Citizens’ Use of ICTs in Social Accountability in Uganda’s Kasese District
By Ashnah Kalemera The eSociety Resource Centre Kasese is a community centre hosted by the Kasese district local government in Western Uganda. It acts as a one stop point for local government officials...
View ArticleIn Search of Local Knowledge on ICTS in Africa
By reviewing and comparing literature on the role of ICTs in statebuilding and peacebuilding in Africa, with a particular focus on neighboring Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia, this paper examines whether...
View ArticleReflections on Uganda’s Draft Data Protection and Privacy Bill, 2014
Towards the end of 2014, Uganda’s government through the National Information Technology Authority (NITA-U), Ministry of Information Communication and Technology (MoICT) and the Ministry of Justice and...
View ArticlePromoting Cultural and Artistic Expression in Africa
By Ashnah Kalemera As humans, individual artists enjoy rights enshrined in national laws and international instruments on freedom of expression, assembly and association. However, there are variations...
View ArticleWomen And Internet Freedom In East Africa
On March 8, International Women’s Day was marked across the world under the theme “Make It Happen.” The OpenNet Africa initiative, which monitors and promotes internet freedom in Africa, participated...
View ArticleAccess to Information in Tanzania: Laws, Policies and Practice
By Lillian Nalwoga | Despite the absence of a Right to Information law in Tanzania, advancements in the adoption of Information and Communication technology (ICT) in the country are enabling wider...
View ArticleTanzania Cybercrime Bill Should Safeguard Citizens’ Rights on the Internet
By Juliet Nanfuka | Tanzania has published a Cybercrime Bill that makes “provisions for criminalizing offences related to computer systems and Information Communication Technologies” and provides for...
View ArticleOpenNet Africa Project Introduction Meetup
(Updated) Since 2013, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) has been coordinating the OpenNet Africa projectwhich is aimed at monitoring and promoting...
View ArticleCIPESA Conducts Digital Safety Training for Journalists and Activists in...
By Ashnah Kalemera | This month, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy in East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) has given training to human rights defenders, journalists, bloggers and media...
View ArticleLet Journalism Thrive! Towards Better Reporting, Gender Equality, and Media...
UNESCO | Every year, 3 May is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and...
View ArticleUsing ICT to Promote the Right to Information: Perceptions of Ugandan...
By Juliet Nanfuka | Towards the end of 2014, the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) conducted research into how public officials and citizens perceived the...
View ArticleOnline Censorship in South Africa
South Africa is among the top five African countries with the highest mobile broadband reach, preceded by Ghana, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Egypt. As of June 2014, internet users had increased to 52% of the...
View ArticleRecognising the Enablers Of Inclusive Knowledge Societies
By Juliet Nanfuka | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in March 2015 published a draft study on internet-related issues that have the potential to advance...
View ArticleWorld Press Freedom: Ugandan Journalists Convened for Digital Security Training
By Juliet Nanfuka | On May 2, a total of 27 Ugandan journalists were trained in digital security procedures. The training was held in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day (May 3), which this year...
View ArticleEast African Court Declares Sections of Burundi’s Media Law ‘Undemocratic’
By Wairagala Wakabi | The East African Court of Justice (EACJ) has ruled that sections of Burundi’s Press Law of 2013 violate democratic principles and should be repealed. However, the court upheld...
View ArticlePromoting inclusive use of ICT in monitoring service delivery in Uganda
By Lillian Nalwoga | For true democracy to flourish there is need for government transparency, greater access to public information, and inclusion of citizens’ voices in decision-making processes. The...
View ArticleOpenNet Africa Challenge Uncovers Gaps in Digital Safety Tools
By Ashnah Kalemera | There are numerous tools which can secure online users’ communications, including through anonymising their identities and enabling them to circumvent online surveillance and...
View ArticleUpdate on the State of Internet Freedom in Burundi
By Jean Paul Nkurunziza and Alain Ndikumana | Following on from the State of Internet Freedoms in Burundi 2014 report published last May, this brief presents an update on Information and Communication...
View ArticleUsing Technology to Advance Human Rights in Kenya
By Catherine Kamatu | Joseph Kitaka, a resident of Yatta in Machakos County, Kenya, has always had an interest in defending human rights. His community is faced with numerous challenges, including...
View ArticlePromoting e-participation in Western Uganda
By ToroDev Staff Writer | Radio has proved to be a key tool in promoting public accountability and improved service delivery in the Rwenzori region of western Uganda. Toro Development Network...
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