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Registration as a data controller or processor
The second episode of the Data Protectors Podcast touches on registration as a data controller or processor. It explains who is required to register, why it is important to register and how exactly one can register with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner.
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Principles of data protection
The first episode of the Data Protectors Podcast touches on data protection principles and how small businesses and organisations can integrate them into their operations.
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Webinar: Digital Solutions Against Climate Change
During this 45-minute session, Enabel and Close the Gap present different digital solutions that strive to contribute to a greener future.
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Artificial Intelligence and the Circular Economy in Africa: Key Considerations for a Just Transition
The circular economy model (CEM) has gained traction as an alternative to the current “take, waste, and dispose system” associated with the linear economy. There is also growing hype that the potential industry-wide applications of artificial intelligence (AI) for various use cases can enhance circularity in Africa.
Could the CEM and AI in Africa form the pathway to an African green-digital "twin transition"? Join the discussion with key experts on AI policy, sustainability, data governance, twin transition, and the Circular Economy, on considerations needed to enhance circularity in Africa through leveraging AI.
The webinar was an official side event at the World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) 2022.
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Report: Global Information Society Watch 2021-2022
The pandemic has brought shifts, innovations and challenges that were unthinkable just a short while ago. The implications for civil society, for our ability to engage in advocacy around technology, will have repercussions for years to come.
Presenting 36 country and regional reports alongside 11 thematic reports authored by top researchers in the field, the current edition of the Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) ambitiously sets out to explore changes to the ways in which civil society organisations do their advocacy work around digital technology-related issues as well as how technology and rights advocacy priorities have shifted.
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Online chances: Citizen Participation
Every opinion matters. But how do we amplify the voices of citizens? How do we consider them in the process of changing situations and organising the right initiatives? What are the benefits of digitalisation for citizen involvement? Discover the recording of one of our D4D webinars with Upinion and Citizenlab.
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Assessment of smart farming solutions for smallholders in low and middle-income countries
Smart farming solutions can play an important role in helping smallholder farmers in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) increase their productivity and resilience to disaster by opening access to assets and mechanisation, optimising the use of inputs, labour and natural resources and reducing crop and animal losses and waste. This report explores the emergence of smart farming solutions in LMICs and identifies opportunities to scale these solutions. It provides supply-side solution providers, such as agritech innovators and mobile operators, as well as the investors and donors that support them, with insights into the smart farming opportunity in LMICs.
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Offline Content and Knowledge Management
Learn from three initiatives focusing on offline content and knowledge management tools for remote populations
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Reaching and Empowering Women with Digital Solutions in the Agricultural Last Mile
Restrictive social norms, lack of access to resources and the mobile gender gap all make it challenging for women to participate in agricultural value chains and embrace the digital agriculture solutions that can connect them to markets and services and strengthen their decision-making power.
Gender-inclusive approaches that purposely consider women as well as men help address barriers related to access, knowledge and skills, among others, are crucial. The objective of this document is to examine the limited participation of women in digitised agricultural value chains by identifying the main barriers for women in D4Ag initiatives and shedding light on best practices to increase women’s participation and empowerment in these value chains.
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Closing the gender digital divide: From policymaking to on-the-ground implementation
Panel debate on the key challenges and opportunities to promote a gender transformative and intersectional approach to digitalisation.
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Unlocking data governance potential for sustainable growth
Speakers in this session discuss the complexities in the transfer, storage, and global processing of data, as well as the need to ensure adequate protections of consumer data rights and data democratisation. The session also explores policy mechanisms to regulate data and facilitate cross-border data flows.
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Investing in digital skills to unleash Africa’s digital entrepreneurship and innovation potential
Why are digital skills important for innovation and entrepreneurship? Speakers in this session discuss policy options to support new tech talent in Africa, opportunities for Africa-Europe multi-stakeholder collaborations for digital skills development, and good practices to reach women and disadvantaged groups.
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