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AI as a public good: ensuring democratic control of AI
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Cape Town launch event: AI as a public good: Ensuring democratic control of AI in the information space

By: Natalie Simon
AI governance, democracy, Forum on Information and Democracy, Global South, report, South Africa
  • 8 March 2024
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  • RIA in the media

Artificial intelligence and Africa

By: Research ICT Africa
AI governance, UN African Renewal Magazine
  • 7 March 2024
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  • RIA Newsletter

Misleading chatbots, digital access in Nigeria and more

By: Research ICT Africa
RIA newsletter
  • 6 March 2024
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Misleading chatbots, corporate responsibility and the myth of unregulated AI

By: Andrew Rens
AI governance, customer service chatbots, Just AI, POPIA, Responsible AI, South Africa
  • 28 February 2024
AI
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Appel à la soumission de résumés : Vers la création d’un écosystème d’IA juste en Afrique

By: Natalie Simon
Africa, Just AI, Just AI Conference
  • 27 February 2024
Digital networks
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Ensuring information integrity on digital platforms: RIA’s submission to the UN Secretary General’s policy brief

By: Nawal Omar
digital platforms, information integrity, Our Common Agenda Policy Brief, submission, UNESCO, United Nations, United Nations submission
  • 9 February 2024
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  • RIA Newsletter

Shedding light on barriers to digital access in Africa, and more

By: Research ICT Africa
RIA newsletter
  • 6 February 2024
Alison Gillwald appointed coordinator T20 Brasil
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Alison Gillwald appointed as a coordinator for T20 task force

By: Nawal Omar
Alison Gillwald, G20, T20
  • 2 February 2024
Microenterprises in Tanzania
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Back to basics: The state of digital technology use for African microenterprises

By: Andrew Partridge
After Access, After Access 2022, digital technology, Ethiopia, Ghana, informal traders, Kenya, microenterprise, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda
  • 2 February 2024
AI
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Conference: Building a just AI ecosystem in Africa

By: Nawal Omar
2024 Africa Just AI conference, AI frameworks, AI4D, data justice, democracy, feminism and AI, Just AI, sustainability and AI
  • 2 February 2024
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  • RIA Newsletter

Data, democracy and disinformation

By: Research ICT Africa
RIA newsletter
  • 21 December 2023
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After Access surveys: What to expect in 2024

By: Naila Govan-Vassen
After Access, COVID-19, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, report, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda
  • 21 December 2023
South African elections
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Content platforms urged to share data with African elections researchers

By: Nawal Omar
AI governance, Data access, data justice, disinformation, International Media Support (IMS), statement
  • 18 December 2023
Fake news
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Data for democracy action: Countering disinformation in African elections through open access to data and journalism as a public good

By: Nawal Omar
African elections, International Media Support (IMS), open access, report
  • 11 December 2023
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  • RIA Newsletter

A whistle blower, a workshop and a fellowship opportunity

By: Research ICT Africa
RIA newsletter
  • 1 December 2023
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Daniel Motaung: How a man from the Free State came to take on Facebook

By: Nawal Omar
content moderators, Daniel Motaung, exploitation, Facebook, Sama
  • 1 December 2023
African elections and disinformation in the times of AI
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Data, AI and elections in Africa: Working towards a collaborative African response

By: Nawal Omar
African Alliance for Data Access, African democracy, African elections, Association of Electoral Management Bodies in Africa, Data for Democracy Action, disinformation, International Media Support (IMS), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, workshop
  • 22 November 2023
Think20 Critical Constructive Conclusive
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Data for development in Think20 India 2023: Critical, constructive, conclusive

By: Nawal Omar
Alison Gillwald, big tech, data policy, essay, public data, Think20 India 2023
  • 10 November 2023
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  • RIA Newsletter

Building the internet Africa needs

By: Research ICT Africa
RIA newsletter
  • 6 November 2023
Artificial Intelligence in Africa
  • RIA in the media

Nature publication amplifies African voices in AI

By: Research ICT Africa
African Observatory on Responsible AI, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Index on Responsible AI, journal article
  • 6 November 2023
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The real cost of the blue check: Twitter/X verification and what it means for combatting online misinformation

By: Hanani Hlomani
African elections, blue check, misinformation, social media
  • 23 October 2023
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