Day One

OPENING PLENARY

Welcome: Conference Overview - 'Yemi Adamolekun, Enough is Enough Nigeria

 

Opening Address - Hon. Omobola Johnson, Minister, Communication Technology

 

Keynote Address - Professor Steven Livingston, Media and International Affairs, George Washington University

 

Remarks - Stephen King, Partner, Omidyar Network. (Power of the Open)

 

Remarks - Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman, INEC. (Prospects of New Media in Elections)

Session I: Nigerian Elections and New Media: Moving Forward

• Social Media &  Participation in the Electoral Process (Mohammad J. Kuna)

Session II: Engaging Government

• mySociety (Paul Lenz)

• Open Government : Pilot projects in Edo State (Yemi Keri)

• Nigerian Innovations in ICT for Social Accountability (Caroline Sage)

• Digital Governance in Nigeria: Going Beyond the Hype (Gov. Kayode Fayemi)

• Role of New Media in Governance (Sen. Bukola Saraki)

 

Day Two

Session III: Naija Generation and New Media

• Remarks: Naija Generation and the New Media

(Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi)

• Naija Generation and New Media – A Conversation (Chude Jideonwo)

 

Breakout Session: Engaging Society Using New Media

a) Governance: Transparency, Leadership, Accountability

• Innovative use of ICT (Ushahidi) to promote Electoral Transparency and Good Governance In Nigeria - ReclaimNaija

• MZALENDO: Keeping an eye on the Kenyan Parliament (Jessica Musila)

• BudgIT (Oluseun Onigbinde)

 

 

b) Social Trends: Driver for Progress

• Global Social Media Trends - Opportunities and Implications (MariTikkanen – M4ID).

• Social Trends ('Gbenga Sesan)

 

c) Capacity Building: Citizen Empowerment Strategies

• Empowering Citizens to Enable Good Governance (Femi Longe - CcHUB).

• Engaging citizens (Jonas Schwarz Lausten)

• New Media Capacity (Seun Akinfolarin)

 

d)  Early Warning Systems: Citizen Protection

• Gidi_Traffic (Kaptin Idoko)

Closing

• Social Media and the Elections (Judith Asuni)