The UN IGF is global conference that brings together various stakeholders’ groups annually to discuss policy and development matters related to the internet. The IGF2021 is hosted by the Government of Poland and is taking place in Katowice Poland from 6-10 December. This year’s forum is taking place under the overarching theme “Internet United” and […]
Research ICT Africa in collaboration with Data for Development Network (D4D.net) and with support from Canada’s International Research Development Centre (IDRC), are set to announce a new Global Index on Responsible AI. The announcement of this new initiative will take place as a Side Event of the Summit for Democracy 2021. The event will centre […]
Liberalisation lit the fuse for the communications revolution that has happened over the last three decades. Privatisation has proved far more problematic and has sometimes led to the very problems it was meant to solve. Balancing Act’s Russell Southwood, the author of Africa 2.0 – Inside a Continent’s Communications Revolution (Manchester University Press), discusses with […]
The digitisation of the economy and society and the datafication of almost everything we do as those who are connected have promoted economic efficiency, increased access to the means of production, and driven further innovation. These developments have been extremely uneven, both between countries and within them, with the majority of the world’s population still […]
On 16th November RIA will convene African experts working on elections, information integrity, media, and digital rights in an event to discuss the challenges and opportunities of AI in strengthening democratic processes. The event aims to explore common ground between various stakeholder groups operating in diverse (but fragmented) realms of action. It is convened in […]
The spread of disinformation on social media is as significant a challenge to the democratic processes in Africa as it is globally. Tackling the challenge of disinformation will require evidence-based knowledge to reveal whether and how social media and AI can damage electoral integrity and credibility and how they can serve to help trigger mitigations […]