The internet was designed for adults however, children and juveniles are using it on a daily basis and in great numbers. Hence, the protection and welfare of …
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By evaluating the phenomenon of remote working for women and its consequences (intended and unintended), the Dialogue aims to provide insights to understand the role of employers and their work policies and approaches, reveal the types of resources (infrastructure, human resources, team building, and accountability strategies), and identify other strategies (at a policy or legal level) that could address the current gendered differentiation of remote work.
Growing and Sustaining African Civic Tech: A Playbook Starter is the product of research that aimed to analyse and develop new financing models and strategies appropriate and applicable for the African social innovation ecosystem
A reserve army of gig workers, both in the Global North and South, work as online contractors for the benefit of large companies mainly based in the Global North. Given its transnational nature, what kind of self-organization, or regulation, do this new labour relationship require?
AI chatbots like ChatGPT are all the buzz in the digital zeitgeist. The implications for many businesses and educational processes are many. Many more implications are yet to be known. But what we do know is that these platforms are changing the way we approach work and ultimately how we streamline processes in our daily work.
When the printing press was invented more than 500 years ago, it was certainly done so with good intentions. However, one of the unintended side effects of that innovation, we know from retrospect, was its use to incite people. Wars, mainly religious wars, were the result.
Understanding New Funding Directions and Priorities and Implications for African Civic Tech Innovators
This session invited those in the African civic tech space to share their regional perspectives and experiences and explore key trends, challenges and opportunities.
This session showcased open source tools created by civic tech organisations in Africa. The session drew on both insights of and experiences gained while working on civic tech solutions in this context.
The African Union Civic Tech Fund is a pan-African initiative designed to contribute to achieving ambitious goals contained in the policies of the African Union (Agenda 2063 and Digital Transformation Strategy for Africa, 2020-2030)
