Contribute to effective development practices at Trialogue’s Making CSI Matter conference on 2nd to 4th March

The current socio-economic context demands development processes that engage large numbers of people in the co-creation of our shared future.

Questions are being asked that bring to the fore best past and current practices, inspiring a future based on what is possible when all stakeholders engage constructively. Hence, Trialogue is delighted to announce that its second Making CSI Matter event on 2nd, 3rd and 4th March 2009 – at the Indaba Hotel in Johannesburg - will be highly participative and outcomes-based.

Day one will consist of two full-day highly participative stakeholder engagement workshops which will each produce a set of outcomes, taking the form of actions or expectations required from roleplayers in development. The two workshops, of which delegates will only be able to attend one, are:
 

1. A multi-stakeholder engagement process on the legislative and compliance requirements for effective CSI and development.
2. A multi-stakeholder engagement process to clarify the optimal role of CSI in relation to other development roleplayers.

To ensure that credible outcomes which best serve development are generated, key stakeholders from corporates, NGOs and government are encouraged to attend. These sessions will have engagement at their core with learning as a secondary by-product. Therefore roleplayers who believe they can make a real contribution to generating outputs will play an important role in these two engagement sessions.

A participative approach will be threaded through days two and three of the conference which will serve as a learning and sharing environment. Recognised subject matter experts will inform and provoke innovative thinking and best-practice case studies will inspire possibility. Further, sophisticated voting technology will enable all delegates to provide input to what they hear and learn on days two and three and to cast their votes in support – be it high or low – of specified outcomes.

Over and above the day one workshop topics, the event will present and scrutinize the current socio-economic environment that development practitioners work in and tools to enhance the effectiveness of what they do. Poverty alleviation can only be successful where there is appropriate information, systems and importantly, the full involvement of the right people. Models for engaging relevant roleplayers will be shared and differing mechanisms for community engagement will be highlighted and assessed.

We would like to thank Mail & Guardian’s Investing in the Future, who shares a strong interest in development, for playing the role of official media partner. The National Development Agency, Transnet, Absa, Eskom and Standard Bank, as major sponsors of the event have reflected their commitment to effective social investment. Our thanks to Nedbank for sponsoring the registration of the event and utmost appreciation to Engen, Murray & Roberts and Wesbank for supporting the attendance of NGOs and partners at the conference.

In short, this 2nd Making CSI Matter conference offers development practitioners from all sectors – public, private and civil society – with a highly participative environment for constructive collaboration. The event promises to be inspiring, engaging and an important platform for learning and sharing for all organisations interested in development.

If you are interested in this event please go to the website on www.trialogue.co.za where you can find out more or register online. If you have further queries please contact Gillian Mitri or Vee Sampson at the Trialogue offices on 021 762 1166 or email conference@trialogue.co.za