Data Governance in Africa Research Fund CFP Now Open!📢 An exciting opportunity which aims to provide African Union member states with empirical evidence to implement responsive data policies.
Interested? Register by March 11⤵️https://t.co/I2yOQTHWfS @giz_gmbh
The Data Governance in #Africa Initiative just wrapped up a successful delegation visit to Brussels🇧🇪 with AUC, AUDA-NEPAD, ECOWAS, EAC, SADC, AMU & Smart Africa. Discussions with the #EUCommission & thinktanks focused on #DataGovernance in Africa & #AfricaEuropeCooperation.
Working together for a better #digital future!
Yesterday, we were happy to witness #Zambia's🇿🇲 commitment to undertake extensive research and gather diverse contributions through stakeholder consultations for the development of their National #DataPolicy.
#HappeningNow❗️
@ecowas_cedeao hosts 1⃣st regional training on cross-border data flows & policy harmonisation.
Data protection & IT officials from #ECOWAS member states are in #Abuja discussing #DataGovernance topics such as data security, integrity, sovereignty & localisation.
💡Highlights from our workshop in Sharm El Sheikh, #Egypt 🇪🇬, focusing on the @_AfricanUnion Data Policy Framework #AUDPF & Capacity Building Tools. Thank you to our amazing speakers @HEDrAbouZeid and Vice Minister Khaled El-Attar. More to come in 2024!
@au_ied @MCIT_News
Great workshop we had on the AU Data Policy Framework to round off an amazing year 2023✨💫
Looking forward to an eventful 2024 for data policies in Africa 🤩
🌍 How can Africa maximize the data revolution & drive economic growth through the @_AfricanUnion
Data Policy Framework?
⤵️Watch highlights of the workshop Capturing Africa's Data Opportunities!
Towards #DataDrivenTransformation in Africa!📈🚀
#DigitalTransformation#AUDPF
Unveiling the heart of @_AfricanUnion#DataPolicyFramework! 🌍 Today, we delved into its impact, reasons, and transformative strategies as H.E. Amani Abou-Zeid emphasizes, "The next billion internet users will be from #Africa". What are your thoughts on the power of #datapolicy?
🌍"Africa is home to the next billion people who will come online in the coming years, shaping the future of the digital world. Empowering citizens with digital skills & tools, bridging connectivity gap & investing in African tech startups will be critical.
@HEDrAbouZeid#AUDPF
A successful #CompactwithAfrica Summit in Berlin yesterday: 🇩🇪 Chancellor Scholz was proud to welcome more than a dozen reform-minded African Heads of State & Gov’t & @AUC_MoussaFaki to discuss how to advance economic growth & more European investment on the African continent.
#DigitalTransformation high on the agenda as experts gather at the #AU HQs to discuss the future of #ICT & Communication in Africa.
Their report will guide #Ministerial deliberations on 23NOV on strategies to optimize opportunities & mitigate risks in a fast changing digital envt
At the Data Governance & Innovation Forum, policymakers, media, experts in ICT engaged on “Open Data,Access to Information & Collaborative Approaches with Policy-Makers” focused on the power of data as a driver of digital economy & implications of data usage on privacy & security
Day 2 of #DGIFA kicking off with an introduction of the Data Governance Initiative to successfully implement the AU Data Policy Framework. Impressive example of an EU Global Gateway Initiative coming in to join forces for a strategy developed by @_AfricanUnion & Member States 🙌
Honoured to speak at the inaugural Data Governance & Innovation Forum for Africa #DGIFA2023📍Addis 🇪🇹 Engaging in a session on 'Gender Perspectives on #DataGovernance' & 'Creating #Trustworthy Data-Systems: #CyberSecurity Challenges in Africa'🗓️ 18 Nov2023 #Agenda2063#STYIP
Super excited to see the first AU #DGIFA kicking off today in Addis. Please join us at the @etskylight if you are in town. Representatives from all AU Member States are present to discuss the way forward on African #DataGovernance
Unlock the future of #datagovernance in #Africa! 🌍
Join us at the Data Governance & Innovation Forum – where ideas meet impact. 🚀 Register now to shape the data landscape!
🗓️17-18 Nov, 2023
🔗Registration link: https://t.co/Xyc0UQLoVw
💡"The African Union Approach on Data Governance" at #IGF2023@_AfricanUnion & GIZ held a session on the AU #DataPolicyFramework and its implementation. Discussions centered around the AU's efforts to integrate #data governance within the #AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol.
At the #IGF2023 in Kyoto 🇯🇵, GIZ AU Director @TobiasThielGIZ opened the Parliamentary Track emphasizing "the crucial role of legislators in shaping a free, open and secure internet for all." GIZ supports #African MPs to participate in regional & global fora on #digitalpolicy.
One of our #PAYAIG Ambassador Ganna Ayman Mohamed 🇪🇬 participated as panelist in the “Whose Internet? Towards a Feminist Digital Future for Africa” session at the @Africaigf org. by @NEPAD_Agency@GIZAfricanUnion@jowander