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A focus on African media this weekend

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:53:00 +0200

An unprecedented summit of African media conferences take place Friday 16 September to Monday 19 September 2011: Highway Africa, Pan African Conference on Access to Information, Digital Citizens' Indaba, the African Forum for Media Development, various editors' forum meetings, and workshops for African journalism educators.
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MMA launches Egypt and Middle East Local Council

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:20:00 +0200

CAIRO, EGYPT / NEW YORK, US / LONDON, UK / SINGAPORE / SAO PAULO, BRAZIL: The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) recently announced the launch of the Egypt and Middle East Local Council and the appointment of new co-chair, CEO & co-founder at Digital Republic, Karim Khalifa. The launch of MMA Egypt and Middle East is in response to the increased interest and investment in mobile marketing, and the need for industry support and guidance within the region.
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UNESCO to help reform journalism education in Egypt

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 06:57:00 +0200

PARIS: The UNESCO office in Cairo, in cooperation with the Cairo University, launched a project this year to strengthen journalism education and communication research in Egypt. The initiative aims to reform the curriculum of the Faculty of Communication at the Cairo University.
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Education for all: damning report on state of education in Africa

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:40:00 +0200

The state of education in many parts of the world and Africa, especially in zones in conflict, is appalling, miserable and in bad shape, according to a 2011 UNESCO Global Monitoring Report set to be released today, Tuesday, 1 March 2011 in New York.
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[2011 trends] Post-production: less about tools, more about talent, service, delivery

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:49:00 +0200

2010 was all about the FIFA World Cup, so 2011 will be about brands re-establishing themselves and promoting themselves by their own intrinsic qualities. In post-production, it is becoming less about the tools (as that outdates itself so quickly) and more about the talent, service and delivery.
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WAN-IFRA publishes 'Internet in the Family 2.0'

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 15:11:00 +0200

The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has released its second edition of "Internet in the Family: A guide to helping children when they go online" in time for newspapers to offer it to readers for "Safer Internet Day" on 8 February.
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Unexpected global skill shortages threaten corporate growth, innovation

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:12:00 +0200

NEW YORK, US: A survey of senior executives and talent managers shows future leadership and research & development are hardest hit.
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Egyptian government to train 20 African journalists

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 08:08:00 +0200

The Egyptian government has offered scholarships to 20 African journalists including one Ugandan, to sharpen their news reporting skills.
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Four Loerie Grands Prix this year

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 10:41:00 +0200

Four Grands Prix were handed out this past weekend at the 32nd annual The Loerie Awards, held for the second time at Good Hope Centre in Cape Town: King James once again in TV & Cinema Commercials for Allan Gray's 'Legend'; the VWV Group in Experiential: Live Events for the 2010 FIFA World Cup closing ceremony; Boogerman+ Partners Architects in Architecture & Interior Design for Soccer City aka FNB Stadium aka National Stadium; and Grid Worldwide Branding and Tonic Design in Design Mixed-Media Campaign for the Comair/British Airways SLOW Lounge.
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UK lags behind US on employee return on investment

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:58:00 +0200

NEW YORK, US / LONDON, UK: organisations have proved far more agile than those in the UK and the rest of Europe at maximising profit from their investment in people, according to PwC research published today, 26 July 2010.
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