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Artificial Intelligence Practitioners' Guide: Kenya
This practitioner’s guide is a legislative and ethical starting point for anyone in Kenya, whether established entities, startups, or users, including young people, looking to utilize technologies to create efficiencies and, in turn, spur economic opportunities.
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Podcast: Laying the groundwork for The Gambia’s digital transformation
Our journey to bring to the spotlight country cases of digital transformation from Africa does not stop. One occasion was not enough – the all-African panel featuring changemakers from the continent at the latest e-Governance Conference. After taking a trip to Uganda, we now head to The Gambia, to see how the country laid the groundwork for further development through digital.
Speaking today is Serign Modou Bah, Director of Telecommunications and Postal Services at the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy of The Gambia. In this episode, next to delving into the status of digital transformation in the country, Modou Bah discusses the importance of getting right needs and policy actions, and the role of international partnerships in advancing the country’s digital journey.
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Infographic: Fostering coordination to implement Uganda's Digital Transformation Roadmap
The successful implementation of Uganda's Digital Transformation Roadmap requires effective coordination among the actors of the digital ecosystem, fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration, and ensuring optimisation of efforts, and resources to achieve our goals.
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Namibia’s road to digital transformation
To explore digital transformation opportunities and learn from global leaders, Namibia recently participated in Estonia’s 9th e-Governance Conference in Tallinn. The conference, which attracted lawmakers, policy implementers and delegates from 90 countries worldwide, provided a platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration on effective digital governance.
Among the attendees was Namibia’s Deputy Minister of Information Communication and Technology, Emma Theofelus (ET).
She shared her insights and plans for Namibia’s digital transformation during an interview with New Era’s reporter Aletta Shikololo (AS). The conference served as a valuable resource for Namibia, as it seeks to harness the power of technology to drive innovation and enhance governance systems within the country.
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Podcast: Uganda's digital transformation
The all-African panel that took place at the e-Governance Conference 2023 brought into the spotlight country cases of digital transformation from the continent. An enlightening sessions, where everyone attending – both online and offline – got a unique chance to hear, at a glance, the most salient developments in digital taking place in Uganda and Namibia, among others.
In this episode of the Digital Government Podcast, we host one of the speakers of that session – Dr. Amina Zawedde. As the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance of Uganda, we discuss the status of digital transformation in the country, priorities, and the next steps on their journey.
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Three recommendations to boost innovation through multi-stakeholder collaboration
Across the African continent, governments are investing in digitalisation to foster economic growth and development for all. Despite multiple challenges such as limited connectivity (the latest data indicates that only one-third of Africa’s population is online) and even electricity, some countries are benefitting from leapfrogging and the adoption of digital innovations to provide more effective public services and create opportunities for citizens.
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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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Digital signature: The European Union’s eIDAS regulation, explained
In 2014, the European Union (EU) adopted a regulation to establish a single market for electronic identification and trust serviced across its 27 Member States. Known as eIDAS, this is the first regulation of its kind in the world. eIDAS regulates the legal effect of electronic identification and signatures across 27 member states making it the most comprehensive and well utilized framework. Therefore, it offers many opportunities for third countries outside the European Union to draw inspiration and adopt similar security standards.
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