Content-Western Concept. The Problem of Form in Local Television
>.. Lefa Afrika (Unisa)
> > The SABCs Expansion into Africa: South African Media Imperialism?
>.. Musa Ndlovu (Unisa)
> > Community Radio in South Africa. A Missed Opportunity.
>.. David Wigston (Unisa)
> > Global Journalism. Assessing National Versus International Discourses 
> on the Impact of Globalisation on Journalistic Practices and Outcomes
>.. Ylva Rodny-Gumede (Unisa)
> > Discussion
>16.30-17.00
>   Coffeebreak
>17.00-18.00
>   Conclusions and plenary discussion
>(Pieter Fourie, Pieter Conradie, Jan Servaes, Leo Van 
>Audenhove)
>Venue
>Groot Seminarie
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>8000 Bruges, Belgium
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>  Bookings
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> > Day One : 30 EUR
> > Day Two : 30 EUR
> > Special student prices (without dinner and lunch):
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>.. One day programme 10 EUR
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