DAMA is a community.
DAMA Southern Africa is the local chapter of DAMA International, and our aim is to nurture a community of data professionals in Southern Africa who champion the value of data management. The Southern Africa Chapter was formed in 2006
DAMA Chapter meetings.
Our monthly Chapter meetings held on the third Wednesday of every month provide interesting and educational presentations and discussion forums on data management subjects. These meetings provide significant networking opportunities.
Special Interest Groups
With the many facets of data available, our members gravitate to things they find interesting. We have member run special interest groups that engage with the varied and nuanced elements of data. We welcome all members to join any or all of the special interest groups.
Data Protection for Data Management Professionals
So many Data Management Professionals are required to support your organizations deal with data protection. We have a plan to provide a series of conceptual models that will help you and your organization provide consistent information to the Information Officer.
We have made significant progress in mapping the Data Protection Conceptual Architecture and Models.
Several developments are currently underway:
1. A Data Protection Ontology
2. A Data Protection Conceptual Mind map
3. A Data Protection Conceptual Dimensional Model for Reporting
a. Data Breach Reporting
b. Privacy Impact Assessment Reporting
Big Data and Big Science
The DAMA SA Big Data and Data Science group is a public group run under the auspices of DAMA SA. Our intention is to promote dialog and encourage debate Big Data, Data Science, AI and Machine Learning. We run a monthly meetup on the 3rd Monday of every month where we have guest speakers presenting on a range of topics, we have panel discussion, we share information on new developments, trends, review books and articles and generally create a sense of community.
The group is hosted by Mishumo Dzhivhuho and Drew Kennedy and is ably supported by the DAMA SA board.
The ins and outs of Data Modeling SIG
The DAMA SA Data Modelling special interest group is a public group run under the auspices of DAMA SA. Our intention is to promote dialog and encourage debate on aspects of data modelling and the different paradigms and how to apply them to business requirements. We run a monthly meetup on the 1st Monday of every month where we have guest speakers presenting on a range of topics, we have panel discussion, we share information on new developments, trends, review books and articles and generally create a sense of community.
The group is hosted by Paul Grobler and is ably supported by the DAMA SA board.