Smart Cities for Sustainable Development (Virtual Knowledge Exchange) This virtual knowledge exchange will help attendees understand "the true value and implementational practicality of key technologies in their full depth for their deployment in the construction of new smart cities or in the regeneration of legacy cities to advanced smart ones in the right way." Abstract […]
Climate and Disaster Risk Screening: Identifying Risk to Enhance Resilience Registration Ends Before: Apr 13, 2021 Climate change and disasters pose a growing threat to development. It is essential to identify the related risks early in the preparation stage of development operations and programs, to better integrate appropriate resilience measures to mitigate and cope with […]
Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting AGENDA ITEM RESPONSIBLE 1. Opening and Purpose DALRRD 2. Presentation: Planning Profession Bill and Draft Regulations Part A: Background Part B: Proposed Areas for Planning Profession Bill and Draft Regulations Part C: Summary of Comments Received Previously DALRRD […]
Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting AGENDA ITEM RESPONSIBLE 1. Opening and Purpose DALRRD 2. Presentation: Planning Profession Bill and Draft Regulations Part A: Background Part B: Proposed Areas for Planning Profession Bill and Draft Regulations Part C: Summary of Comments Received Previously DALRRD […]
Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting AGENDA ITEM RESPONSIBLE 1. Opening and Purpose DALRRD 2. Presentation: Planning Profession Bill and Draft Regulations Part A: Background Part B: Proposed Areas for Planning Profession Bill and Draft Regulations Part C: Summary of Comments Received Previously DALRRD […]
Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting AGENDA ITEM RESPONSIBLE 1. Opening and Purpose DALRRD 2. Presentation: Planning Profession Bill and Draft Regulations Part A: Background Part B: Proposed Areas for Planning Profession Bill and Draft Regulations Part C: Summary of Comments Received Previously DALRRD […]
The South African Cities Network's #DigitalDash Publication launch. In 2020 SACN held the Young Planners and Designers Competition as part of our Inclusion and Well-Being Programme. #DigitalDash is a sprint across some fresh perspectives from the top nine entrants of the competition who examine what possibilities lie ahead for South African cities. This competition was aimed […]
Accredited for CPD points with The “Become a Tender Expert” 2-day workshop is a comprehensive workshop of the whole tender process and includes case studies being done in the presence of the facilitator. We also present these workshops online via webinars. You receive the Tender Manual as well as a certificate of attendance and a […]
Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting AGENDA ITEM RESPONSIBLE 1. Opening and Purpose DALRRD 2. Presentation: Planning Profession Bill and Draft Regulations Part A: Background Part B: Proposed Areas for Planning Profession Bill and Draft Regulations Part C: Summary of Comments Received Previously DALRRD […]
Global Academy on the Green Economy 10 - 21 May 2021 (40 Hours) Topics covered: What is Green Recovery? How "green" are recovery plan Nationally determined contributions Green recovery and just transition Financing tools and mechanisms Budgeting and tax policy tools Green industries and enterprises. For more information please seed the Information Note To pre-enrol, […]
Special economic zones (SEZs) are formally defined geographic areas in which the business environment is different from that of the rest of the economy. They are places where challenges that business faces in the rest of the economy are eased. When successful, this has been the way that other countries have lifted people out of […]
Eastern Cape SPLUM Forum and Review and Amendment of the Planning Profession Act, 2002 Consultative Workshop The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is facilitating the process to review and amend the Planning Profession Act. You are invited to the Eastern Cape SPLUM Forum meeting and the Review and Amendment of the Planning […]
National Treasury and the Human Sciences Research Council is launching eight Metropolitan Municipality Spatialised Economic Data Reports based on the mining of anonymised tax data sources. This is the first time that this data is available in South Africa and fills a strategic gap that can inform better and more integrated metro planning and performance […]
Topic: African cities making peace with nature Description How are cities in Africa responding to the urgent call by António Guterres, UN Secretary General, to reconcile with nature and to show ambition, stop the assault on our planet, and do what we need to do to guarantee the future of next generations? African cities are […]
Accredited for CPD points with The “Become a Tender Expert” 2-day workshop is a comprehensive workshop of the whole tender process and includes case studies being done in the presence of the facilitator. We also present these workshops online via webinars. You receive the Tender Manual as well as a certificate of attendance and a […]
Webinar How and where can technology enable resilience in incremental housing production? Wednesday, 19 May, 5:00 - 6:30 pm CET While sectors like healthcare, education, and agriculture have leveraged digital platforms to improve their work, harnessing technology remains under-explored in the informal housing sector. Practitioners committed to disaster resilient housing acknowledge that delivering technical assistance […]
Western Cape Property Development Forum (WCPDF) The Western Cape Property Development Forum’s Annual Conference is going online this year, “extending” its boundaries to the rest of South Africa. This event also offers CPD points for planners, as well as for quantity surveyors, architects, project managers, surveyors and civil engineers. Under the theme “Vision for Growth”, […]
The Planning Institute of Australia’s Planning Congress for 2021 will be delivered as a virtual event. It will be called Planning Festival 2021, and it will be held for a week from 24-28 May 2021. It will be an exciting, new way of learning, networking and celebrating online. Registrations are now open and can be […]
PROGRAMME 2021 See the Curator Statement here, or view the RISE Africa 2021 Roadmap. Explore the full 5-day programme below and register for individual sessions or register below for multiple RISE Africa 2021 sessions at once. With 46 sessions to choose from there is something for every thinker, doer and enabler working toward sustainable […]
Accredited for CPD points with The “Become a Tender Expert” 2-day workshop is a comprehensive workshop of the whole tender process and includes case studies being done in the presence of the facilitator. We also present these workshops online via webinars. You receive the Tender Manual as well as a certificate of attendance and a […]
Celebrate AFRICA DAY (25 May) with Wits University Press - Event and New Books View in web browser May 2021 Celebrate Africa Day with a book launch event and NEW READS from Wits University Press Tuesday 25 May is the one day in the year that everyone on the continent is celebrating the arts, culture and […]
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 […]
SACN | Launch of the BEITT Compendium Event Briefing Note The South African Cities Network's , Built Environment Integration Task Team , will be launching the BEITT Compendium, in celebration of 4 years of connection, learning, debate and growth. Come and explore the exciting journey walked by built environment practitioners as they celebrate the release of the […]
“1st International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Spatial Methods” (SMUS Conference) and “1st RC33 Regional Conference – Africa: Botswana” in cooperation with ESA RN21 “Quantitative Methods” organised and hosted online by the University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.“1st RC33 Regional Conference – Africa: Botswana” in cooperation with ESA RN21 “Quantitative Methods” Please find more information on the […]
The International Society of City and Regional Planners’ (ISOCARP) 57th ISOCARP World Planning Congress taking place on 8-11 November 2021 in Doha, Qatar is now receiving abstract submissions for its five tracks and special sessions and forums! KEY DATES: 16 May 2021 31 May 2021: Deadline for Abstract Submission 22-29 June 2021: Notification of Acceptance or Rejection […]
Mpumalanga Provincial SPLUM Forum Date: 3 June 2021 Time: 9:00 – 13:00 Place: Virtual Microsoft Teams Meeting. Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting Learn More | Meeting options For more information please contact Mr Sifiso Molefe at 076 889 9888 / 013 754 8090 or […]
The City of Johannesburg is launching the City of Johannesburg Climate Action Plan (CAP) facilitated by Mr. Sithole Mbanga with special attendance by C40 Partners, Senior Government Representatives from the City of Johannesburg, provincial, national government and many other key players in the climate change space. DATE: 3 June 2021 TIME: 10:00am-12:00pm VENUE: ZOOM Meeting PROGRAMME: […]