Karisma at Colombia IGF 2024
Karisma moderated a session on ‘Human Rights in the Digital Age’ as part of Day 2 of the Colombia IGF 2024 (21-22 November 2024). The panel addressed key human rights concerns in the digital era, including the need to reduce the digital divide and enhance the protection of human [...]
Advancing digital inclusion for persons with disabilities at Africa IGF
On 20 November 2024, during the Africa IGF in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, CIPESA, KICTANet and CIPE co-organised a session on Advancing Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in Africa’s Evolving Digital Landscape. Close to 30 participants joined the discussion, including representatives from civil society, government and disability rights groups. The [...]
Civil society presence at ICANN81 highlights engagement needs
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 [...]
Sexting School at Youth LACIGF 2024
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 [...]
Digital inclusion for persons with disabilities during the Africa IGF 2024
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 [...]
What’s next for the Global Digital Compact? Pathways to civil society engagement in the implementation and follow-up
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 [...]
Strengthening collaboration with African policymakers at FIFAfrica 2024
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 [...]
Training parliamentarians on digital rights ahead of FIFAfrica
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 [...]
