Sponsors

Our thanks to the following for their sponsorships:

The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) is a not-for-profit
organization created by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. The
Institute is funded by the members of the Federation of Law Societies of
Canada. CanLII's objective is to provide, by means of electronic access
through the Internet, free access to primary legal material for members of
the legal profession and the public.

The Open Society Institute works to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve its mission, OSI seeks to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, OSI implements a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, OSI builds alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information. OSI places a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities.

The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) works to build and strengthen the values, practices and institutions of an open society throughout Southern Africa.

OSISA supports advocacy initiatives that seek to enhance public policy and improve the situation of the most marginalised members of Southern African communities. They support human rights defenders and other actors who seek to bring about social justice, pulling together diverse organisations and institutions, facilitating dialogue between key national players, and providing financial resources to organisations that promote open society ideals. Their efforts are aimed at building the capacity of civil society organisations to advocate for transparency, accountability and democratic practice, whilst supporting state actors who show a willingness to be held accountable to their citizens.

With a sound track record of 26 years, Sabinet, has pioneered and become an established leader in the facilitation of high-level access to trusted electronic information. Their clients include public and private organisations, as well as academic institutions in South Africa, the USA and the rest of Africa.

Their offerings are characterised by global partnerships and information best practices that straddle the physical and electronic worlds.

To meet the unique information needs of their diverse client base in this rapidly growing market, they combine specific elements from their broad portfolio of products to create a total solution, so aiding research and decision making, and assisting organisations to improve services, save costs and increase productivity