15 August 2006
Kindly receive a media advisory on the Southern African Development
Community (SADC) Ministerial Meeting taking place today at the Sheraton Hotel
in Tshwane, Pretoria
Also attached is the agenda for the meeting.
All media is invited.
Agenda
SADC Meeting of Ministers responsible for Telecommunications and Information
and Communications Technologies (ICTs), The Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Tshwane,
South Africa, 15 August 2006
8h30: Morning tea
9h00: Welcome remarks by the Minister of Communications, SA Hon Dr Ivy
Matsepe-Casaburri
9h10: Opening remarks, Minister of Communications, Science and Technology,
Botswana â Chair of SADC Hon Pelenomi Venson-Moitoi
9h20: official photo taking
9h30: Presentation on the draft recommendations by the senior officials on the
outcome of recent meetings of the African Union meetings:
a) AU Ministerial Meeting on Communications and Information Technologies â
Cairo, Egypt 18 - 20 April 2006
b) AU Ministerial Meeting on Information and Broadcasting for the Establishment
of the Pan-African Radio and Television Channel â Addis, Ethiopia 14 - 15 June
2006
c) Specialised Technical Agencies (ATU, URTNA, PAPU)
9h50: Consideration of the draft recommendations
11h00: TEA
11h30: Presentation on the draft SADC position by the senior officials on the
NEPAD ICT Broadband Infrastructure Network.
a) EASSY (East African Sub-marine Cable)
b) Terrestrial Backhaul
c) Signing of the Protocol
11h50: Consideration of the recommendations on the SADC position
13h30: LUNCH
14h30: Way forward and resolution
15h00: Vote of thanks
15h10: Closure
15h30: AFTERNOON TEA
Enquiries:
Albi Modise
Cell: 083 490 2871
Richard Mantu
Cell: 072 488 1520
Issued by: Department of Communications
15 August 2006
