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.
What would a gender-equal approach to remote working look like? Read More »
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
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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?
Transcontinental Gig Work – What to do About Next Round in Global Exploitation? Read More »
The Civic Tech Innovation Network (CTIN), in partnership with the South Africa Centre for Evidence (SACE) invites you to join us as we launch the Civic Tech in Africa Evidence Map, where we will present key findings of the Evidence Map.
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.
Emerging Tech: Exploring ChatGPT’s opportunities and risks for CSOs in the Global South Read More »
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.
Countering Misinformation and Manipulation: Anything Civil Society Organisations can do? Read More »
OpenUp has been at the forefront of South African civic tech for almost a decade. Human-centred design (HCD) has been central to both the organisation’s practice, and philosophy
People or impact? No need for a Hobson’s choice in civic tech design methodology Read More »
This workshop provided rich insights into the mind of hackers and the very real dangers in our digital day-to-day lives. While Dr Gameli notes that no-one is immune from digital threats in the form of hacking, he reminded attendees that they can take proactive steps by being aware, alert and ultimately empowered by their agency.
Hacking for Mitigation with Dr Bright Gameli Read More »
Speakers: Harvey Binamu (Magamba Network), Sarah Findlay (Africa Data Hub) Summary This session was all about data as two speakers discussed the lessons they have learned building
Let’s Talk Data: Lessons learnt building civic tech solutions Read More »
