Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)
Promoting effective and inclusive ICT Policy in Africa
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Kenya’s 2027 Elections Will Test Its Commitment to Digital and Media Rights
By Raylenne Kambua | As Kenya approaches its August 2027 general elections, there are growing concerns about how the country’s digital and media laws and practices could affect citizens’ ability … Continue reading Kenya’s 2027 Elections Will Test Its Commitment to Digital and…
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CIPESA at the 7th Annual National Forum on Business and Human Rights
By Update | CIPESA is pleased to participate in the 7th Annual National Forum on Business and Human Rights organised by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development alongside … Continue reading CIPESA at the 7th Annual National Forum on Business and Human Rights The…
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Strengthening Digital Rights for Persons with Disabilities and Older Persons
By Tsion Meingstu and Paul Kimumwe | As part of efforts to strengthen the integration of digital inclusion and digital accessibility for persons with disabilities and older persons into its … Continue reading Strengthening Digital Rights for Persons with Disabilities and Older…
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CIPESA at the KTA Annual Africa Technology and Intellectual Property Symposium 2026
By Update | The annual gathering brings together legal practitioners, policymakers, technology innovators, and industry leaders to shape the legal and policy frameworks driving Uganda’s next decade of economic transformation. … Continue reading CIPESA at the KTA Annual Africa…
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When Smart Cities Turn Menacing
By Wairagala Wakabi | In June 2025, Uganda switched on the Automated Electronic Penalty System (EPSAuto), using CCTV cameras, automatic number plate recognition (ANPR), and an intelligent transport monitoring system … Continue reading When Smart Cities Turn Menacing The post…
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Encryption As a Digital Rights Safeguard
By CIPESA Writer | Encryption is increasingly caught between efforts to strengthen online safety and attempts by governments to expand access to private communications. For journalists, civil society organisations and … Continue reading Encryption As a Digital Rights Safeguard…
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How Spyware and Digital Surveillance Undermine Democratic Participation
By Jimmy Kainja | Mobile devices such as smartphones, computers, and tablets have transformed how journalists, activists, public figures, and ordinary citizens access, produce, and circulate information. By connecting people … Continue reading How Spyware and Digital…
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CIPESA Submits Comments to Parliament on Uganda’s Digital Number Plate Project
By Edrine Wanyama | The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) has made a submission to the Parliament of Uganda’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure on … Continue reading CIPESA Submits Comments to Parliament on Uganda’s Digital Number…
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Social Media, AI and the Age Debate: Optimising Child Online Safety Policy
By DIID | Children have one job: to make mistakes, try things out, and figure out who they are becoming. Generative AI tools, by handing children ready-made answers, risk taking … Continue reading Social Media, AI and the Age Debate: Optimising Child Online Safety Policy The…
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Digital public infrastructure reshaping state-citizen relations in Africa, report warns
By Lu-Hai Liang | Study warns that expanding digital ID and public service systems could deepen exclusion without stronger governance and human rights safeguards. A new report from CIPESA (Collaboration … Continue reading Digital public infrastructure reshaping state-citizen…