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                           Report on an International Symposium:

                                        CULTURE,
                                        COMMUNICATION,
                                        DEVELOPMENT

A number of renowned scholars from South Africa and abroad, including
delegates from UNESCO, took part in the symposium which was held at
the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in Pretoria on 29-31
August. It was organised in collaboration with UNESCO, the Centre for
Cultural and Media Studies at the University of Natal, and the
Department of Communication at UNISA.

The many linkages between culture, communication and development were
examined, within an international and a South African context. A
variety of workshops addressed practical issues and formulated
proposals. Community and NGOs representatives shared their
experiences and concerns through panel discussions.

THE PROGRAMME

More than a hundred and forty speakers took part in the programme.
The speakers from abroad include the renowned expert on cultural
studies and policy, Prof. Tony Bennett, and a number of experts on
development communication, including Profs. Srinivas Melkote, Robert
Agunga and Stanford Mukasa. Speakers came from Gabon, Botswana,
Cameroon, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Mozambique, Australia, the United
States and elsewhere.

The speakers included not only some of the most eminent scholars of
local universities and technicons, but also a number of post-graduate
students. Moreover, the symposium was unique in the sense that it was
not only an academic exercise, but that  NGOs, CBOs and both national
and provincial government departments were represented among the more
than 300 delegates. This was particularly important because the
symposium was also aimed at providing proposals for, and the
background to, policy formulation.

UNESCO's World Commission for Culture and Development sent a
delegation from neighbouring African countries to discuss development
proposals for the region. Workshops and panel discussions were
conducted on development studies and policy, development/community
communication, information and technology, community
multipurpose/information community centres, community culture and the
role of a multilingual language dispensation in development
communication.

Information about the proceedings and publications can
be obtained by means of the reply form below. No
obligation is implied.

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                         Announcing the DECCO Network:

                      DEVELOPMENT, CULTURE, COMMUNICATION

The Development, Culture and Communication (DECCO) Network is a
research and information network aimed at promoting (a) liaison
between organisations, researchers, academics, development and
communication practitioners and others who work within the DECCO
field, (b) the dissemination of information and (c) data bases
relevant to DECCO. It will be co-ordinated by the HSRC and will have
its own Web site. The HSRC's national devevelopment directory,
PRODDER, will play a major role in the dissemination of information.
All interested organisations and individuals may join it free of
charge by returning the application form supplied at the back.

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               Announcing a Southern African Regional Workshop:

                  DEVELOPMENT, CULTURE, COMMUNICATION

At the symposium it was decided that a research and development
workshop will be held for the Southern African region. The workshop
is intended to give more regional focus to the DECCO Network. An
important synthesis for the areas covered by the symposium can be
found in the report of UNESCO's World Commission for Culture and
Development, Our Creative Diversity - the workshop will formulate a
response to it. In addition the workshop will investigate ways of
taking sociocultural factors and development support communication
(DSC) into account in development. Practical advice on capacity
building and DSC will be given to organisations. The workshop will be
co-ordinated by the HSRC in consultation with UNESCO. It will be held
early in 1997; a date still has to be determined. Attendance will be
by invitation, but individuals and organisations are encouraged to
indicate if they are interested in attending.

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               Invitation for research collaboration:

               THE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT COMMUNICATION
                   (DESCOM) RESEARCH PROGRAMME

The DESCOM research programme aims to analyse, develop and test
communication strategies that are used for community development and
empowerment. The co-operative programme of the HSRC consists of a
series of multidisciplinary contributions by development and
communication experts from South Africa and abroad. The focus will be
on the eventual development and testing of DSC techniques and
technology, and related information sources (guides, brochures, data
bases). All interested researchers are invited to apply for
information on collaboration.

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                             REPLY FORM

E-mail or fax to: Dr Charles Malan, HSRC (Private Bag X41, Pretoria
0001, South Africa)

Fax no. (012) 202 2149   (E-mail address: CWM@socdyn.hsrc.ac.za)

I am interested in the proceedings of the symposium, the DECCO
Network and/or the Southern African workshop. Please add my name to
your mailing list and keep me informed of developments.

I have the following proposals/comments/enquiries  (please attach an
extra page if needed, and/or full information about your
organisation) about (a) the symposium, (b) the DECCO Network (please
supply full addresses, fax- and e-mail numbers of organisations who
can be approached for participation) (c) the Southern African DECCO
workshop and/or (d) the DESCOM research programme:



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Title:_______________

Organisation:_________________________________________________________

Address:______________________________________________________________

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Fax. no. (   )_____________  Tel. no. (   )____________

E-mail address:____________________

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