Cisco Systems SA executive Aggrey Rantloane also said that advances in technology could solve problems facing the justice system in this country by establishing "virtual courts". <\/p>\n
"We could have a system where, for example, technology could be used for a case involving someone being held in Port Elizabeth and also charged in Polokwane being heard by the court there in real-time.<\/p>\n
"This would save time, manpower and the money required to move the accused from the coast to up-country for the case to be heard. Instead of taking days moving people and documents around, it could be done in a few minutes if, for example, the accused was up for remand."<\/p>\n
Rantloane said he had experienced a life-like "virtual conference" within the Cisco organisation, which is a multinational company with more than 63000 employees all over the world and annual revenue in 2007 of $35-billion (about R280-billion).<\/p>\n
"We had executives speaking from all over the world and projected on to a stage where they all appeared to be taking part in the same presentation."<\/p>\n
Rantloane was speaking at the announcement of the third Eastern Cape ICT summit, to be held at NMMU on Thursday, July 24.<\/p>\n
It will be preceded by a gala dinner the previous evening.<\/p>\n
Chief executive of organising company Imbizo Events, of Port Elizabeth Motse Mfuleni said that 10 leading speakers – including Rantloane – had been lined up for the summit, the third in the province since 2006.<\/p>\n
They would include Hewlett Packard SA chief executive Thoko Mokgosi, who had won various awards, including being judged the country‘s "most influential woman" last year.<\/p>\n
"More information on the Eastern Cape government ICT policies is also expected to be announced and we have made special arrangements this year for networking and one-on-one meetings," said Mfuleni. <\/p>\n
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