29 May 2001, Park Hyatt, Rosebank
Programme
08h30: Zeth Malele, Managing Director, arivia.kom, Deputy Chairman BITF National
08h45: Keynote Speech: Strengthening South Africa`s information communications sector by developing a strong infrastructure base
- The envisaged changes in the telecommunications regulatory environment that will govern the telecommunications industry
- Critical review of the black business ICT empowerment initiatives
- Opportunities that will be created as a result of deregulation, and the impact of the 2nd network operator, on the economy and black economic empowerment
- Private and public sector partnerships in the telecommunications market
- Government engaging black IT companies to foster better cooperation and communication
- Telkom`s IPO - what is envisaged and how can black business benefit from the exercise
- Financing strategy-getting the right mix between foreign and local investment in the local telecommunications market
Government`s envisaged support programs for the black and SME ICT sector
Speaker: Andile Ngcaba, DG Department of Communications
09h30: Utilising the tendering process to foster empowerment and capacity building in the ICT sector
- Key challenges and opportunities that SITA faces in implementing its business plan
- What has been achieved to date & what is SITA`s program of action?
- Key elements of the SITA tendering process
- Outlining the current tendering and procurement process within SITA
- Coordinating the tender process between SITA and the various government departments
- SITA `s role in creating and fostering strong black ICT companies
- Challenges and opportunities of SME`s and black companies in tendering
Speaker: Mojalefa Moseki, Executive Director, State IT Agency
10h15: Telkom`s IPO
- How is the capital raising process going to unfold?
- Key challenges and considerations that impact on the IPO
- What is the envisaged likely outcome on the IPO?
- The IPO rollout strategy
- Maximizing investor and public support for the IPO
- Outlining the various allocations to designated investors and stakeholders
- How is the process envisaged to ensure maximum benefit for PDI`s and black ICT companies
Speaker: Dr Eugene Mokeyane, Director, IPO Coordinator, Department of Public Enterprise
11h00:Tea Break
11h20 Aligning Sentech to compete in the deregulated environment
- Strategic alignment and forming partnerships with operators and suppliers.
- Multimedia convergence and hyperlinks
Speaker: Dr Mokone-Matabane, CEO, Sentech
12h00: Expanding ESI-tel`s telecommunications infrastructure to compete with incumbents
* Managing Esi-tel`s competitiveness and commercial objectives, whilst pursuing government social economic objectives.
The impact of a merger or consolidation of Esi-tel and other telcos operators in the market
12h30: Transtel`s readiness for the new deregulated environment
Speaker: Ron Coney, Executive Director, Esi-tel
- Is Transtel ready for the new deregulated environment?
- What is the position of Transtel as the second network operator?
Speaker: Phatang Nkhereanye, Transtel
13h00: Lunch
14h00 The strategic role of the State IT Agency, in developing efficiencies and the ICT capacity within government
- Enhancing better co-operation and communication between the different government departments
- Co-ordinating current progress made within SITA regarding restructuring and consolidating government IT functions and assets
- What are SITA`s primary areas of operations?
- Private & Public sector partnership, how can this be accelerated to ensure delivery and sharing of risk?
- Staff retention and enhancing the capacity and skills of government IT personnel
- Critical challenges in maintaining partnership between service providers, vendors and SITA
- Future plans for government IT departments
Speaker: Robinson Ramaite, Director General, Department of Public Services and Administration.
14h40: Regulation Update in a Converging and Deregulated Market
- Changing policy in a converging industry
- Managing ICASA perceived lack of capacity
- Spectrum allocation considerations in a converging market
- Regulation of interconnectivity between operators
- Putting processes in place to realise visible empowerment
- Addressing demand for mobility and universal services
- Accelerating telecommunications development in disadvantaged areas
Speaker: Mandla Langa, Chairman, ICASA
15h10 Tea Break
15h30: An e-Government framework: opportunities for collaboration.
Speaker: Livingstone Chilwane, Director,SAP Public Services
16h00: Mobile Commerce Convergence "fact and reality" and the impact it has on black business
- Overview of the current mobile commerce convergence market
- Identifying the hottest market trends on convergence
- Benchmarking South Africa internationally on the evolution of mobile commerce
- Enabling technologies that provide success within mobile commerce
- Maximising the Internet and the impact this will have on mobile business
- Assessing the different business models
- Understanding new and evolving enabling technologies, that provide competitive advantage in
- mobile commerce
- How can black ICT companies overcome their constraints and form part of the global revolution in mobile commerce?
Speaker: Hayward Rose, E Service Consultant, Hewlett Packard
16h30: The importance of vendors and national operators to make significant and effective contributions to the ICT Sector in South Africa (Closing Remarks)
Speaker: Jos Nickmans, Managing Director, Hewlett Packard
17h00: Thank You Speeches
Speaker: Hashmukh Gajjar, Chairperson, BITF National
17h20: Cocktails
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