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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 potential impact of the internet, social media and digital technologies, both positive and negative, on el...

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 documenting the arrests of bloggers, citizen journalists, and politicians in Kenya and beyond. Names of variou...

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 Meet, Facebook Live and YouTube, has the Covid-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, ...

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 (presence-absence, plus presence-only citizen science data) to create fine resolution, near real-time spe...