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RIA research at World Press Freedom Day events

Lusaka Declaration, multistakeholderism, social media, UNESCO, World Press Freedom Day

2 June 2023

Mapping our global digital future

African Union Data Policy Framework, data governance, global governance, Global South, South Africa

31 May 2023

How should AI be regulated in the public interest?

31 May 2023

Media freedom and African democracy in the age of tech platforms

African Commission on Human and People’s Rights on Freedom of Expression, Declaration on Media Freedom and Democracy, democracy, Resisting Information Disorder in the Global South, United Nations

17 May 2023

Attention: Dernier appel à contribution pour notre soumission sur le Pacte numérique mondial des Nations unies

UN Global Digital Compact, United Nations, United Nations submission

16 May 2023

Last call for input for our submission on the UN Global Digital Compact

call for input, UN Global Digital Compact, United Nations, United Nations submission

27 April 2023

Consultation en ligne: À quoi ressemblerait un pacte numérique mondial juste du point de vue africain?

COVID-19, digital policy, UN Global Digital Compact, United Nations submission

19 April 2023

The valley is getting wider and deeper

AI governance, social inequality, wealth distribution

8 April 2023

Online consultation: What will a just global digital compact look like for Africa?

Global South, UN Global Digital Compact, United Nations submission

3 April 2023

Regulating big tech: Considerations for the digital single market

African Continental Free Trade Area, big tech, The Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa

20 March 2023

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