CIPESA, Partners to Host Uganda Internet Governance Forum 2013
The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) in partnership with the Internet Society Chapter Uganda and the ICT Association of Uganda (ICTAU) will host the Uganda...
View ArticleOnline Freedoms Under Siege as African Countries Seek Social Media Users’...
Only a small fraction of requests made by law enforcement officials to Facebook, Google and Twitter for users’ identities or to block content originate from Africa, but there is cause to worry....
View ArticleA Review of the Uganda Internet Governance Forum 2013
By Mugabi Samuel “Harnessing Internet development in Uganda: Connecting the last mile” was the theme of the 6th Uganda Internet Governance Forum (UIGF) which took place on September 18, 2013. During...
View ArticleFreedom on the Net 2013: An African Review
The increasing use of the Internet worldwide has continued to see governments put caveats on its openness and the range of freedoms users enjoy online. According to the 2013 Freedom on the Net report,...
View ArticleInternet Governance Forum (IGF) 2013
The annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) today opened in Bali, Indonesia. Taking place from October 22-25 2013, the main theme of this year’s forum is ‘Building Bridges: Enhancing Multi-Stakeholder...
View ArticleICT4Democracy in East Africa Newsletter August 2013
The ICT4Democracy in East Africa Network recognises that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has the potential to increase citizens’ participation in decision-making processes, thus...
View ArticleOnline Discussions on Promoting Internet Freedoms in Africa
The Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) and Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) to co-host discussion on online safety matters in Africa, during November and...
View ArticleInternet Freedom in Kenya: Balancing Hate Speech And Free Speech
By Juliet N. Nanfuka As of May 2014, up to 52% of Kenya’s population had access to the internet. This was much higher than in other East African countries, where less than a quarter of the population...
View ArticleUganda: When National Security Trumps Citizens’ Internet Freedoms
The Ugandan telecommunications sector was liberalised in 1998, resulting in an influx of service providers – there are currently four major mobile telecom operators and more than 30 Internet Service...
View ArticleSMS System Boosts Reporting of Human Rights Abuses in Tanzania
Growing the capacity of citizens and civic groups including human rights networks to use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to foster free speech, human rights, access to information and...
View ArticleVodafone Reveals Government Requests for Subscriber Information
By Ashnah Kalemera & Juliet N. Nanfuka The true extent of governments’ surveillance and monitoring of citizens’ communications across the world remains largely unknown. This is despite legislative...
View ArticleColonial Laws Stunt Internet Freedoms in Tanzania
By Juliet Nanfuka Tanzania’s port of Dar es Saalam is one of the landing stations of the Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy). However, the country’s internet penetration rate is relatively...
View ArticlePress Press Release: Uganda Launches Portal to Support Citizens’ Right to...
14 August 2014 Press Statement For immediate release Uganda Launches Portal to Support Citizens’ Right to Information The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) through the Ministry of Information and...
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African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms for Launch at 2014 IGF
The African Declaration Drafter’s Group is pleased to present the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms which will be released on September 4 at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in...
View ArticleICT4Democracy in East Africa: Promoting Democracy and Human Rights Through ICTs
Established in 2011, ICT4Democracy in East Africa is a network of organisations working to promote democracy and human rights through Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Kenya, Uganda...
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Can the media help save the Peace Recovery and Development Project?
By Emily Mullins In early July, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) met with members of the Northern Uganda Media Club (NUMEC) to discuss the Peace...
View ArticleICT4Democracy in East Africa Network to Participate in Inaugural Buntwani...
The ICT4Democracy in East Africa network will participate in the first Buntwani conference scheduled to take place October 7–8, 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya. The conference is aimed at exploring the...
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What does the future hold for the Internet Governance Forum?
By Juliet N. Nanfuka As the dust settles following the ninth Internet Governance Forum (IGF) which was held in Istanbul, Turkey between 2 and 5 September, many questions remain lurking. The biggest...
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Uganda Gov’t Officials Trained in Using Right to Information Portal
By Ashnah Kalemera On November 7, officials from 40 Uganda Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) were trained in promoting citizens’ right to information, including through the use of...
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Promoting E-Governance and Citizen Participation in Mayuge District, Uganda
By Maria Nakirya The Busoga Rural Open Source and Development Initiative (BROSDI) with support from the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) in October...
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