8.00 - 9am

Registration

9 - 10.30am

Welcome Address by Mr Belkacem Smaili, Coordinator, Human Resource Development, New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Overview of Human Resource Development in Africa and the Synergies with ICT

• Prof Firmino Mucavele, Chief Executive, NEPAD
• Julius Kaberere, Commonwealth Secretariat
• Sizo Mhlanga, African Information Society Initiative, Economic Commission for   Africa

11.00 am- 00.30pm

The Role of Governments in Creating an Enabling Environment for the use of ICT in Human Resource and Skills Development

• Mr Era Aregay-Chief Human Resource Manager / Ms Isabel Kaila, Information    Systems Analyst, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
• Dawid Swart – Managing Director – Vizual Business Tools (Pty) Ltd
• Basani Baloyi, Chief Director, Human Resource Management, Department of Communications, South Africa

00.30pm - 1.30pm

Lunch

1.30 - 2.30pm

Breakout groups to consider various E- and telecommunications, opportunities and identification of best practice with outlined benefits for users

Infrastructure and policy requirements in harnessing the use of ICT
Facilitator:
Ms Lily E Johwa, Assistant Director (HRM), Botswana Public Service

Empowering career and professional development of workforce using ICT
Facilitator: Alan Hosking, Editorial Director, HR Future Network

Empowering universities in career and skills development using
ICT
Facilitator: Dr Cookie Govender, Stream Leader: Training & Development University of Johannesburg

Skills / entrepreneurship development using ICT
Facilitator:Lance Petersen

2.30 - 3.00pm

Tea Break

3.00 - 3.30pm

Feed back from the break out sessions

3.30 - 5.00pm

Role of ICT as a Tool for Human Resource and Skills Development: Challenges and Potential Solutions

• Dr Henry Chasia, Executive Deputy Person, E-Africa Commission, NEPAD
• Tina James, Icteum consulting South Africa
• Paul Devine, Global Vision, South Africa

5.00pm

Close

8.00 - 9.00am

Registration

9.00 - 10.30am

Outsourcing as a Viable Option: Impact on Human Resource and Employees Skills Development

• Dr. Newton Kulundu, Minister of Labour and Human Resources, Kenya  
• Charles Henzi, Employee Investment Service Line Leader, DRG Outsourcing
• Ms Jife Okagbare, Senior Consultant, Deloitte Nigeria

10.30 - 11.00am

Coffee Break

11.00 - 12.30

Planning and Deploying E-HR Strategies: Learning and Sharing of Best Practice amongst Organisations

• Professor Shirley Zinn, Director of Human Resources / Dennis Ritter    General Manager, Group EShared services, NED Bank, South Africa
• Vitus Ezinwa, Director, Human Resources, Coca-Cola Nigeria and Equatorial Africa Division
• Fred Guest, Managing Consultant, E-Business, SHL, South Africa

12.30 - 1.30pm

Lunch

1.30 - 2..30pm

Practical demonstration of the various ICT tools and their use in Human Resource Management; challenges, opportunities and potential solutions. What are the policy and operational changes required to ensure a “fit for purpose” tool

• Adam Sentonaris, Solutions Manager, SAP
• Don Nwose, HelloWorld, USA via webcast

2.30 - 3.00pm

Tea Break

3.00pm - 4.30pm

The role of ICT as a tool in the Career Professional Development of Human Resource Personnel: Challenges and Opportunities

1. Mrs Christine Kasule-Mulimba, HR Advisor Training and Development, National Security Fund, Uganda
2. Leigh Daubermann HR Platform

4.30-4.45pm

Summing up and Recommendations

• AfricaRecruit / Commonwealth Secretariat

4.45pm

Closing Address