We are an initiative that serves as a crucial building block in strengthening the Kenyan media ecosystem, working to rebuild trust amongst the key players in the ecosystem and the public, and putting in place resources that will help address challenges being faced in terms of business models. #BML https://barazalab.com/
The President Elect William Ruto, in a televised address, pledges to be a president for all Kenyans. https://www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=kenya%27s+president+elect&page=1 #KenyaElections
Who was Queen Elizabeth II to Africa? Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96. Her 70- year reign ran parallel with significant events in Africa. At the time of her coronation, she became the ruler of 14 territories across Africa, as part of the British Empire. And her decades on the throne were a period of immense change. One after another, each African country became independent and took their own path in the world. So, who was Queen Elizabeth to Africa? And what did her life and reign mean for the continent? #AfricaDaily https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0czcxnb
The European Union published in June of this year a new version of its Code of Conduct meant to eliminate (or at least reduce) the diffusion of "Disinformation" (see definition below) via the Internet, see: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_3664 More details are found here: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/code-practice-disinformation Best, Richard #InternetGovernance and #DigitalRights
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/2022-strengthened-code-practice-disinformation The Code (available at the link above) considers "Disinformation" to include misinformation, disinformation, information influence operations, and foreign interference in the information space. Each of those terms is defined as follows: Misinformation is false or misleading content shared without harmful intent though the effects can be still harmful, e.g. when people share false information with friends and family in good faith. Disinformation is false or misleading content that is spread with an intention to deceive or secure economic or political gain and which may cause public harm. Information influence operation refers to coordinated efforts by either domestic or foreign actors to influence a target audience using a range of deceptive means, including suppressing independent information sources in combination with disinformation. Foreign interference in the information space often carried out as part of a broader hybrid operation, can be understood as coercive and deceptive efforts to disrupt the free formation and expression of individuals’ political will by a foreign state actor or its agents. Best, Richard #InternetGovernance and #DigitalRights
The Code specifies the number of methods to combat Disinformation. The major social media platforms have apparently adopted it. I wonder whether some might think that some bits of the Fox News or CNN websites might sometimes be considered "Disinformation" as defined above.
While the EU Code is at present voluntary, it may become less (quote) voluntary (unquote) under a proposed new EU regulation whose intent is to protect media pluralism and independence, because there would be an oversight Board that would, among other things, monitor platforms compliance with self-regulatory initiatives, such as the Code mentioned below. See: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_5504 Best, Richard #InternetGovernance and #DigitalRights
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The research report Open Source Software in India, Kenya, Egypt, and Mexico is now available to download (for free) in English. You can find the download link on the dedicated research page. It is a report by the Tech for Social: https://socialimpact.github.com/insights/oss-india-kenya-egypt-mexico/ It is a report by the Tech for Social Good/GitHub Inc, Social Impact Team. #OpenSourceSoftware
The Internet Safety SIG plans to launch a national survey in South Africa to assess the extent of the threats affecting internet users. Can you help us with the questionnaire? If you have any ideas for questions that could be included, just enter them in this Google doc (in open access): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ep2cwwv9TKgkDiSl1Gjv6JjPdKVVDQ3qYms25psPPzc/edit?usp=sharing Some rules to optimize the operation - do not delete the question written by another person; - if you want to add a detail or specify a point on a question suggested by another person, write it in brackets and in italics; - the questions can be of any kind. The Google doc will stay open until the 15th of October 2022. Thanks in advance for your contribution. #InternetUserThreats
Today ENISAs European Cybersecurity Skills Framework (ECSF) final version is out today (https://lnkd.in/eaZTeZ9C), 12 profiles identify decomposition view on cybersecurity roles, clarifying their content, and aligning with eCF roles model. It is not in competition with NIST NICE - but rather another practical perspective. For incident response teams - there is an even more detailed model being finalised at FIRST.org (will be talking about it in the TF-CSIRT meeting next week in Vilnius). What do you think? Will ECSF be valuable for your work? #cybersecurity #roles #enisa #csirt
For those who missed out on this presentation on Internet Governance & Digital Rights, you can find it here: https://bit.ly/3fcF61q Let me know if you need any more information or have questions about protecting yourself and others in cyberspace. #DigitalPolicy #Internet Governance # Digital Rights #HumanRights
