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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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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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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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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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Two recommendations to advance the geospatial data sector in Senegal
The AU-EU D4D Hub project organised a series of workshops on June 1st and 2nd to promote the use of geospatial data for the development of innovative digital solutions in Senegal. Find here the recommendations that came out to advance the geospatial data sector in Senegal.
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The cost of compliance
Episodes 1 and 2 of the Data Protectors Podcast presented the data protection principles and the first component of compliance, which is registration. Episode 3 builds on these themes to further explore the costs of complying with the Data Protection Act.
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Cross-border data transfers
Listen now to the Episode 4 of the Data Protectors Podcast.
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Engaging with data protection authorities
Episode 5 of the Data Protectors podcast introduces SMEs to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) and explains how they can build a good relationship with the Office.
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The future of data protection
Episode 6 of the Data Protectors Podcast takes a radical shift from previous episodes by taking a crystal ball and trying to paint a picture of the future of data protection and data security in Kenya and the world.
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Two recommendations to boost Egypt’s green technology sector
On 4-5 October 2022, Egyptian and European digital actors came together with the purpose of boosting Egypt’s green technology (Greentech) sector. A two-day multi-stakeholder dialogue and workshop gathered over 60 representatives of the private sector, civil society, academia, and government in an effort to draw a common roadmap to support innovation and digital entrepreneurship as a driver to meet Egypt’s sustainability and environmental goals. In particular, emphasis was given to the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in the field of resilient agriculture and sustainable smart cities.
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Meeting in the middle: Harnessing the post COVID-19 rise of digital public health engagement in sub-Saharan Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic opened the world's eyes to new possibilities in the healthcare space. 5G technology has the potential to streamline communication and data sharing between hospitals, clinics and within departments, as well as make medical services more easily accessible to patients in remote locations.
Against this backdrop, Africa.connected (Vodafone and Vodacom) have prepared a report on access to the digital health ecosystem in Africa. Featuring multiple case studies, this report showcases how connectivity can improve the reach of vaccination schemes, help parents provide better care for young children and babies, and even save lives.
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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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