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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. 

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The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA), in partnership with Co-Develop, is implementing the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Journalism Fellowship for Eastern Africa, a regional initiative aimed at strengthening journalists’ capacity to report knowledgeably and critically on DPI and Digital Public Goods (DPGs) in the region.

The fellowship brings together 20 journalists from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, who are receiving both knowledge-and skills-based training as well as financial support to produce in-depth DPI stories.

At the inaugural virtual workshop held from August 5 to 7, 2025, the Fellows examined among others, Digitalisation and digital rights in Eastern Africa; UN and African Union frameworks on DPI; the DPI ecosystem in Eastern Africa; and Media coverage of DPI across nine countries, based on CIPESA’s ongoing research. The workshop also provided practical training in journalism skills, including technology beat reporting, conceptualising story ideas, writing effective pitches, data storytelling, and the use of AI in storytelling.

The upcoming in-person workshop, scheduled for October 13–15, 2025 at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence, Arboretum, will build on this foundation to review progress on fellows’ initial stories and new pitches; address emerging issues in DPI and DPG reporting; offer deep-dive practical sessions on advanced skills and knowledge areas; and provide networking opportunities with peers, mentors, and invited experts.

Following the workshop, a regional public event at the Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence, Arboretum on Thursday, 16 October 2025, to launch and showcase findings from CIPESA’s multi-country media monitoring study on DPI coverage, an important milestone for public debate on the role of journalism in shaping Africa’s digital future.

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This is a follow-up workshop to the July 28 – 30 Data Governance Workshop, where we conducted a survey and capacity building sessions with the selected participants (folks from the Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology & Innovation, CSOs, Academia, Private sector, and the media).

During the July session, which was primarily a stakeholder engagement on Lesotho’s Draft Data Management  Policy and domesticating the African Union Data Policy Framework (AUDPF 2022), the following topics were covered: situating the African Data Governance framework, analysing the Kingdom of Lesotho’s Data Management Policy & Data Protection Act 2011, and gathering stakeholder opinions on the alignment of the legislative framework.

 On October 13-14, 2025, validate recommendations for a consensus-driven DMP for Lesotho and a Data Management Policy aligned with continental best practices in data governance.

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The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) will host a Digital Rights Booth under the ENABEL-Business & Human Rights project at the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) Showgrounds from October 8th to 9th, 2025. The booth will showcase CIPESA’s efforts in promoting digital inclusion, online safety, and data governance, and will feature the Digital Rights Toolkit for Businesses, a practical resource designed to help enterprises integrate human rights principles into their digital operations. Visitors will have the opportunity to explore the toolkit, engage in interactive discussions, and learn how responsible digital practices can foster innovation, trust, and compliance.