Head of Skills, Education and Digital Policy & Programmes @ FCDO, South Africa.Advocate for access to digital and data opportunities for All. Views my own.
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The collaboration and grassroots connectivity done by Dunia Moja and @Twahir_H_Kassim team is inspirational #communitynetworks are on the move to greatness @Msmiliza @stevesong @carlosbaca83 @Kyalo84Kyalo @KICTANet @BOSCOUganda @MamailaNetwork @tnetcn @jane_coffin @AlterMundiNet
“Twenty years of dreams were finally given a breath of life by a pandemic in Kilifi, Kenya.”
For years, Dunia Moja has focused on creating a path out of poverty with the help of digital devices and skills. Read their story:
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#SeedingChange
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Do you want to study a master’s degree at a leading UK university? Applications are now open for next year’s Chevening scholarships.
Don’t miss your chance – find out more today! chevening.org/scholarships
#MyCheveningJourney
Thank you @NEMISA for the excellent discussion yesterday. Placing young people at the centre of the Digital Skills Framework and promoting user centric design will be critical to its relevance to the future of work.
Join us for the Multi-Stakeholder Policy Dialogue on the Impact of the National Digital Skills Framework, under the theme: “Putting S.A youth at the centre of the national digital skills framework” registration: bit.ly/3yMszIR
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Youth employment & women’s empowerment are key to inclusive growth.
Delighted to meet partners & current apprentices and hear how leadership training, technical skill development & work-based apprenticeships are opening up new career paths in 🇿🇦 @Blulever @Harambee4Work
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So proud of my team for pushing this @rmack @kateruane @wikimediapolicy 🥰
US companies can provide internet services in Russia thanks to advocacy by @Wikimedia, @accessnow, and others to maintain the free exchange of knowledge online for Russian people. w.wiki/55fM
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I’m looking at this map showing countries in red which haven’t ordered enough vaccines for their people (green countries have been able to order enough)- I see a broken system to which current IP frameworks contribute. Let’s help fix this, including @wto & @WIPO !@AfricanIP @MSF
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🗣Opportunity alert! Apply for the #MESTExpress accelerator!
The free 20-week program is open to early and growth stage #techstartups in #Ghana. Participating startups will receive training, support and the opportunity for grant funding.
Apply at bit.ly/mestexpress
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Feast your eyes on these beasts!!! Our paper and press release was published today! We've discovered two new giant radio galaxies with the MeerKAT telescope. Check it out if you want to know more about these giants of the cosmos.
Two giant radio galaxies have been discovered with South Africa’s powerful MeerKAT telescope. These galaxies are amongst the largest single objects in the Universe and are thought to be quite rare. Read more: sarao.ac.za/media-releases/g…
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⭐Artificial Intelligence online course!⭐The certified course covers relevant AI actors, and the diplomatic, legal, technical, political, economic, security, and ethical issues of AI. Starts: 22 Feb. Reserve your place now! diplomacy.edu/courses/AI
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👊 CERN is fighting the pandemic!
CERN’s large scale computing experience is helping BioDynaMo– an open source simulation software, visualise #COVID19 trends. For example, how it spreads through a population: ⚪healthy🔴infected🔵recovered.
With @CERNOpenLab #CERNKT
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Electoral integrity in the digital age relies on an uninterrupted access to digital and telecommunications services, including the Internet.
#UgandaDecides2021
@ParadigmHQ @freedomhouse @FreedomExpressn @HurinetU @AFCOD_ @africafoicentre @cipesaug
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Data & Politics - Trends of Digital Data Operations in Elections in Uganda from 2005 - 2020 cdn.ttc.io/s/ourdataourselve…
@cipesaug
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#CIPESAFellow Melissa Zisengwe looks at #CivicTech in Africa and highlights five emerging trends. She looks at several innovations - new or repurposed - to confront the #COVID19 pandemic. 👉🏾 bit.ly/37qR5C1
#surveillances
#DataPrivacy
#InternetFreedomAfrica
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Today, I spoke at an @ASSAf_Official event with ~300 participants about SA's new privacy legislation (POPIA) & a Code of Conduct for research. My key recommendation was to balance POPIA with Open Science objectives for responsible data sharing @AfricanIP @lawtechlab @UctLaw
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South Africs: ICASA's latest regulations require ISPs to zero rate websites on COVID-19
#ICASA #zeroratedcontentSA #CoronavirusSouthAfrica
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South Africa: Regulations re fake news here
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Namibia: Namibia FactCheck debunks misinformation on coronavirus
#namibia #namibiafactcheck #misinformation
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See the Digital Rights Tracker here
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South Africa: An interesting piece on combating pseudoscience and the audi alteram principle in reporting
news24.com/Columnists/George…