The Best Approach to COVID 19 Contract Tracing
Considering the current impact of the COVID 19, and the challenges around contact tracing as an effective strategy to curb the spread of the virus. We are hosting this webinar to throw more light on techniques and approaches to contact tracing that minimizes the risks associated with the guarantee of fundamental rights.
Techpreneurship & Intellectual Property in Africa
Many African countries are yet to fully establish, implement and efficiently enforce laws on intellectual property (IP) and it is perceived that the lack of effective IP laws on the continent impacts innovation in the techspace. This webinar seeks to examine and demystify intellectual property laws in the context of techpreneurship in Africa. It will also explore the conduciveness or otherwise of our IP laws to Africa’s budding technology industry and what techpreneurs must do to enjoy any such rights.
Fireside Chat on Online Safety at Home.
ADRH in collaboration with Child Online Africa and Information Security Architects organized the fireside chat with parents, technical experts, and two (2) to four (4) child-audience on “Online safety at Home”.
The fireside chat participants perceptions around online risk associated, knowledge about security and privacy and data protection controls around:
Purchasing electronic gadgets
Access to online services
Entertainment
Education
Ghana Identity Ecosystem Report Launch
The event was used to launch a report which provides an overview and analysis of Ghana’s identification ecosystem (IE). It discusses seven major identification (ID) systems: Birth Certificates, Voter ID cards, National Health Insurance cards, Driver’s Licences, Passports, National
Identification cards (Ghanacard), and SIM cards.
Child Online Protection: The Perspective of the African Child
ADRH in collaboration with Child Online Africa and Information Security Architects organized the fireside chat with parents, technical experts, and two (2) to four (4) child-audience on “Online safety at Home”.
The fireside chat participants perceptions around online risk associated, knowledge about security and privacy and data protection controls around:
Purchasing electronic gadgets
Access to online services
Entertainment
Education
Aligning Cybersecurity with Data Protection Best Practices in Today’s World
This Fireside Chat explored the issues of aligning cybersecurity with data protection practice in Africa. This discussion was premised on the fact that cybersecurity receives a lot more attention in Africa than data protection. The panelists made up of cyber security and data protection experts in Africa explored how these key sectors can be aligned.
The event attracted over 30 participants with several views online.
2020 Data Protection Africa Summit
The premiere edition of DPAS Virtual took place on the 5th & 6th November, 2020 under the theme “Is Africa’s Data Protection in Crisis?”.
This session gave participants an opportunity to dialogue with regulators, as they discussed their roles as data regulators in their countries.
DPAS virtual targets individuals and communities in the data protection and privacy ecosystem, who are unable to participate in our in-person events. Africa Digital Rights’ Hub under its Capacity Building, Advocacy, Sensitization & Awareness Programme launched DPAS Virtual as a precursor to our in-person Data Protection Africa Summit.