AIDSChannel Editor – =
OneWorld.Net
AIDSChannel.org (www.aidchannel.org) is a themed multimedia =
portal on
issues relating to HIV/Aids. It is part of OneWorld Network (www.oneworld.net) and is managed =
and edited
out of OneWorld Africa office based in Lusaka, Zambia.
AIDSchannel.org brings =
together information and =
resources
from civil society organizations, governments, research institutions, =
media and
other stakeholders working in the field of HIV/AIDS world wide. It is a global platform for a =
global
issue.
The site aims to promote =
understanding,
knowledge sharing and action on AIDS as a development, social, economic =
and
human rights issue. AIDSchannel.org carries stories and information from =
around
the world on HIV/AIDS. Channel features include news, editorials, best
practices, campaigns, thematic directory of partner organizations, email =
digest,
opinions by leading commentators, in-depth analysis, events listings, =
alerts, beginner's
guide to HIV/AIDS and a dedicated search facility on AIDS. =
OneWorld Africa seeks to engage a dynamic and self motivated Editor =
with:
a. Thorough knowledge of current international development issues
particularly in HIV/AIDS.
b. Experience in working with civil society.
c. Experience in online journalism and campaigning.
d. Excellent computer skills, including experience in the use of Content
Management Systems for online publishing.
e. Experience in managing multi-stakeholder relationships.
The position is a one year contract with possibilities for =
renewal and
is based at the OWA offices in Lusaka, Zambia. Reporting to the =
Executive
Director, the successful candidate’s main responsibilities will =
entail:
a. Undertaking all necessary tasks to ensure the effective
implementation and running of the AIDSChannel.org according to agreed
standards.
b. Updating main AidsChannel.org pages with new content.
c. Setting up Alliances with partner and strategic organizations to edit
relevant sections of the channel and ensure that editorial standards are =
met.
d. Developing interactive features to =
bring
an interested community online.
e. Identifying potential OneWorld partners with relevant content for
AIDSchannel.org
f. Promoting AIDSchannel.org to the relevant networks and the =
media.
Interested candidates must submit their CV, and a one page motivational
statement to the undersigned by 8th September 2004.
The Executive Director, OneWorld Africa
P.O. Box 37011, Lusaka, Zambia
Email: Africa@oneworld.net
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OneWorld Africa, is an Information Communication Technology (ICT) =
network for
African Civil Society Organisations seeking to influence policy through =
the use
of African content using a range of Information Communication =
Technologies
(ICTs).
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From cinsainfo@lists.sn.apc.org Tue Aug 31 08:49:47 2004
From: cinsainfo@lists.sn.apc.org (cinsainfo@lists.sn.apc.org)
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 10:49:47 +0200
Subject: [Cinsainfo] Closure of CINSA Project
Message-ID: <00ae01c48f37$789943a0$d500a8c0@sn.apc.org>
Dear CINSA members, partners and subscribers
The Community Information Network for Southern Africa (CINSA)
was established in March 2003 as an 18-month pilot project aimed
at supporting community ICT initiatives and practitioners in the
SADC region.
Although most of the project’s objectives were achieved, the
financial resources required for the next phase of the project were
unfortunately not secured by the end of the pilot phase.
The project will therefore not continue beyond August 2004, and
the project secretariat’s operations at SANGONeT will be closed
on 31 August 2004.
The CINSA portal (http://www.cinsa.info/) will be maintained for the
foreseeable future.
We would like to thank everyone who has actively contributed to
the implementation of CINSA during the pilot phase, and wish
you well with your future endeavours.
Best wishes
SANGONeT Management and CINSA Project Team
From cinsainfo-admin at lists.sn.apc.org Fri Aug 20 15:38:03 2004
From: cinsainfo-admin at lists.sn.apc.org (cinsainfo-admin@lists.sn.apc.org)
Date: Tue Feb 27 14:07:33 2007
Subject: [Cinsainfo] Apologies ... CINSA portal
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From cinsainfo-admin at lists.sn.apc.org Tue Aug 24 14:35:49 2004
From: cinsainfo-admin at lists.sn.apc.org (cinsainfo-admin@lists.sn.apc.org)
Date: Tue Feb 27 14:07:33 2007
Subject: [Cinsainfo] Invitation
Message-ID: <002d01c489d6$e3bc6d80$d500a8c0@sn.apc.org>
Copy rights and responsibilities: Defining the South African public commons
Tuesday, 31 August: 5:30 - 7:00pm
School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand: LB 144 (follow signs from
ground floor of Law Building, West Campus)
http://www.wits.ac.za/depts/wcs/map/west.shtml
What do the Lion King, rooibos tea and southafrica.com have in common?
Who owns Madiba's face? Why can't SAB just Laugh It Off?
Why are films like 'The Mielie Kids' (1917) and 'Sarie Marais' (1931) so
important?
What exactly is indigenous knowledge and how do we protect it?
Growing increasingly broad in recent years, copyright has come to determine
what music we listen to, what we write on our T-shirts, how rich or how
poor we are and what we remember in the information age. Because data is
the most valued resource in the new economy, the ownership of that data has
become the source of a new battleground to determine at what rate
communities are able to innovate and develop in the information age.
Drawing inspiration from the Free Software Movement, Creative Commons was
launched in 2001 to provide an alternative to the default copyright rules
that govern music, film, books and images. By acknowledging the 'copy
responsibilities' that informed copyright's origin in eighteenth century
Europe, Creative Commons uses simple copyright contracts to develop new
forms of communal ownership.
South Africa, often at the front line of battles around global copyright
has a unique and timely opportunity to lead with intellectual property
rights innovations such as those proposed by Creative Commons. It is
unclear who will win the battle over whether there will be more copy rights
than responsibilities in the information age, but what is clear is that
business, communities, NGOs and government cannot afford to remain ignorant
about copyright and its effects.
Join Heather Ford, public lead for Creative Commons South Africa
(http://za.creativecommons.org), to discuss the impact of copyright on the
future of the South African public commons.
For more information, see:
http://www.creativecommons.org
http://za.creativecommons.org
To RSVP, please contact:
Heather Ford, heather@creativecommons.org or Jonathan Klaaren,
Klaarenje@law.wits.ac.za
Heather Ford
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Johannesburg, South Africa
+27 82 8727374
From cinsainfo-admin at lists.sn.apc.org Tue Aug 24 14:51:16 2004
From: cinsainfo-admin at lists.sn.apc.org (cinsainfo-admin@lists.sn.apc.org)
Date: Tue Feb 27 14:07:33 2007
Subject: [Cinsainfo] Call for Papers/Chapters
Message-ID: <003001c489d9$0c0fff20$d500a8c0@sn.apc.org>
Call for Chapters
Submission deadline: 3o September 2004
Managing Information Communication Technology Investments in Successful
Enterprises.
A book edited by Dr Sam Lubbe, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban,
South Africa.
An introduction to the subject area
A prominent theme in ICT management theory is the effect of IT
investment on the risk and profile of managers in the IT-using industry.
IT investment uses certain of any organisation's resources. Models
such as the computerization index (CI), IT expense Ratio (ITEX), IT
costs efficiency ratio (ITCE), operating cost efficiency ratio, and etc.
were used in the past. Unfortunately there is no book available that has
all these formulae in one. The book therefore establishes the importance
of these formulae in any organization's and managers daily activities.
The book further investigates the close link between calculated
organizational and IT investment decisions.
The editor will present a theoretical framework according to which IT
investment models could be related to a straightforward line,
cooperation>competition >conflict, showing that successful ICT
enterprises maximise profits by using particular IT investment models to
optimise IT investment and thereby ensures effective competition with
enterprises that are exploiting the same economic niches as they are. In
the past couple of decades multiple models has appeared to evaluate the
impact of IT investment in the field of ICT. The editor will take as
point of departure that there [indeed] are identifiable common elements
in all these formulae used by organisations, but contend that it is the
differences in governance and communications that enable some businesses
succeed and flourish where others fail.
As the number of IT investment studies expands, making comparisons and
contrasts theory will continue to emerge. Common elements will be
isolated and important variables brought to light. The editor believes
that IT investment theory and formulae are important to all IT using
organisations. The editor will draw on insights across a variety of
disciplines (e.g. economics, accounting, etc.). The focus of this book
will therefore be to draw together into a coherent framework much of the
formulae presently only available in research papers. Each chapter will
be enhanced with case studies.
Overall objectives and mission of the proposed book
To develop an inter-disciplinary, integrative framework for
characterizing IT investment models used by organizations, and more
importantly, to identify crucial differences these models that enable
some ICT enterprises to succeed with their IT investment where others
failed.
The audience for the proposed book
The audience for such a book includes academics and students at
universities and colleges, and managers of IT using enterprises that
form part of information age economies.
Tentative table of contents
The book will cover the following non-exhaustive list of models
relevant to ICT enterprises IT investment:
1. The different models and advantages of this.
2. The role of financial models in evaluating the financial impact
of IT.
3. The never-ending list of models - a manager's nightmare.
4. ICT and economic entrepreneurship.
5. IT investment and competitive intelligence.
6. ICT regulation and governance in IT investment.
Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before 15
August 2004, a 2 - 5 page manuscript proposal explaining the mission and
concerns of the proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be
notified by 10 September 2004 about the status of their proposals and
sent chapter organizational guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be
submitted by 28 February 2005. All submitted chapters will be reviewed
on a blind review basis. The book is scheduled to be published by Idea
Group, Inc. publisher of the "Idea Group Publishing", Information
Science Publishing", and "IRM Press" imprints in 2005.
Inquiries and Submission can be forwarded electronically (Word
Document) or by mail to
Dr Sam Lubbe
Dept IS&T
UKZN
P. O Box 1628,
Wansdbeck; 3631
South Africa
e-Mail: slubbe@ukzn.ac.za
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