Success & ‘Failure’ Stories in Communication and Development

Introduction – Reflections on Comms & Society

 Public communication today

 Issue attention today

 Role of comms in society

 The need for ongoing discussion on the relevance professional comms in society

2. Contemporary Development context – The development environment

• Development issues of our time

• The global development frameworks MDGs, SDGs

• The Africa Agenda 2063 • Communication for Dev (30 + years of UN resolution on comms for development