At ICANN81 in Istanbul on 13 November 2024, CADE co-hosted a side event attended by close to 15 civil society stakeholders. The conversation focused on the need for long-term structural support to enable sustained CSO participation in ICANN, where issues like domain-name policy and DNS abuse have significant rights implications. Participants highlighted challenges such [...]
On 6 November 2024, Karisma delivered a workshop at the Youth LACIGF in Santiago, Chile, based on its Sexting School initiative. The session engaged nearly 40 young leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean in a dialogue on digital safety, gender, and consent in online spaces. Participants discussed sexting as a care-based practice, analysed regional [...]
CIPESA together with KICTANet and the Center for International Private Enterprise [CIPE] co-hosted a session on Advancing Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in Africa’s Evolving Digital Landscape’, on 20 November 2024, as part of the Africa IGF in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (20-22 November 2024). The session attracted 26 participants from across stakeholder groups [...]
As part of efforts to strengthen civil society engagement in digital governance, an online roundtable titled 'Multistakeholder Cooperation in Implementing the Global Digital Compact' was held on 31 October 2024. The event was organised by CADE in partnership with the Association for Progressive Communications and the UN IGF Secretariat. Through two panel discussions, participants examined [...]
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 [...]
At the Pacific Internet Governance Forum (Pacific IGF) 2024, held on 2–3 September in Wellington, New Zealand, PICISOC Head Andrew Molivurae moderated Session 5 on Internet Resource Services in the Pacific Islands, a technical discussion (held on 2 September 2024) on the region’s ccTLD infrastructure and registry innovation. This session was one of several [...]
On 7 August 2024, CADE and partners hosted a webinar titled CSOs Engagement in Digital Policy Processes: Lessons from the Global Digital Compact Process, 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 [...]
A webinar on 7 August 2024 focused on the role of CSOs in digital policy processes, particularly the GDC. Participants highlighted the need for a unified civil society voice in decision-making at the UN, and shared key concerns – such as the lack of human rights references, gender perspectives, and issues with mass surveillance [...]
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
