The Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) Secretariat is pleased to announce the selected sessions for AfIGF 2024. From a competitive pool of 122 submissions across 9 thematic areas, the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) has carefully chosen 43 sessions that represent a broad range of perspectives and insights into Africa’s digital landscape.
This year’s accepted sessions highlight key topics such as Emerging Technologies, Digital Rights, Universal Access, Data Governance, and Cybersecurity, offering a platform for dialogue on the pressing digital issues across the continent. These sessions will take place from November 20 to 22, 2024, at the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Additionally, sessions on the waiting list have also been recognized for their valuable contributions and will be considered for inclusion if additional slots become available. We invite all stakeholders to explore the session lists below and join us at AfIGF 2024 to engage in shaping Africa’s digital future.
AfIGF 2024 Accepted Sessions
| Session Title | Thematic Area | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A more inclusive Internet: Introducing the New gTLD Applicant Support Program | Universal Access & Meaningful Connectivity | Accepted |
| 2 | AI and Digital Literacy: Preparing Africa’s Education Systems for Responsible Internet Governance | Emerging Technologies and AI | Accepted |
| 3 | Advancing Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in Africa’s Evolving Digital Landscape | Digital Rights & Human Rights | Accepted |
| 4 | Advancing Equitable Digital Futures through the Afrofeminist Internet Scorecard | Digital Rights & Human Rights | Accepted |
| 5 | Africa Connect The Unconnected policy Rountable | Technical & Operational | Accepted |
| 6 | African Agenda on Cyber Capacity Building (AA-CCB) | Cybersecurity and Cybercrime | Accepted |
| 7 | African Women in AI: Challenges & Opportunities | Emerging Technologies and AI | Accepted |
| 8 | Aligning the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol with Africa’s Data Justice Agenda | Data Governance | Accepted |
| 9 | Analyzing the Impact of Technological Integration on Sustainability Practices in Africa | Sustainability & Environment | Accepted |
| 10 | Assessing Universal Service Funds in 26 African Countries | Universal Access & Meaningful Connectivity | Accepted |
| 11 | Bridging Policy and Technology to encode Human Rights in Internet Infrastructure | Digital Governance | Accepted |
| 12 | Community Networks as Infrastructure Solutions to Connecting the Unconnected in Africa | Technical & Operational | Accepted |
| 13 | Creative Communications: The Power of Audiovisual Mediums in Mainstreaming Digital Rights | Digital Rights & Human Rights | Accepted |
| 14 | Cybersecurity and Digital Sovereignty: Challenges and Opportunities for Africa’s Digital Future | Cybersecurity and Cybercrime | Accepted |
| 15 | Disinformation, Misinformation and Internet Shutdown in the Context of Election in Africa | Digital Rights & Human Rights | Accepted |
| 16 | Digital Inclusion in Africa in the Age of AI: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Perspectives | Emerging Technologies and AI | Accepted |
| 17 | Digital Infrastructures Investment Facility Roundtable | Technical & Operational | Accepted |
| 18 | Digital Trade and Data Governance: The Future of Digital Africa under AfCFTA | Data Governance | Accepted |
| 19 | Enhancing Africa Cooperation on Cybersecurity Resilience | Cybersecurity and Cybercrime | Accepted |
| 20 | Enhancing Gender Equity in Internet Access through Infrastructure and Digital Literacy in Africa | Universal Access & Meaningful Connectivity | Accepted |
| 21 | Ethiopian Internet and Digital Landscape through 5G Internet & AI | Digital Governance | Accepted |
| 22 | Exploring Mechanisms to Prevent Internet Shutdowns During Protests and Elections | Digital Rights & Human Rights | Accepted |
| 23 | From Policy to Practice: Advancing Universal Acceptance in African, Education Governance & Businesses | Universal Access & Meaningful Connectivity | Accepted |
| 24 | From Principles to Action: Shaping the Future for Feminist-Informed Digital Rights | Digital Rights & Human Rights | Accepted |
| 25 | From Principles to Action: The Role of ROAM-X in Evidence-Based Internet Governance | Digital Governance | Accepted |
| 26 | Gender Responsive Cybersecurity Policy in Africa | Cybersecurity and Cybercrime | Accepted |
| 27 | Gender inequality in meaningful access in Africa | Universal Access & Meaningful Connectivity | Accepted |
| 28 | Geospatial monitoring of the effects of sewage leakages (water hyacinth) in Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe | Sustainability & Environment | Accepted |
| 29 | Knowledge and experiences and Data Governance Community of Practices initiation | Data Governance | Accepted |
| 30 | Leveraging Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Environmental Management in Africa | Sustainability & Environment | Accepted |
| 31 | Navigating Regional and Global Governance for a Just AI in Africa | Emerging Technologies and AI | Accepted |
| 32 | Opportunities for Traditional African Media in the Face of AI | Media & Local Content | Accepted |
| 33 | Platform manipulation and human rights: The rise of paid influencers and its impacts | Media & Local Content | Accepted |
| 34 | Promoting Indigenous Knowledge through Digital Platforms in Local Contexts | Media & Local Content | Accepted |
| 35 | Protecting Internet data flows in trade policy initiatives | Data Governance | Accepted |
| 36 | Saving the Internet We Want | Digital Governance | Accepted |
| 37 | Shaping African AI Governance: Lessons from Data Governance Processes | Emerging Technologies and AI | Accepted |
| 38 | Strategic AI Governance at the Crossroads: Development, Ethics, Privacy and Legislation in Africa | Emerging Technologies and AI | Accepted |
| 39 | Strengthening Digital Africa: Tackling Misinformation through Local Content and Multilingualism | Media & Local Content | Accepted |
| 40 | The Human Rights Impact of Underrepresented Languages in AI | Emerging Technologies and AI | Accepted |
| 41 | The Place of Digital Literacy in Combating Technology-Facilitated Gender Violence (TFGBV) | Digital Rights & Human Rights | Accepted |
| 42 | Universal Access & Meaningful Connectivity for Persons with Disabilities in Africa | Universal Access & Meaningful Connectivity | Accepted |
| 43 | Youth Takeover: Building Future Internet Leaders | Universal Access & Meaningful Connectivity | Accepted |
AfIGF 2024 Waiting List sessions
| Session Title | Thematic Area | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrocentricity and Artificial Intelligence | Emerging Technologies and AI | Waiting |
| 2 | Assessing the Internet governance models thus far using the global south perspective | Digital Governance | Waiting |
| 3 | Balancing Security and Freedom: How the Zambia CSO Coalition is navigating Internet law and Policy | Digital Rights & Human Rights | Waiting |
| 4 | Building a Multi-stakeholder Approach towards the Administration of Internet Resources | Technical & Operational | Waiting |
| 5 | Data Governance and AI Governance: Creating National Frameworks for the AI Era | Data Governance | Waiting |
| 6 | Digital Data: Opportunities and Challenges | Data Governance | Waiting |
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