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Become a Tender Expert – Webinar
The Become a Tender Expert 2-day workshop/webinar focusses on how to respond to a tender correctly, adhering to all tender compliance requirements. It teaches the participants everything they need to know in responding to a bid or quotation. This interactive workshop offers a comprehensive understanding of the procurement regulations of 2017 as set out by […]
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A Webinar on Sustainable Community Planning
A Webinar on Sustainable Community Planning
At this interactive Webinar, participants will: Engage with a sustainability perspective on key challenges facing Town and Regional Planners and Practitioners in Built Environments and Human Settlements Explore effective, transformative, and innovative concepts and ideas for sustainable development Enhance understanding of Integrated Development Plans, Spatial Development Frameworks and Land Use Management Schemes as tools for […]
1 event,
Urban Festival 2020
The South African Cities Network together with the Civic Tech Innovation Network , Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs , Open Cities Lab , Journalism and Media Lab , Our Future Cities , ICLEI Africa and many others will host the first ever Urban Festival 2020, themed Empowering the Civic. This virtual festival will […]
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3 events,
Become a Tender Expert – Webinar
The Become a Tender Expert 2-day workshop/webinar focusses on how to respond to a tender correctly, adhering to all tender compliance requirements. It teaches the participants everything they need to know in responding to a bid or quotation. This interactive workshop offers a comprehensive understanding of the procurement regulations of 2017 as set out by […]
The Lekgotla – Facilitating Public Engagements on the Gauteng Township Economic Development Draft Bill
The Lekgotla – Facilitating Public Engagements on the Gauteng Township Economic Development Draft Bill
Topic - The Lekgotla Description - The South African Cities Network (SACN), the Gauteng Province Office of the Premier and Department of Economic Development invites you to participate in a facilitated stakeholder engagement and discussion on the Gauteng Township Economic Development Draft Bill. Session aims to: Solicit technical and legal inputs […]
3 events,
Specialised Local Content (Tenders) – Webinar
Specialised Local Content (Tenders) – Webinar
A comprehensive “Specialised Local Content” webinar with the aim to teach the bidder to make sense out of all the different Local Content documents such as the SBD 6.2 and Annexures C, D & E. Attendees complete case studies and exercises, and calculate Local and Imported Content during the workshop in the presence of the […]
3 events,
Youth & City Space
Youth & City Space
Topic - Youth & City Space Description - This session brings together young scholars, professionals, organisers and creatives to discuss, in a panel format, the state of cities, institutions and the capacity of youth to contribute meaningfully to shaping/visioning of future cities. The event is anchored on Level 7 of the IUDF to […]
Showcasing 25 years of UN Habitat Safer Cities Innovations
Showcasing 25 years of UN Habitat Safer Cities Innovations
Topic - Showcasing 25 years of UN Habitat Safer Cities Innovations Description - This event will present 25 years of UN Habitat's work on safer cities, building on the prevention of crime and violence in cities and towns. In particular, it will focus on promoting community social capital through a systematic and integrated […]
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4 events,
Become a Tender Expert – Venue-based Workshop (COVID permitting)
The Become a Tender Expert 2-day workshop/webinar focusses on how to respond to a tender correctly, adhering to all tender compliance requirements. It teaches the participants everything they need to know in responding to a bid or quotation. This interactive workshop offers a comprehensive understanding of the procurement regulations of 2017 as set out by […]
Remembering our relationship with water
Remembering our relationship with water
Topic - Remembering our relationship with water Description - As the current water crisis in cities and towns across the country unfolds, we yet again face threats of “Day Zeros” and “State of Disasters” being declared, as well as expectations of an ensuing blame game. There are undoubtedly multiple factors that are contributing […]
6 events,
City Intelligence as a Civic Empowerment and Activation Tool
City Intelligence as a Civic Empowerment and Activation Tool
Topic - City Intelligence as a Civic Empowerment and Activation Tool Description - City intelligence, in its various forms, has long been considered crucial to facilitating civic action in urban spaces. Although sharing information and knowledge effectively and enabling target audiences to use it as a platform for action is always challenging, requiring […]
2 events,
Karoo RSDF: Colloquium 2 – Theme: Innovative Planning for Interdependent Places and People in the Arid Karoo Region
Karoo RSDF: Colloquium 2 – Theme: Innovative Planning for Interdependent Places and People in the Arid Karoo Region
Karoo Regional SDF: Colloquium No 2 - Theme: Innovative Planning for Interdependent Places and People in the Arid Karoo Region Lectures/presentations on the theme will be delivered by Prof Verna Nel (UFS) and Mrs Cheri Green (CSIR). Click here for more information on the Karoo RSDF Colloquia. Click here for more information on the Karoo […]
1 event,
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4 events,
Become a Tender Expert – Venue-based Workshop (COVID permitting)
The Become a Tender Expert 2-day workshop/webinar focusses on how to respond to a tender correctly, adhering to all tender compliance requirements. It teaches the participants everything they need to know in responding to a bid or quotation. This interactive workshop offers a comprehensive understanding of the procurement regulations of 2017 as set out by […]
Partnering During the Pandemic: Lessons for Building Better, Together
Partnering During the Pandemic: Lessons for Building Better, Together
Topic - Partnering During the Pandemic: Lessons for Building Better, Together Description - Join Andrew Boraine, Gill Cullinan and Danga Mughogho for this webinar focused on lessons from COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us a lot about the coordination of food aid responses and food systems governance. Civil society partnerships have stepped in […]
3 events,
Learning from the eThekwini Open Data Portal – Evidence-based decision making in Action
Learning from the eThekwini Open Data Portal – Evidence-based decision making in Action
Topic - Learning from the eThekwini Open Data Portal - Evidence-based decision making in Action Description - eThekwini Municipality has become the first South African city to make its data open & accessible to the public. This was make possible through a successful partnership between the City, Open Cities Lab and the South […]
3 events,
Imbizo Urban Economies Table Talk – Launch of the Urban Economies Paper Series
Imbizo Urban Economies Table Talk – Launch of the Urban Economies Paper Series
Topic - Imbizo Urban Economies Table Talk Description - The South African Cities Network (SACN) will be launching the Strengthening Urban Economies Paper Series which explore how to grow urban economies through improving local conditions for enterprise, the urban space economy, the informal economy, township economies, sustainable cities, ensuring inclusive economic infrastructure and […]
Communicating the Urban Agenda to Empower the Civic
Communicating the Urban Agenda to Empower the Civic
Topic - Communicating the Urban Agenda to Empower the Civic Description - How are city governments creatively communicating issues of urban development and city governance and actively engaging all of society to co-create cities that are safe, inclusive and liveable
3 events,
Become a Tender Expert – Venue-based Workshop (COVID permitting)
The Become a Tender Expert 2-day workshop/webinar focusses on how to respond to a tender correctly, adhering to all tender compliance requirements. It teaches the participants everything they need to know in responding to a bid or quotation. This interactive workshop offers a comprehensive understanding of the procurement regulations of 2017 as set out by […]
3 events,
Creative Procurement for Empowering the Civic Discussion
Creative Procurement for Empowering the Civic Discussion
Topic - Creative Procurement for Empowering the Civic Discussion Description - Join Kayla Brown and Danga Mughogho for this session hosted by SACN. This is a two part event that explores alternative and creative procurement processes to allow for communities to both participate more actively in public procurement processes and hold municipalities and […]
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3 events,
Become a Tender Expert – Venue-based Workshop (COVID permitting)
The Become a Tender Expert 2-day workshop/webinar focusses on how to respond to a tender correctly, adhering to all tender compliance requirements. It teaches the participants everything they need to know in responding to a bid or quotation. This interactive workshop offers a comprehensive understanding of the procurement regulations of 2017 as set out by […]
1 event,
GIS Applications in Urban and Regional Planning
Short Learning Programme - Online Instructor-Led Course For more information click on the COURSE POSTER Course Objective: The Short Learning Programme (SLP) intends to provide skill oriented learning in GIS applications in the built environment field. The course will also expose the participants to free and open-source software, open-standards and open data enabling them to implement […]