Publications

Feb 22

In: Blog
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2019-02-22
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The bigger picture : Assessing Zimbabwe’s internet blockade

As African citizens become progressively aware of their rights, more will take to the streets to demand that their leaders meet their needs. Civil disobedience is a tool that some governments on the continent are increasingly realising can be fuelled and sustained by the internet, and this has seen ...

Feb 22

In: Blog
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2019-02-22
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Internet Shutdown in Nigeria – A Possibility?

By Chuks Okoriekwe & Caleb Ogundele Introduction As Nigeria heads to the polls in what has been described as one of the keenly contested elections, which were unceremoniously postponed for a week by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), there have been rumours of a possible Inter...

Jan 30

In: Blog
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2019-01-30
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The Algorithms of Oppressions in Sub-Saharan Africa

By Joshua Akintayo and Emeka Thaddues Njoku The internet is a vital part of human innovation and freedom, as well as a tool of oppression, chaos, propaganda, and suffering. It can be either positive or negative disruptive force, depending mainly on where the control resides. Recognising the potentia...

Jan 07

In: Blog
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2019-01-07
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Crypto-economy: what to look out for

By JOHN WALUBENGO I always hesitate talking about crypto-currencies and their economy because they always take away the thunder from the more important benefits of blockchain technologies. However, in recent months, Kenya has become flooded with many projects launching their own version of crypto-co...

Jan 04

In: Blog
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2019-01-04
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IoT in Africa: Urgent Regulation Required

By: Tomslin Samme-Nlar Globally, people are connecting more and more “things” to the Internet. Devices that were traditionally offline or dumb like refrigerators, cars, watches, home cameras, air condition, door locks, agriculture monitoring devices, etcetera, are now being connected to the Inte...

Jan 03

In: Blog
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2019-01-03
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Better algorithms and open data frameworks needed for inclusive and diverse online content

By: Arthur Gwagwa Introduction Due to its unprecedented ability to continually learn from collected data, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are transforming the publication of online content, for better or for worse. Today, the search engine algorithm decides the results of our searches (Nai...

Jan 02

In: Blog
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2019-01-02
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M-Pesa Mobile Money:a critical resource that should never fail

By JOHN WALUBENGO I have written extensively about the implications of the dominance of Safaricom over the Kenyan economy and its implication as a potential single point of failure. To be fair, the M-Pesa service has only failed twice or thrice in its 10-year history and that should be com...

Jan 01

In: Blog
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2019-01-01
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Is Kenya ready for 5G Internet?

By JOHN WALUBENGO There has been talk that Kenyan leading communication operators are experimenting or testing next-generation mobile technologies like 5G. This is all very good but there are some issues worth discussing as we head into the 5G world. Perhaps, so as to be on the same page, we should ...

Dec 29

In: Blog
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2018-12-29
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African Union Convention On Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection: A Case for Stronger Protection for The African Child Online in The Age of Digital Economy

By: Oloyede Ridwan Abstract The continent is witnessing a burgeoning growth in its digital economy. The increased internet penetration means more users joining the grid and has seen growth in the adoption and application of digitalisation in governance and business models. The emerging datafied mode...

Dec 28

In: Blog
By: African Academic Network on Internet Policy
Date: 2018-12-28
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TOWARDS INDIGINISATION OF ICT EQUIPMENT PRODUCTION IN AFRICA: THE PERSPECTIVE OF INNOVATIVE FIRMS IN NIGERIA’S ICT CLUSTERS.

By Michael Awoleye (Ph.D) Background Activities in ICT clusters hold promising potentials as agents of industrial regeneration. This is a major element in the quest of building knowledge-driven economy. The influence of innovations on business performance cannot be overemphasised; it has been adjudg...

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