On 27 September 2024, during the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica) in Dakar, Senegal, the CADE consortium co-hosted a session titled Strengthening Collaboration with African Policymakers. Organised by CIPESA and CIPE, the session gathered parliamentarians, digital rights advocates, civil society actors and academics to explore strategies for more inclusive digital policy-making on the [...]
Ahead of FIFAfrica 2024, a two-day training session held from 24–25 September 2024 in Dakar brought together 13 parliamentarians from 10 African countries. Organised by CIPESA and partners, the training focused on practical frameworks for digital rights and collaborative policymaking. Sessions included platform accountability during elections, online censorship, and the role of MPs in [...]
The proliferation of online bullying and violence is a fundamental challenge to maintaining stable and prosperous African societies. Whether improving infrastructure, raising awareness or participating in internet governance forums to shape policy and practice, Repongac actively contributes to these forums by advocating for policies that enhance digital security and protect against cyber threats. It shares the [...]
On 7 August 2024, CADE and partners hosted a webinar titled CSOs and the Global Digital Compact, bringing together 40 participants from five regions. The event examined civil society’s role in shaping global digital governance and reviewed current concerns with the GDC process, including a lack of reference to human rights and gender equality. Speakers [...]
In the first half of 2024, the Libres y Conectadas coalition – including Karisma, Artemisas, FLIP and others – played a key role in reshaping Colombia’s draft Digital Gender Violence Bill. Following public criticism of an earlier version, the coalition was invited into a technical working group convened by three members of Congress. Through [...]
On 31 May 2024, CADE participated in the WSIS Forum in Geneva with a session on Empowering Civil Society in Digital Policy. Representatives from the ITU, DiploFoundation, ECNL and SMEX joined the panel to discuss why CSO participation remains limited in internet standards-setting bodies, and how this can change. Speakers proposed concrete improvements to inclusivity [...]
Geneva, 11 June 2024. The CADE project, an ambitious initiative designed to empower civil society organisations (CSOs) to participate more actively in digital policy processes, was officially launched on 31 May in Geneva. The launch was attended by Ambassador Lotte Knudsen, Permanent Representative of the European Union to the UN in Geneva, Prof. Jovan Kurbalija, [...]
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
