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Africa Digital Rights Fund
Kampala: CIPESA (2023)
"The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is calling for proposals to support digital rights work across Africa. The current call is particularly interested in proposals for work related to: data governance including aspects of data localisation, cross-bord
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State of Internet Freedom in Africa 2023. A Decade of Internet Freedom in Africa: Recounting the Past, Shaping the Future
CIPESA (2023), 71 pp.
"This special edition honours the efforts of various state and non-state actors in the promotion of internet freedom in Africa. The report takes a deep dive into the dynamic landscape of internet freedom on the African continent and offers contextual information and evidence to inform ICT policymaki
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Privacy Imperilled: Analysis of Surveillance, Encryption and Data Localisation Laws in Africa
CIPESA (2022), 67 pp.
"In the past few years, many countries across the continent have enacted various laws that permit surveillance, mandate telecommunication intermediaries to facilitate the interception of communication, stipulate the mandatory collection of biometric data, limit the use of encryption, require the loc
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The State of Media Freedom and Safety of Journalists in Africa
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CIPESA (2022), 57 pp.
"This report seeks to serve two purposes. The first is to research and document the state of media freedom and safety of journalists in Africa and to provide specific and evidence-based recommendations to guide policy makers, media development organisations and other media freedom and human rights a
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"This report documents the emerging and current trends in biometric data collection and processing in Africa. It focuses on the deployment of national biometric technology-based programmes on the continent, and the associated challenges, gaps and risks that are posed to data protection and privacy."
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"Among the various forms of online censorship, internet shutdowns are some of the most invasive and blunt. Unlike traditional forms of censorship like blocking internet pages or certain content, these disruptions to digital communications are architectural and affect a preliminary condition in the i
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Building an Enabling Environment for Inclusive Digital Transformation in Africa: Roadmap to Reform
CIPESA; Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) (2021), 14 pp.
"The digital economy, including cross-border services, digital trade, and electronic commerce (eCommerce), contributes to democratic and economic development by expanding market access for local businesses, promoting inclusive trade, creating jobs, and increasing tax revenue for governments to provi
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How the COVID-19 Fight Has Hurt Digital Rights in East Africa
Kampala: CIPESA (2021), 12 pp.
Assessing the Barriers to Accessing ICT by People with Disability in Kenya
Kampala: CIPESA (2021), 24 pp.
Assessing the Barriers to Accessing ICT by People with Disability in Uganda
Kampala: CIPESA (2021), 16 pp.
Assessing the Barriers to Accessing ICT by People with Disability in Tanzania
Kampala: CIPESA (2021), 19 pp.
Access Denied: How Telecom Operators in Africa Are Failing Persons with Disabilities
Kampala: CIPESA (2020), 22 pp.
