Africa between emancipation and cyber-colonialism on its way into Information Society.

10.30-11.00 Michael Jensen/South Africa
11.00-11.30 Michel Mavros/Senegal
11.30-11.40 Break
11.40-12.00 Birama Diallo/Mali
12.00-12.30 Keith Goddard/Zimbabwe, Dominic Muntanga/Zimbabwe,
12.30-13.00 Lisa Goldman-Carney/USA
13.00-13.00 Discussion
Moderation: Michael Jensen/South Africa

Michael Jensen/South Africa. Independant consultant with experience in over 30 countries in Africa assisting in the establishment of information and communications systems during the last 15 years; member of South African Ministry of Education Standards & Protocols Committee on use of ICTs in education.

Michel Mavros/Senegal. Technical director of the first Internet Provider of Subsahara Africa, “Metissacana”, in Dakar.

Birama Diallo/Mali. Responsible for the “Télécentre Communautaire de Tombouctou”, a project launched by UNESCO to stimulate rural development by facilitating access to new information and communication technologies (ICTs).

Keith Goddard/Zimbabwe. Human rights activist; member of “Tonga.Online”, a project on media, information & communication technology and art focusing on the Tonga people in the remote Zambezi Valley bordering Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Lisa Goldman-Carney/USA. Together with Youssou N’Dour founder of the Internet project “Joko”, a project that offers Internet access and training to African people.

Dominic Muntanga/Zimbabwe. Director of “Bwaaca Trust”, whose mission is to promote international understanding and the cultural heritage of the Batonga people; member of the “Tonga.Online” project.