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Schoemans Office Systems Presenter: Theodore (Theo) Schoeman

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Theodore (Theo) Schoeman.

Born in 17 December 1945. Schooled in Windhoek Namibia. Naval Gymnasium 1965. Read Batchelor of Arts (Social Science. & Economics) at the University of Port Elizabeth, graduating in 1970 , Executive. MBA. (Unisa) 1993; Director, Schoemans Office Systems (Pty) Ltd., Windhoek, Walvis Bay & Oshakati.

Career:

Started work at Schoemans Office Systems, in 1971. Promoted to Director of the Company in 1975. Schoemans was established in 1960 and has a 48-year history of service and support to Namibian Government and business.

Initiated the Computer Systems division at Schoemans together with Olivetti in 1972. Attended many courses in Information Technology throughout the years at IBM, Olivetti, Hewlett Packard, Dell, General Electric and Cisco. Final responsibility for the installation and support of some 1000 networks and 30,000 PC’s sold by Schoemans Office Systems in Namibia. Some systems implemented in Angola, Botswana and Zambia. Over the years directly involved at operational level in most large projects in terms of consultancy, design and final implementation.

Specialized in End User Information systems for Management during the Executive MBA at Unisa in 1993. Founder member of Namidef, the Internet development foundation that linked Namibia to the World Wide Web. Many consultancy projects, all successfully completed. Some of the more interesting ones include the Southern African Development Community (SADC) MIS study and the 2003 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Policy for the Republic of Namibia.

Other directorships: Fastkopi (Pty) Ltd; Henjo Properties (Pty) Ltd; Transfer Secretaries at Namibian Stock Exchange, Windhoek Show Society and others.

Other career milestones: Founder member and ex Chairman of the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX). Delegate to Southern Africa Development Community Mission to the United States of America, April 1997; Diversity Management training at Xerox, IBM and Pitney Bowes in USA. Ex Chairman of Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Subcommittee for Information Technology and Infrastructure. Ex President of the Windhoek Show Society. Founder member and Vice Chairman of the IT industry body the “ICT Alliance of Namibia”.

Awards:

Sportsman of the Year (1970) University of Port Elizabeth, Represented both South Africa Eastern Province and Namibia at national level for underwater sport. “Outstanding Achievement award” for Diversity Management USAID/Africare.
Ex President, Namibia Underwater Federation 1985-2004. Led delegation to World Underwater Federation (CMAS) held in Egypt 1991 to establish Namibia as part of the world body;

Recreational activities. Social work; Photography; Bluegrass music band member playing acoustic bass; Scuba diving (international instructor) & free-diving including spear fishing; Marine Archaeology Research along Namibian coastline; and active In-line Hockey player.

Contact; This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Mobile 264-811281945; Address P O Box 2600 Windhoek Namibia

Presentation Title:

Teleworking in a Knowledge Economy(Options for Namibia)

Technology driven devices and services are creating a new breed of workers in Namibia that are connected wherever they are; office, home, on the road and at airports. Teleworking can be described as an arrangement in which an employee performs assigned duties at home or other geographic locations that is convenient for him or her. By the end of this year more than one billion people worldwide will be teleworking.
There are many benefits to teleworking such as lower cost per employee in terms of office space and rental. Improved productivity due to fewer disruptions and less commuting stress are great advantages. Mobile devices have become cheaper with good return on investment. Reducing travel has many”green” benefits to the country as a whole.
We will look at the driving forces behind teleworking, benefits, examples and possible legislation and policies for Namibia.