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RIA research enriches UNESCO debates

digital policy, regulation, UNESCO, working paper

24 February 2023

Regulating digital platforms to boost trust: A review of the UNESCO guidelines

AI governance, digital policy, policy submission, UNESCO

17 February 2023

Too late to regulate? Competition in the digital economy

digital economy, policy brief, SADC, South Africa, Southern African Development Community’s Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF)

10 February 2023

Call for comments on digital governance and the challenges for trust and safety

digital platforms, governance, Internet for Trust Conference, UNESCO

8 February 2023

Report: Feminist Digital Economy Workshop

feminist digital economy, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), IT for Change, report, sub-Saharan Africa, UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), workshop

8 February 2023

Parliamentary submission on the Copyright Amendment Bill

copyright, Copyright Amendment Bill, South Africa, submission

2 February 2023

Generative language models in algorithmic social life: Some concepts and considerations

ChatGPT, generative AI

12 January 2023

RIA’s public comment on National Infrastructure Plan 2050

cyber security, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Just AI, National Infrastructure Plan 2050, public comment, South Africa

5 January 2023

RIA at UN IGF 2022

African Union Commission, African Union Data Policy Framework, UNESCO, United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

28 November 2022

Global index on responsible AI is selected for the Paris Peace Forum Scale-Up Program

African Observatory on Responsible AI, AI governance, AI4D, Data for Development Network (D4D), Global Index on Responsible AI, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Paris Peace Forum, Responsible AI

21 November 2022

Putting data justice into practice

data justice, Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI), policy brief

21 November 2022

Assessing the gender dimensions of digital inequality for policy action

After Access 2022, background paper, digital inequality, digital policy, UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

1 November 2022

More clouds over Africa: What will they bring?

African Observatory on Responsible AI, African Union Data Policy Framework, AI4D, cloud computing, Google, Just AI, South Africa

29 October 2022

US blueprint for an AI bill of rights: Reflections from Africa

AI governance, Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights (AIBoR), Data for Development Network (D4D), Global Index on Responsible AI, Responsible AI

13 October 2022

Can we still understand power in the digital economy through global value chains theory?

digital economy, digitalisation, global value chains, United Nations Conference of Trade and Development

30 September 2022

Mapping African Digital Infrastructures (Part 3): Understanding the motivations and challenges of African contributions to the Internet standards development

African digital infrastructures, African Open-Source Digital Infrastructures, digital skills, digital transformation, Internet Engineering Task Force

13 June 2022

Mapping African Digital Infrastructures (Part 2): A quantitative analysis of open-source contributions

African digital infrastructures, African Open-Source Digital Infrastructures, digital skills, digital transformation, Internet Engineering Task Force

12 June 2022

Mapping African Digital Infrastructures (Part 1): A qualitative analysis of open-source contributions

African digital infrastructures, African Open-Source Digital Infrastructures, digital access, digital inclusion, digital transformation, Internet Engineering Task Force

30 May 2022

A digital new deal for Africa?

African Continental Free Trade Area, African Union, digital policy, innovation, New Digital Deal for Africa

27 May 2022

Launching the Africa-Asia Policy Maker Network on responsible AI

African Observatory on Responsible AI, AI governance, AI4D, Ghana, India, Kenya, South Africa, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Uganda

16 May 2022

Data trusts to support participatory data governance in South Africa?

African Data Policy Framework, data governance, data justice, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa

5 May 2022