General Computer Consulting For Details on the Conference contact: Anton Prinsloo of GCC on (011) 789 2911 Dick Clark, MD of GCC Anton Prinsloo Gary Robinson Ernst & Young, as a leading firm in South African business and a major player in the information services industry, recognises the important role that business must play in the years to come, to support the changes in government and the emerging new order in South Africa. In sponsoring the "Computer in Government" Conference, Ernst & Young is endorsing its commitment to a programme aimed at enabling the new order to function to the benefit of all the people of South Africa. Ernst & Young believes it has a responsibility towards supporting simple, good information systems which are essential for the efficient running of new government at all levels. Ernst & Young fully supports the democratic process taking place within South Africa and in supporting this conference recognises the crucial role that information technology has in effecting good government. Ernst & Young encourages interested parties of the public and private sectors to take part in this important conference to ensure that maximum positive results are achieved in discussing the essential role that information technology has to play in positioning South Africa as a winning nation for the latter half of the 90's and gearing up for the turn of the century. The addition of COMPUTERS IN GOVERNMENT to the 15th annual COMPUTER GRAPHICS SYMPOSIUM has already attracted enormous interest and the conference is expected to be the biggest and most exciting ever. Leading local and 6 international speakers, from both political and technical positions, will be covering a comprehensive set of topics as illustrated in this programme. Papers will be both strategic and specific application orientated. all the latest technological developments will be covered. The Institute for Personnel Management and Autodesk will each be sponsoring 2 sessions within the conference. The IPM presentations have been developed to provide leading in organisations with information about cutting edge technology for human resource development and productivity. Tuesday 2nd May 1995 Session A1 (Auditorium A) - 8:00 Housing Land and Administration This session addresses the thorny issue of supplying and administering land and housing. It will be looked at from a Government, Commercial and Academic point of view. The use of computer systems for planning the development of new townships and administering old structures will be covered. The topic of computer fraud in land administration will also be dealt with. Session A2 (Auditorium A) - 14:00 Key Note Address and Strategic Planning The Honorary Minister Zola Skweyiya will be opening the conference. He is the Minister for the Public Service and Administration in the Government of National Unity. This session also includes speakers from Russia and other countries involved in the RDP. Sessions B1 and B2 (Auditorium B) - 8:00 Desk Top Publishing (Full Day - 8 Papers) This session is being presented by the leading industry participants in the DTP industry. It will include live demonstrations of DTP systems available in South Africa, as well as papers by independent consultants using the latest technology. Wednesday 3rd May 1995 Session A3 (Auditorium A) - 8:30 Financial, Legal and Management Systems The speakers are consultants who have either been involved in implementing systems, consultants introducing innovative ideas for the future and government official who are actually running systems. Actual case studies will be presented. Session A4 (Auditorium A) - 13:00 Transportation, Vehicle and Emergency Systems Any issue relating to the administration and management of vehicles and transportation revolves around the availability of digital maps. A great deal of work has been done in South Africa to develop systems and structure data to facilitate traffic flow and maintain our investment in a transport infrastructure. Speakers in this session include private consultants developers of systems and academics. Session B3 and B4 (Auditorium B) - 8:30 Autodesk at Work (Full Day Session) (Sponsored by Autodesk and if FREE to qualified delegates) You will see an actual local project being carried out, using a combination of Autodesk products. You will be taken through the various stages of the project, how the project evolved, how it was presented to the client and how it was carried through the process of detailing and documentation. Thursday 4th May 1995 Session A5 (Auditorium A) - 8:00 Taking Human Resources into the Future (This session is organised and underwritten by the IPM) This sessions will include live, hands-on demonstrations and covers the topics: Computer Based Training, the use of CD ROM for interactive training and "Cruising the Information Super-highway" - getting to know the Internet. Session A6 (Auditorium A) 13:00 Health and Hospital Systems Providing an acceptable level of primary health care is one of cost. The use of computers in providing this capability impacts directly on cost and the level of service offered. Speakers in this session address strategies for the implementation of computer systems for health care and hospital administration, as well as research into (amongst others) Malaria. Session B5 (Auditorium B) - 8:00 Commercial Applications of GIS GIS's have primarily been the domain of large government organisations. We are now seeing commerce pick up on the technology and using it for market research, strategic planing and resource management. Speakers in this session will try to demonstrate how they can be used comically. Session B6 (Auditorium B) - 13:00 Trends and Innovations is GIS The use of Super Computers for weather forecasting and modelling, managing scarce water resources and mapping South Africa's resources are some of the topics that will be covered in this session. The speakers Government users and industry consultants. Friday 5th May 1995 Session 7A (Auditorium A) - 8:00 Central Government Applications including Geographic Information System This session deals with handling large volumes of data on a National Scale. The speakers are government representative, consultants to government and suppliers of computer systems. Are we looking at a Big Brother situation? Session A7 (Auditorium A) - 13:00 Local/Regional Government Applications including Geographic Information Systems Local Authorities are being put to the technological test of providing usable data to the community at large. The restructuring of the management bodies presents a challenges and opportunities to innovative thinkers. Some of these ideas and developments will be addresses by commercial operations and by representatives of various local authorities on the Reef. Session B7 (Auditorium B) 8:00 People Development Through Multimedia (This session is organised and underwritten by the IPM) This session covers: Effective multimedia presentations for maximum visual and learning impact, Effective presentation techniques (Hands-on) and Virtual reality - Implications for training. Session B8 (Auditorium B) - 13:00 Multimedia This session will be presented by industry experts involved in production, training and implementation. They will bring you up to date with the latest in the world of Multimedia. It will include live demonstrations of low and high end systems, and will touch on the issue of affordability.