AFRICAST 2010
PRELIMINARY DRAFT PROGRAMME
FIRST PLENARY: DRIVING THE DIGITISATION PROCESS
08:30 am Opening Ceremony
11:00 am FIRST PRESENTATION:
Policy, Legislation, Regulation: The tripod of successful Digital transition.
11:20 am General discussions
12:00 Noon SECOND PRESENTATION:
Transition to Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting: Lessons from other Climes
12:20 pm General Discussions
01:00 am Lunch Break
SECOND PLENARY: COSTS OF DIGITISATION: WHO BEARS THE BURDEN?
CHAIRMAN:
2:00 pm FIRST PRESENTATION:
02:20 pm General Discussion
03:00 pm SECOND PRESENTATION:
Topic: The Benefits & Challenges of Convergence of Broadcasting with ICT
03:20 pm General Discussions
04:00 pm END OF PLENARY SESSIONS FOR DAY ONE
Voluntary Tours/visits
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2010
THIRD PLENARY: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES RIGHTS ROUND TABLE
Chairman:
08:30 am TOPIC: ISSUES IN THE DIGITAL ERA
Discussants:
10:30 am TEA BREAK
FOURTH PLENARY: CONTENT CREATION AND MANAGEMENT IN A DIGITAL ERA
Chairman:
11:00 am FIRST PRESENTATION:
Content Creation and Management in Nigeria: Challenges of Digitisation
11:20 am General Discussions
12:00 pm SECOND PRESENTATION
News Content: Effective Use of the Digital Gizmos
12:40 pm General Discussions
01:00 pm THIRD PRESENTATION:
Computer-Generated Images and the Death of Authenticity
01: 20 Pm General Discussions
02:00 pm LUNCH BREAK
FIFTH PLENARY SPORTS BROADCAST RIGHTS ROUND TABLE
Topic: Appropriate Pricing for Rights in the Nigerian Territory
Chairman:
03:00 pm
Discussants
05:00 pm END OF PLENARY SESSIONS FOR DAY TWO
Voluntary Tours/Visits
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2010
FIFTH PLENARY: HARNESSING AFRICAN VALUES: IMPERATIVES OF THE DIGITAL ERA
Chairman:
08:30 am FIRST PRESENTATION:
Harnessing African Values: Imperatives of the Broadcast Digital Era
08:50 am General discussion
10:00 am SECOND PRESENTATION:
Harnessing African Values: Imperatives of the Broadcast Digital Era
10:20 am General Discussion
10:50 am TEA BREAK
SIXTH PLENARY DIGITISATION ALERT! MIND THE EQUIPMENT YOU BUY
Chairman:
11:10 am FIRST PRESENTATION
Choosing the Correct Digital Equipment
11:30 am General Discussions
12:00 noon SECOND PRESENTATION
The Digital Transmitter: Making the Right Choices
12:20 pm General Discussions
12:50 pm THIRD PRESENTATION
Dividends of Digitisation: New Products.
01:20 pm FOURTH PRESENTATION:
SWITCH-OVER ROUND TABLE
A Report Card from:
The Regulator – DG NBC
The National Broadcaster, TV; - DG NTA
The National Broadcaster, Radio; - DG FRCN
The Private Broadcaster, Cable; - ACON
The Private Broadcaster, Radio; - Steam Broadcasting
The Private Broadcaster, TV - AIT
The Private Broadcaster DTH - HiTV
02:30 pm LUNCH BREAK
04:00 pm Communiqué Adoption Session
05:30 pm CONFERENCE ENDS
