Events

Digital Social Protection (DSP) systems, which leverage digital IDs, biometric verification, mobile payments and AI-driven targeting, promise efficiency, reduced fraud and expanded coverage for vulnerable populations. These include informal workers, women, youth, migrants and persons with disabilities. However, rapid digitisation has amplified the risks, as seen in poor rural connectivity across different countries in Africa […]

Digital Rights and Inclusion Research Facilitated by Bridgette Ndlovu- Paradigm Initiative Partnerships and Engagements Officer. In this session, fellows discuss a research focus, and the fellows get to ask questions and share ideas. The research is a Digital Policy Digest article. The timeline is a month to develop the research output. Fellows with an interest […]

Over the past decade, Cameroon has experienced a complex digital governance environment shaped by political tensions, security concerns, and increasing state control over information flows. The post-election context in Cameroon continues to raise concerns about the protection of digital rights, particularly regarding freedom of expression, access to information, and privacy. One of the most emblematic […]

An Overview of Digital Rights in the Global South Facilitated by: ‘Gbenga Sesan - Paradigm Initiative Executive Director. This will be an introductory session for the course, providing an overview of the content and a summary of the main concepts of technology and human rights. The session will commence with international standards that situate digital […]

Documenting Digital Rights Facilitated by: Judith Ogutu- Senior Communications Manager and Giyo Ndzi - Communications Officer. This session will equip fellows with the knowledge they need to monitor, identify and report digital rights developments. The session will share PIN’s use of short films, PIN podcasts to document digital rights violations and provide scenarios and probe […]

The two-day digital rights academy aims to enhance the digital security skills and knowledge of staff at the Human Rights Commission and Legal Aid, journalists, college and university students, young lawyers, and Civil society actors in Zimbabwe. These organisations are meant to be the key point of call for digital rights protection and inclusion in […]

The Zimbabwean technology sector is governed by regulations and critical policies and strategies, such as the National Development Strategy and the National ICT Policy (2022-2027). The government has also made progress in digital inclusion and data protection. However, on the downside, the existence of sedition laws and false news criminalisation is a major stumbling block […]