by Neema Mujesia | Apr 30, 2024 | Access to information, Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
By John Walubengo As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform global industries, a significant oversight in its development still needs to be made aware of the underrepresentation of African datasets in most global AI training data sets. This gap curtails...
by David Indeje | Apr 25, 2024 | Access to information, Gender, Highlights, kictanet post
By Cherie Oyier International Girls ICT Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of April every year. This day is set aside by the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to raise awareness of the need to promote the inclusion of girls and women in...
by David Indeje | Mar 5, 2024 | Access to information, Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
By John Walubengo As the uptake of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies continues to expand rapidly, the debate over the need for stringent regulation grows louder. Whereas calls for comprehensive AI regulation are understandable given the potential risks...
by David Indeje | Feb 14, 2024 | Access to information, Cyber Security, Highlights, kictanet post
By Cherie Oyier The Private Security Regulation Act (PSRA) was enacted in 2016. However, its existence has been characterised by spontaneous public discourse during crises that thrust it into the limelight. For instance, in 2019, following the DusitD2 complex...
by David Indeje | Feb 10, 2024 | Access to information, Highlights, Human Rights
We, the undersigned organizations and members of the #KeepItOn coalition — a global network of over 300 human rights organizations from 105 countries working to end internet shutdowns — urge the warring parties in Sudan to immediately end the disruption of internet...
by David Indeje | Dec 4, 2023 | Access to information, Digital Economy, Highlights, kictanet post
By John Walubengo The parliamentary committee that investigated the recent Worldcoin saga made several recommendations that, among others, are stated on page 115, Section 6(d), as follows: Amend the Data Protection Act, 2019 to provide for a Board where the Office of...
