VIDEO / AUDIO / TXT – Uganda Internet Governance Forum (UIGF) – Aug 2 2024
The 2024 Uganda Internet Governance Forum (UIGF) was convened on August 2, 2024 in Kampala. Since 2006, UIGF has been a platform for deliberation on Internet governance concerns in the country.
AGENDA https://uigf.ug/agenda/
The following sessions were webcast live by the Internet Society Uganda Chapter
Opening Ceremony
Joshua Mpairwe, President Internet Society Uganda Chapter
Lillian Nalwoga, UIGF Convenor | Chair, MAG, Africa Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF)
High Level panel – Building our Multi-stakeholder Digital Future in Uganda
Dr. Julianne Susanne Sansa-Otim, Senior Lecturer, Makerere University
Dr. Martin Mubangizi, Head of Office, UN Global Pulse
Tientega Lionel, Intervention Manager, Digital Rights Project, Enabel
Moses Kaahwa, Head Legal Affairs, MTN Uganda
Dr. Waiswa Abdul Salaam, Head Legal Affairs and Compliance, UCC
MOD: Sean Oseku, Communications Consultant
One Step Further: Data Justice Insights and Lessons from Uganda and Beyond
Esther Nyapendi, Technical Support Officer, Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)
Phillip Ayazike, Director of Programs, Pollicy
Stella Alibateese, National Personal Data Protection Director, NITA-U
Bernard Sabiti, Project Coordinator, African Population and Health Research Centre
MOD: Peace Oliver Amuge, Africa Regional Strategy Lead. APC
Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence Governance in Uganda
Dr. Ernest Mwebaze, Executive Director, Sunbird AI
Sempala Allan Kigozi, Head of Legal, Unwanted Witness
Sharon Kisinde, ISACA Kampala Chapter
Patricia Namakula, Director of Research, Centre for Multilateral Affairs (CfMA)
MOD: Irene Esther Mutuzo Sevume, Makere University
Lightning Talk – Avoiding the AI Trap: Fostering Homegrown AI Solutions by Involving Communities in the Development Process
Richard Ngamita, Security Researcher
Securing Inclusive Digital Economies for the Future of Work
Dr. Jimmy Spire Ssentogo – Academia, Cartoonist and Digital Activist
Doreen Gift Bugingo – ICT infrastructure Engineer, Ministry of ICT
MOD: Brenda Namata, Program Coordinator, Strategic Gender Initiatives, Pollicy
Closing Ceremony
Joshua Mpairwe, President Internet Society Uganda Chapter
Sax Agaba, Information Technology Officer, Ministry of ICT
LIVESTREAM https://youtu.be/gL4Jo8_GzsQ
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