Conference Day Two: Wednesday, 15th October 2008

08:30 Opening Remarks By Chairperson

Dr. James Robertsonm
CEO
JAMES A ROBERTSON AND ASSOCIATES

08:45 Merging Existing Intranets Vs. Creating A Single Culture

• Assessing the environment and culture within a newlymerged organisation to establish the viability of merging the current KM and intranet systems already in place or creating a new system
• Analysing systems available to create a single intranet that covers the entire merged organisation
• Establishing the pros and cons of merging new Intranets to existing ones

Dr. James Robertson
CEO
JAMES A ROBERTSON AND ASSOCIATES

09:30 Assessing Affordable And User Friendly Strategies Of Creating Intranet Search Engines For Employees Convenience

• Creating a search engine which will be accessible from all computers on your network with a standard web browser
• Selecting an Intranets search engine which will best suit the organisational structure
• Analysing the network administrator which uses Search Engine Studio to index Intranet documents

Mushian Mboni
Webmaster
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

10:30 Building An Intranet Community Within Your Organisation To Ensure Sufficient Use By Organisation Staff

• Developing specific skills and insights used to operate effectively in the age of intranets to bring employees up to speed with evolving IT
• Exploring the capabilities of the knowledge sharing technology for widespread internal publishing to ensure a well-structured organisation
• Building Knowledge Management tools that specialies in representing all languages for multiple users

Shayne Vigar
Developer
FNB NAMIBIA

11:15 Analysing Your Existing Information Management System To Better Manage All Your Organisation’s Information Data

• Building internal information management expertise alongside the people and process aspects of Knowledge Management
• Improving the efficacy of business processes and the demands of compliance regulations by using Information management tools
• Analysing the direct competition between various information management systems

Kenny Moodley
Chief Advisor: Group Communications Division
ESKOM

13:00 Assessing Different Intranet Portals Utilised By Industries Across The Board

• Distinguishing highly effective tools of information sharing in organisations to identify the various levels of complexities that your Intranet has
• Identifying the Intranet as an HR – Payroll system for employees to download their salary and benefit information
• Using Intranets to achieve the goals of business process reengineering and organisational innovation

Lynda Cassiem
Team Leader:Intranets
ABSA

13:45 Analysing The Efficacy Of Intranets In Small Organisations And Strategies Available To Expand On Existing Frameworks

• Examining ways of building a small Intranet portal for a small organisation to meet all information sharing needs
• Discovering strategies to strengthen central control of an Intranet system in a small organisation to expand organisational horizons
• Structuring organisational policies for preservation of your intranet against organisational change
• Utilisng usability evaluation to observe and identify if your Intranet is most suitable for your organisational needs

Andre Venter
Innovator
VEGA THE BRAND COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL

14:30 Assessing Tensions In The Application Of The Knowledge Management Success Paradigm In South Africa

• Evaluating six success areas that affect successful KM initiatives: culture, learning, support, business strategy, top management support, and technology
• Culture: Establishing the need to cultivate a knowledge sharing organisation
• Emphasising the importance of technology as an enabler of successful Knowledge Management initiatives

Mzingaye Ndlovu
Regional Manager
WHITE WALL WEB (SOUTH AFRICA)

15:30 Evaluating Current Intranets And Knowledge Management Problems Encountered By The Department Of Defence

• Assessing the Definition of the Department of Defence’s Intranets Management
• Establishng Intranet Management Principles utilised by the DOD
• Aknowledging IMLC – DOD Information Management Life Cycle
• Implementation of Intranets Management in the Department Of Defence

Dr. Johan Coetzee
Information Management Consultant
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

16:15 Open Floor Discussion: Re-Cap On The Past Two Days And Share Your Experiences And Most Pressing Questions. This Interactive Session Will Help You Reach Solutions To Obstacles You Face On A Daily Basis

Facilitated by:

Dr. James Robertson
CEO
JAMES A ROBERTSON AND ASSOCIATES

17:00 Closing Remarks By Chairperson

17:15 Close Of Conference Day Two

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