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  • Microsoft's "ICTs for NGOs" Day

    As part of its aims to strengthen its role and contribution to the NGO sector, Microsoft, together with SANGONeT will be hosting a one-day seminar on 20 April 2010 in Durban to discuss ways in which NGOs can use ICTs more strategically.

    In the State of ICTs in the South African NGO Sector 2009 survey, conducted by World Wide Worx on behalf of SANGONeT, and sponsored by Microsoft and the NDA, it was found that technology is increasingly impacting on all aspects of the NGO sector.

    Event type: 
    Seminar
    Event venue: 
    Durban
    Event start date: 
    04/20/2010
    Event end date: 
    04/20/2010
    Contact person(s): 
    Nonhlanhla Kunene

  • SANGONeT Conference 2009: Social Media and the NGO Sector in South Africa

    Press Release

    9 October 2009

    The relevance and use of social media for South African NGOs will be explored at the 5th Annual SANGONeT “ICTs for Civil Society” Conference taking place from 15-16 October in Johannesburg and from 20-21 October 2009 in Cape Town. The annual SANGONeT conference is the premier ICT event dedicated to the work of the NGO sector in Southern Africa.

    Date published: 
    10/09/2009
    Organisation: 
    SANGONeT

  • Partnership to Challenge Google

    Microsoft and Yahoo receive a clearance from regulators in Washington and Europe to proceed with a search partnership intended to challenge Google

    Microsoft and Yahoo have received clearance from regulators in Washington and Europe to proceed with a search partnership intended to challenge Google.

    The two companies announced that the partnership had been approved without restrictions by the US Justice Department and the European Commission.

    Under the 10-year agreement, Microsoft's Bing search engine will process search requests and steer search-related advertisements on Yahoo.

    Source: 
    News24

  • NGO Provides Multi-media Educational Content to 16 Under-privileged Schools

    On Friday, 5th February 2010, sixteen schools from Limpopo, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and North West will receive training and educational content to help improve education at their communities. The participating schools have been nominated by Mindset Network’ staff members, who come from under-privileged communities and want to plough back to their schools. The content, called digital library contains curriculum aligned videos and interactive lessons of Grades 09 to 12 Physical Sciences, Mathematics, English, Mathematical Literacy, Information Technology and Financial Literacy.

    Date published: 
    02/03/2010
    Organisation: 
    Mindset Network

  • Portal Launched to Celebrate Mandela’s Release

    The Nelson Mandela Foundation, in partnership with the Visual History Archive, has launched a free online archival portal to celebrate Mandela’s release from prison

    The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF), in partnership with the Visual History Archive (VHA), has launched a free online archival portal to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of former president, Nelson Mandela.

    The ‘Nelson Mandela 20 years of freedom’ website involves the integration of documents, photographs and audio-visual material related to Mandela’s release and allows users to explore the spatial and temporal relationships between items.

    Source: 
    Nelson Mandela Foundation

  • Google to Roll-out Buzz to SA

    South African users of Google email services can expect to be part of the international roll-out of Buzz

    South African users of Google email service Gmail can expect to be part of the international roll-out of ‘Buzz’, the Internet giant's social networking application.

    Google's Hugo Barra, director of product management for mobile, says that, "We'll be rolling out ‘Buzz’ in about a week and we're doing it carefully so we don't take down Gmail."

    Source: 
    News24

  • Getting to Grips with Social Media

  • SANGONeT - Reflecting on 2009: Challenges and Opportunities

    David Barnard - 2009 Social Media for NGOs Conference.jpg

    We have almost reached the end of 2009 - a very challenging, but also rewarding year for everyone associated with SANGONeT.

    Author(s): 
    David Barnard

  • Teacher Wins Top ICT Award

    Mmipe George Mokgehle, a teacher at Toronto Primary School in Mankweng outside Polokwane, wins the prestigious African ICT Achiever’s Award

    A local teacher, Mmipe George Mokgehle, has proven that hard work is rewarding by scooping the prestigious African ICT Achiever’s Award at the weekend.

    Mokgehle, who teaches at Toronto Primary School in Mankweng outside Polokwane, was awarded a certificate of excellence at a function at the Market Theatre in Newtown, Johannesburg.

    The award is given in recognition of teachers who have contributed to improving information communication technology (ICT) skills among pupils. The contest was between teachers from all parts of the continent.

    Source: 
    Sowetan

  • SMS Information Service for Disabled People

    Disabled people, especially those living in rural parts of South Africa, often find it difficult to get information about the rehabilitation services that are available to them from government departments and NGOs in their area. This new SMS information service, implemented by Disability Consultants. is available to anyone with access to a cellphone who sends an SMS with their name, town and the information they need to - 072 172 2623.

    Disabled people, especially those living in rural parts of South Africa, often find it difficult to get information about the rehabilitation services that are available to them from government departments and NGOs in their area.

    This new SMS information service, implemented by Disability Consultants. is available to anyone with access to a cellphone who sends an SMS with their name, town and the information they need to - 072 172 2623.

    Date published: 
    11/20/2009
    Organisation: 
    Disability Consultants
    Issued by: 
    Disability Consultants