CADE partner KICTANet at 18th Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KeIGF)
On 14 May 2025, CADE partner KICTANet led a roundtable on ‘Shaping Kenya’s Digital Future: Harmonising Policies for Innovation, Rights, and Secure Digital Governance’, during the 18th Kenya Internet Governance Forum (KeIGF), held as part of the Africa Tech Policy Summit (AfTPS) week (12–16 May 2025) in Nairobi, Kenya. [...]
East African Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF) 2025 – Peer-to-peer learning dialogues to local CSOs in Africa
16 May 2025 During the East African Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF) 2025, held from 15 to 16 May in Nairobi, CADE, in collaboration with CIPESA and KICTANet, co-organised a high-level session titled ‘Enhancing Global South CSO Capacities in Internet Governance: Engaging, Scaling, and Trust-Building.’ The discussion gathered experts, policymakers, [...]
CADE at RightsCon 2025: Strengthening civil society coordination for the WSIS+20 review
CADE participated in RightsCon 2025 with a dialogue meeting on 27 February, focused on multistakeholder engagement in the WSIS+20 review. The session was organised by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL), as part of CADE, in collaboration with Global Partners Digital (GPD). Designed as a hands-on workshop, this [...]
Civil society’s role in internet governance spotlighted at IGF 2024
On 18 December 2024, during IGF 2024 in Riyadh, the CADE consortium hosted a workshop titled Empowering Civil Society: Bridging Gaps in Policy Influence. With close to 40 participants joining in person and online, the session explored how CSOs – especially from the Global South – can overcome structural barriers [...]
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 [...]
