ICT QUANTUM LEAP Incorporating Summer School 2013 Elephant Hills Hotel, Victoria Falls November Theme: ICT CREATING AFRICA S QUANTUM LEAP

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1 Computer Society of Zimbabwe ICT QUANTUM LEAP Incorporating Summer School 2013 Elephant Hills Hotel, Victoria Falls November 2013 : ICT CREATING AFRICA S QUANTUM LEAP Computer Society of Zimbabwe Day 1 Thursday 14 November Coordinator Lawrence Gudza KALALA Opening Speeches Official opening of ICT Quantum Leap_SS13 Dr Gilford Hapanyengwi: President, Computer Society of Zimbabwe Welcome remarks Honourable Webster K Shamu: Minister of ICTs, Postal and Courier Services Summer School 2013 Official Opening Martim Maya: United Nations Development Programme, Deputy Country Director UNDP s views on ICTs Session 1: Plenary KALALA ICTs creating Africa s Quantum Leap Topics/Speaker How ICT is Creating Africa s Quantum Leap o Leon Strous - International Federation for Information Processing (ifip) Strategies for Internet Marketing and use of socialmedia o David Ives - General Manager, Karabina Solutions Life-long learning a cornerstone for development o Daniel Palmer - General Manager, ICDL Africa and Asia Coffee break: Stalls visits and Business/Social Networking Session 2 Stream 1 KALALA Session 2 Stream 2 KAZUMA Session 2 Stream 3 MATETSI Coordinator Gilford Hapanyengwi Simon Pitt Loice Ngulube Education for Innovation Which way is technology going and how far could it have gone by 2020? Accountability and Ethical Behaviour in ICT

2 Speakers/panel Pedagogical issues on use of e-learning tools for Continuing Education R&D a collective effort of industry and academia Gary Brooking Addmore Verenga Tawanda Katsaruware Lee Taaziva Top technologies impacting business: Which technology trends are driving the most change or disruption? What technologies are maturing or reaching critical tipping points by 2020? What critical decisions must be made with regards to these trends? Dave Ives Max Soutter Freddy Ndhlovu Limbikani Makani What the CFO need to know that only the CIO can tell them Digitalization and the future of the CIO Excellent and quality IT service provision the ethical approach How should the CIO deal with shadow IT? Craig Spong Joice Benza Gwen Meyer Peter Doona Octivius Kahiya Lunch: Stalls visits and Business/Social Networking Session 3 Plenary KALALA Coordinator Gilford Hapanyengwi Topics/Speakers A Leap from Digital Divide to Digital Opportunities o Octivius Kahiya Marketing Director, Telecel Zimbabwe Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act, and IT o Advocate Jeremy Lewis - Advocate IT Governance o Peter Doona Finance Director, BAT Zimbabwe Coffee break: Stalls visits and Business/Social Networking

3 Session 4 Stream 1 KALALA Session 4 Stream 2 KAZUMA Session 4 Stream 3 MATETSI Coordinator Rumbidzai Ninga Craig Spong Freddy Ndlovu Liberating technologies A Learners Workshop Maximising ICT's Return to Business: Technologies, Tipping Points and Barriers ICT capacity building and economic growth Topics/Questions Basics of Android development Connectivity challenges and ICT capacity building programs for a opportunities in Zimbabwe life-long learning Bandwidth management and optimization Leveraging the cloud to deliver agile The relationship between economic business solutions Securing Intranets and Extranets Realising the value of Mobility in the growth and the availability of ICT capacity enterprise Role of the private and public Setting up Learning Management and POTRAZ as enablers of growth sectors Content Management Systems Measuring and communicating return Format Presentations/discussions/debate Presentations/discussions/debate Presentations/discussions/debate Speakers/Panel Tawanda Katsaruware Students Brian Mukudzavhu Gary Brooking David Ives Kevin Terry Gilford Hapanyengwi Octavius Kahiya Hilda Mutseyekwa Amarakoon Bandara Daniel Palmer Nigel Mugamu Lee Taaziva Simon Pitt Coordinator President: Gilford Hapanyengwi Computer Society of Zimbabwe Members ONLY Forum: - Main Auditorium Kalala Room KALALA

4 DAY 2 Friday 15 November Session 5 Plenary KALALA Coordinator Lawrence Gudza Topic / Speakers Leveraging New Technologies for Constructive Dialogue, Knowledge and Information Packaging for Development o Nigel Mugamu ICTs - shifting the power balance of media o Trevor Ncube Deputy Executive Chairman of Mail and Guardian and Chairman of Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) ICT Opportunities in development Agriculture/Health/Social Services, etc.) o Gertjan van Stam Coffee Break: Stalls visits and Business/Social Networking Session 6 Stream 1 KALALA Session 6 Stream 2 KAZUMA Session 6 Stream 3 MATETSI Coordinator Addmore Verenga Gary Brooking Lee Taaziva Who do you trust? Social media is an irreversible innovation but do we understand what we have created? Topic/ Question What happens if the people we trust to secure our ICT systems fail that trust? How big is the risk of trusting your employees? Should ICT professionals be held accountable for ICT systems which do not operate properly and result in users losing money, privacy etc.? What are the social and security risks in internet-based social network? What is the role of Governments in protecting the privacy of social media data? Building the ICT profession, e-skills, competences, frameworks and professionalism Should ICT workers developing critical infrastructure systems be regulated? Characteristics and benefits of professionalism in ICT Format Speakers / Panel discussion Speakers / Panel discussion Speakers / Panel discussion Speaker/panel Speakers/Panel Brenda Zulu Zambian Blogger Network Gwen Meyer Brian Mukudzavhu Nigel Mugamu Octavius Kahiya

5 Freddy Ndhlovu Jeremy Lewis Hilda Mutseyekwa Leon Strauss Wellington Nheta Loice Ngulube Gilford Hapanyengwi Lunch Break: Stalls visits and business/social Networking Session 7 Plenary KALALA Coordinator Lawrence Gudza : Debate This House believes that: Social Media and ICTs should be monitored and regulated by government authorities Facilitators Ministry of ICTs/Hilda Mutseyekwa/Gary Brooking Vs Trevor Ncube/ Gilford Hapanyengwi/Dave Ives The facilitators shall be divided into Ayes and Nos. Facilitators shall appoint lead speakers for and against the motion and the audience shall be allowed to join in the debate. A vote shall be conducted at the end. Both positions shall be reported on comprehensively for the public consumption. Closing Remarks - Gilford Hapanyengwi, President, Computer Society of Zimbabwe Coffee break: Stalls visits and Business/Social Networking