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(Closed event) Building an agenda for accessing data for research on disinformation in African elections 2024
Innovation City, Darter Studio, Longkloof, Gardens, Cape Town Darter Studio, Longkloof, Gardens, Cape TownThe 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
(Closed event) A workshop on African elections and disinformation in times of AI
Innovation City, Darter Studio, Longkloof, Gardens, Cape Town Darter Studio, Longkloof, Gardens, Cape TownOn 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
Online Consultation: What Will A Just Global Digital Compact Look Like For Africa?
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
