Online Child Safety: #ChildSafetyOnlineUG Advocacy Campaign
By Joan katambi As the world continues to embrace the Internet and digitalization, a whole new wave of threats to online users has been identified to be on the rise especially for vulnerable groups such as children. Children of late are so much exposed to the online space especially during the pandemic for several reasons […]
RightsCon 2020: Not ‘revenge porn’: New trends in non-consensual intimate imagery in Uganda and the role of digital security.
During the Online RightsCon, which is the largest global conference on Digital Rights, Digital Literacy Initiative participated in a session hosted by WOUGNET titled; “Not ‘revenge porn’: New trends in non-consensual intimate imagery in Uganda and the role of digital security”. The session was facilitated by Ms. Peace Olive Amuge, Executive Director at WOUGNET and […]
My Experience as an Atlas III ambassador during ICANN 66 in Montreal, Canada
For starters, in case you are wondering what The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) helps coordinate the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions, which are key technical services critical to the continued operations of the Internet’s underlying address book, the Domain Name System (DNS). Secondly, I did all the courses and attended all the […]
What you missed at Inclusion and Legitimacy in ‘Multistakeholderism’ at ICANN IGF 2019 workshop.
Inclusive participation is a cornerstone of legitimacy for the multi-stakeholder approach to Internet governance, and ICANN is the main pioneer and champion of Internet governance model. Manal Ismail, The National Telecom Regulatory Authority of Egypt (NTRA), gave an overview of the round table discussion, then proceeded to invite the panelists Jan Aart Scholte, (University of […]
Open Internet Standards for Africa: A guest lecture at the Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology
By Innocent Adriko and Joan Katambi Open Internet standards are a foundation of the Internet, allowing anyone to set up a new online service and make it available to the rest of the Internet without requiring permission from anyone else. On 3rd March 2020, Digital Literacy Initiative organized a guest lecture for students of Telecommunications […]
Social Media Week: Social Media Week event at the Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology
By Innocent Adriko and Joan Katambi Social Media Week is a worldwide event that explores the social, cultural, and economic impact of social media. It helps people and organizations connect through collaboration to share ideas and information. Social Media Week brings thousands of people together every year through learning experiences that aim to advance their […]
Policy Dialogue:A stakeholder’s workshop on the African Declaration on Internet Rights
By Innocent Adriko and Joan Katambi Digital Literacy Initiative participated in a stakeholder’s workshop organized by Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET).The Policy Dialogue gathered key stakeholders and policy influencers in promoting Women Rights in Uganda to discuss about the African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedom Principles and WOUGNET Policy Paper on the Status of Women Rights Online to help reduce the gender […]
