Combating Violence and Digital Threats in Central Africa: The Role of Regional Initiatives
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 [...]
PICISOC at Pacific IGF
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 [...]
Unpacking the Global Digital Compact
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 [...]
CSOs engagement in digital policy processes: Lessons from the Global Digital Compact Process
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, [...]
Civil society shapes Colombia’s Digital Gender Violence Bill
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 [...]
CADE shares insights at the WSIS Forum in Geneva
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 [...]
Press release: Launch of the Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) project
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 [...]
