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Southern Africa 2020 Vision A conference to be held in Windhoek in August 2009 Under a broad
theme – Southern Africa 2020 Vision: public policy priorities for the
next decade – this conference will consider topics in four
areas:
The
conference will make use of a scenario-based approach to bring a focus to the
presentations and the ensuing discussions. Speakers will
assess likely developments and outcomes in their area of expertise
over the next two, five and ten years. In each case, recommendations
will be made with regard to policy development. Through discussion
we hope to identify areas of consensus and areas of disagreement,
both with regard to the aims and principles of public policy, and with
regard to the relative priorities that should be accorded to policy in different
areas. The aim of
the conference is to bridge the gap between theory and practice so that
academics and civil society participants can make a sustained contribution
to the formation and development of public policy. Dates and
venue 24th and
25th August 2009, at the Safari Court Hotel, Windhoek Hosts Manfred Hinz,
Dept. of Public Law & Jurisprudence, University of Namibia &
Jonathan Wolff, Department of Philosophy, University College London Sponsors UCL
Futures Wellcome
Trust Programme Day 1,
Monday 24th August 2009 Arrival and
registration from 09.00 Welcome
and introduction by Manfred Hinz. 09.30 to
13.00 Economic
development: Peter
Katjavivi, National Planning Commission, Windhoek Vekuii
Rukoro, First National Bank Namibia, Windhoek Henning
Melber, Dag Hammarskjold Foundation, Uppsala, Sweden Calle
Schlettwein, Ministry of Finance, Windhoek 13.00 to
14.00 Lunch 14.00 to
17.00 Healthcare: Anne Johnson,
UCL Institute for Global Health, UK Marcus
Haacker, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK David Lush,
Positive Vibes, Windhoek Conference
participants are invited to a buffet dinner at 7pm: To be held at
The Namibia Institute of Culinary Education, No. 2 Mozart
Street, Cnr. Hosea Kutako Drive. Programme Day 2,
Tuesday 25th August 2009 Arrival from
09.00 Welcome
and introduction by Jonathan Wolff. 09.30 to
13.00 Democracy
and governance Richard
Dowden, Royal Africa Society, London, UK Steve Gruzd,
South African Institute for International Affairs, RSA Andre du
Pisani, UNAM, Windhoek Ronny
Dempers, Nangof Trust, Windhoek 13.00 to
14.00 Lunch 14.00 to
17.00 Legal and
civil rights Nico Horn,
UNAM, Windhoek Joram
Rukumbe, IDEA International, RSA John Natuka,
UNAM, Windhoek Conference
ends at 17.00 Registration Attendance at
the conference is limited to 60 participants, including speakers.
This will allow for open and focussed discussion on each of the topics, both
during the sessions and during breaks and dinner. Attendance is
free of charge. To register
for the conference please send you name, and the name of the organization
or institution to which you are attached, to: Mark Hannam:
email: mark.hannam@sas.ac.uk Naomi
Kisting: email naomi@nid.org.na Fax +264 61
229119 We will be
able to confirm if a place at the conference is available. Organizing
committee The
organizing committee for the Conference is: Graham
Hopwood, Institute for Public Policy Research, Namibia Justine
Hunter, Namibia Institute for Democracy Mark Hannam,
Institute of Philosophy, University of London |
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