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Kofi Annan Foundation Articles Home | News & Media | News Releases | New project: Securing the Digital Environment for the 2022 Election in Kenya 01 April 2021 The Kofi Annan Foundation is delighted to announce the launch of a new project entitled Securing the Digital Environment for the 2022 Election in Kenya, funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund. Building on the findings of the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age, the project will address the potent...

This report looks at 3 key challenges to Free Expression across 6 countries in East Africa and gives practical recommendations to address these challenges.

THE STANDARD By Sigi Waigumo, Tracey Ishmael | February 12th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300 Looking back at 2020, it’s clear that government reactions to the pandemic have reduced freedom of expression for people across Eastern Africa. Key challenges include the criminalisation of opinions expressed online, poor accessibility and affordability of the Internet for all, and inadequate privacy and data protection for individuals and communities. In 2020, the media and other actors began documentin...

Cuba represented at virtual seminar on educators empowerment Cuba represented at virtual seminar on educators empowerment Ciego de Avila, Cuba, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) The expert on Institutional Communication, Yeneyd Gonzalez, from the Maximo Gomez University in Ciego de avila, is representing Cuba at the International Seminar Teacher Empowerment in the Digital World on Friday. The event, which is taking place virtually and is being broadcast through video conference platforms such as Google Me...

Lead organisation: Newcastle University Integration of repurposed and new/emerging data sources into a state-of-the-art hyper-resolution flood modelling system for near-real-time flood risk assessment. Delivering enhanced biodiversity information with adaptive citizen science and intelligent digital engagements Lead organisation: UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Undertaking nowcasting of biodiversity information by combining automated high frequency EO data with integrated species data (pres...

visualising risk. It is hoped that the winning projects can be developed into tools to help both policymakers and the wider public better understand the impact of COVID-19 and mitigate its threat. It is hoped that the success of the digital sprint will pave the way for more rapid response research funding calls in the future. Winning projects Air quality A digital model was produced that analysed the impact of air quality and social factors, both in Italy and the US, on COVID-19 infection rates...

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East Aurora Unit District 131 offers Internet safety workshops for parents   Posted1/11/2021 12:22 PM East Aurora Unit District 131 is offering "Internet Safety Workshops for Parents." Parents who missed the Internet Safety Workshops offered in the fall can join presenter Diana Graber as she returns for an encore presentation of her virtual series "Raising Students in a Digital Environment." Registration is required for these Zoom workshops at www.d131.org.   Topics include: increas...

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