Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)

Africa ICS Cybersecurity Conference 2020
2020-03-10 - 2020-03-13 | Nairobi, Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
Technology and cyberspace are key enablers of Africa’s agenda 2063, Kenya’s Vision 2030 coupled with the current big 4 agenda on Manufacturing, Food security and Health which aims at using technology and innovation to transform Kenya into an industrialized and secure middle-income country.
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Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
2019-11-25 - 2019-11-29 | Berlin, Berlin
The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is an open discussion platform for the United Nations. It deals with current legal, political, social and technical issues of the Internet.
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The International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime & Cybersecurity 2019
2019-11-21 - 2019-11-22 | New Delhi, India, New Delhi, India, Delhi, India
The event aims to examine and analyze the emerging Cyberlaw, Cybercrime and Cybersecurity trends of today’s times. The International Conference will be attended by various international delegates and speakers as also representatives from the national Diaspora representing the stakeholders in the digital ecosystem and alive web. These would include representatives from the Central Government & State Governments, various Ministries, Law Enforcement Agencies, Police, Business, Information Technology, Corporate Sector, Academicians, Scholars, Service Providers, International Organizations and distinguished thought leaders.
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AfriLabs Annual Gathering 2019
2019-10-28 - 2019-10-30 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The AfriLabs Annual Gathering provides a unique opportunity for tech hubs in the AfriLabs network and other stakeholders in the African tech ecosystem. Click here for more information about the event.

International Day for Universal Access to Information 2019
2019-09-28 | World Wide
IDUAI has particular relevance with the new 2030 Development Agenda, and in particular with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 16.10 which calls for ensuring public access to information and protection of fundamental freedoms.
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Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2019 (FIFAfrica19)
2019-09-26 - 2019-09-28 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Indeed, spreading the physical footprint of FIFAfrica across different regions of the continent ensures that the Forum lives up to its goal of unpacking internet freedom challenges and opportunities in sub-regions of Africa and developing responses that are collaborative, and informed by insights from the experience of other sub-regions of the continen.
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Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Law Conference 2019
2019-09-10 - 2019-09-11 | Plano, Texas, USA, Plano, Texas, USA, United States
Presented by the Institute for Law and Technology, this conference brings together cybersecurity professionals from the region and around the country to provide advice and guidance to in-house and private practice attorneys on cybersecurity legal issues.
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2019 International Cyber Security and Intelligence Conference
2019-07-16 - 2019-07-18 | Toronto, Canada, Toronto, Canada, Toronto, Canada
The International Cybersecurity and Intelligence Conference (ICSIC) provides a rare opportunity for global experts in Cyber security, Intelligence, Counter-Terrorism, National Infrastructure, Industry, Cyber Operations research, Law enforcement, and Legal Practitioners to proffer unified ideas and best practices on cyber safety, attacks prevention and secured cyber world. ICSIC, is a unique cyber security and intelligence conference that features high profile speakers from cyber security, privacy, intelligence, national critical infrastructure and counter-terrorism. Attendees will have a unique privilege to interact with some of the best brains in the industry.
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Africa Cyber Defence Summit 2019
2019-07-15 - 2019-07-16 | Nairobi, Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
Africa currently hosts some of the fastest growing economies in the world and the entire continent is set for a huge economic transformation.
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Cyber Security Symposium Africa (CSSA)
2019-07-03 - 2019-07-05 | Cape Town, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
The Cyber Security Symposium Africa (CSSA) is aimed at bringing together those in the security sector to share knowledge and ideas, and identify possible collaborations.
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Human rights challenges in the digital age: Judicial Perspectives
2019-06-28 | European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg – press room
The digital space is a powerful enabler for more inclusive democratic discourse, participation and policy-making. A free and open internet means simplified access to information, knowledge, culture and education, among other things, and it can also facilitate the exercise of fundamental rights. At the same time, digitisation comes with new challenges.

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The RightCon Summit 2019
2019-06-11 - 2019-06-14 | Tunisia, Tunis, Tunisia, Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia
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Africa Internet Summit (AIS) 2019
2019-06-09 - 2019-06-21 | Kampala, Uganda, Kampala, Uganda, Kampala, Central Region, +256, Uganda
AIS aims at meeting the ever-changing needs of the ICT Industry and includes the core IP Engineering as well as integrating the real world use and impact of IP Technologies. Sessions include technical and business aspects of the Internet : ie Capacity Building, Infrastructure, Security, Policy, Content & Names, Internet Numbers and Research.
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2nd International Conference on ICT for Development for Africa (ICT4DA 2019)
2019-05-28 - 2019-05-30 | Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
ICT4DA 2019 is the 2nd international conference that aims to bring together researchers, engineers, developers, and practitioners from the academia and the industry to present and discuss their research work in the area of ICT for Development. This conference seeks to facilitate the transfer of experience, adaptation of methods, and where possible, foster collaboration among different groups.
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Global Tech Conference 2019
2019-05-21 - 2019-05-22 | European Convention Center, European Convention Center
ICT Spring is a Global Tech Conference hosting an array of International Professionals. This two-day yearly event is held in Luxembourg City, at the heart of Europe, and offers the participants a unique opportunity to deepen their Digital Knowledge, capture the Value of the fast-growing FinTech Industry, and explore the impact of Space Technologies on Terrestrial Businesses.
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World Press Freedom Day 2019
2019-05-02 - 2019-05-03 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Around 1000 participants and high-profile speakers are expected to attend the event, including representatives from governmental and international organizations, the media, academia and civil society.
Since 1993, when the UN General Assembly declared 3 May World Press Freedom, this day has represented an opportunity to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom and develop joint initiatives in this area. It also serves as an occasion to remind citizens that in many countries around the world, censorship is rife, while journalists, editors and publishers continue to be harassed, attacked, detained and even murdered.
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Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum
2019-04-23 - 2019-04-25 | Lagos Nigeria, Lagos Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria
The Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF) is an arena where tough topical global issues around Internet rights, especially in Africa, are discussed between civil society, technology companies, government, academia and other stakeholders. For the first time ever, the Forum will focus considerable time and energy on digital inclusion, after organising six editions that focused heavily on digital rights.
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Internet of Things Forum Africa
2019-03-26 - 2019-03-27 | Johannesburg, South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
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DataCon Africa
2019-03-13 - 2019-03-14 | Cape Town, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
DataCon Africa, established as a spin-off event of CDAO (Chief Data & Analytics Officer) will see international and local industry experts from various industries discuss challenges within data governance such as data remediation, enrichment, breaking down the silos, data security and more. Culture Change and Change Management is becoming of utmost importance as organisations are looking to become data-driven before they are left behind and DataCon Africa will host workshops on these subjects.
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International Conference on Cyber Security and Connected Technologies (ICCSCT)
2019-03-08 - 2019-03-09 | Taipei, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan
This conference is trying to establish itself as a key event for the understanding of threats and risks to information systems, the development of a strong security culture, and incident investigation.
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Global Cyber Security Summit
2019-02-27 | London, UK, London, UK, London, United Kingdom
The focus for this full-day program will be centered around strategic innovation in the war against cyber attacks — specifically addressing how cyber resilience will require an integrated approach across organizational functions, along with addressing the role of public-private partnerships in bolstering cyber defenses across sectors.
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UbuntuNet-Connect Conference
2018-11-22 08:00 - 17:00 (Africa/Kampala) | Central Region
UbuntuNet-Connect is the Annual Conference of UbuntuNet Alliance that focuses on research and education networking activities in Africa. It is organised by UbuntuNet Alliance and hosted by member NRENs.
UbuntuNet-Connect is the Annual Conference of UbuntuNet Alliance that focuses on research and education networking activities in Africa. It is organised by UbuntuNet Alliance and hosted by member NRENs.
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African Forum on Cybercrime
2018-10-16 - 2018-10-18 | Central Region
Moreover, evidence in relation to fraud, corruption, murder, rape, terrorism, the sexual abuse of children and, in fact, any type of crime may take the form of electronic evidence, which is volatile, often intangible and many times located in foreign jurisdictions.
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International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) 2018
2018-09-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Central Region
IDUAI has particular relevance with the new 2030 Development Agenda, and in particular with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 16.10 which calls for ensuring public access to information and protection of fundamental freedoms.
It’s hard to believe, but there are still over 300,000 people in Victoria with no access to the internet, with a disproportionate amount of lower income households going without.
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Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica18)
2018-09-26 08:00 - 17:00 | Central Region
The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is pleased to announce the fifth edition of the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica). This year, the Forum will be hosted in partnership with the Media Foundation West Africa (MFWA) and will take place on September 26–28, 2018 in Accra, Ghana.
The Forum is a landmark event that convenes various stakeholders from the internet governance and online rights arenas in Africa and beyond to deliberate on gaps, concerns and opportunities for advancing privacy, access to information, free expression, non-discrimination and the free flow of information online on the continent.
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Uganda to host the East Africa Cyber Defence Conference
2018-09-06 | Central Region
Cyber security experts from the East Africa region will meet in Kampala, Uganda to attend the East Africa Cyber Defence conference. The 7th edition of the annual conference will focus its discussion on how the 5 East African member states can prepare for cyberattacks
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