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Every year, the event brings together activists, innovators, and decision-makers to explore how Bitcoin safeguards fundamental freedoms, strengthens economic autonomy, and paves the way for lasting sovereignty. The event is taking place between December 3-5, 2025, at Caudan Arts Centre, Port Louis, Mauritius.
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This year, the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) is holding its first Summit in the context of its new 10-year Strategic Plan (2025-2035), Nairobi, Kenya. The three-day Summit themed ‘A Renewed AERC for Africa’s New Development Priorities’, is designed to hardwire the research-policy bridge.
This event is taking place from November 30 to December 02, 2025. For more information, click here.
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The AU-NEPAD and GIZ in collaboration with CIPESA are pleased to convene this three-day capacity-building and stakeholder engagement workshop to support the Government of Uganda in its data governance journey.
The three-day workshop will focus on providing insights into data governance and the transformative potential of data to drive equitable socio-economic development, empower citizens, safeguard collective interests, and protect digital rights in Uganda. This will include aspects on foundational infrastructure, data value creation and markets, legitimate and trustworthy data systems, data standards and categorisation, and data governance mechanisms.
Participants will critically evaluate regulatory approaches, institutional frameworks, and capacity-building strategies necessary to harnessing the power of data for socio-economic transformation and regional integration, in line with the African Union Data Policy Framework.
The workshop will take place from November 19th to 21st, 2025.
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Building and scaling alternative platforms and solutions to counter disinformation and strengthen democratic resilience will take place from 11–12 November 2025.
At a time when online disinformation continues to undermine trust and social coherence across the globe, the need for countermeasures is urgent. The Copenhagen Conference on Information Integrity will discuss and explore alternative and innovative approaches to countering disinformation and strengthening democratic resilience and information integrity.
The conference is convened as Denmark holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union, offering a unique opportunity for representatives from independent media, governments, civil society, thinktanks, local and global tech sectors, and public institutions to discuss and share approaches and solutions to reinforcing information integrity.
Join us as leading experts from around the world come together to present and explore how to build and scale alternative platforms and solutions to counter disinformation and strengthen democratic resilience.
For more information, click here
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The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MoPT), in collaboration with the African Union Commission, and delivered by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), is convening a two-day capacity-building workshop on data governance.
This workshop aims to strengthen the capacity of government officials, civil society representatives, and private-sector stakeholders to understand and apply the principles of data governance in advancing Liberia’s digital transformation agenda. Participants will gain insights into how to harness the transformative potential of data to drive equitable socio-economic growth, empower citizens, safeguard collective interests, and protect digital rights.
The training will also cover key aspects such as foundational digital infrastructure, data value creation and markets, legitimate and trustworthy data systems, data standards and categorisation, and institutional governance mechanisms that promote transparency, innovation, and accountability.
The event is taking place from 11th to 12th November 2025, Monrovia, Liberia.