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LSA Conference 2024: Innovating Information Technologies in Africa: Debating Authenticity and Global Connections

LSA 8th Annual Conference University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

This panel for the 8th Annual LSA conference explores the impact of global innovation on Africa's ICT sector and the integration of local knowledge in technological developments. It examines the influence of colonialism, efforts to decolonize technology, and the role of diaspora communities. This panel also analyse issues of inclusivity, equity, data privacy, and digital divides, while challenging both optimistic and pessimistic views of technology in Africa.

CFP – Exploring Digital Sovereignty in Sub-Saharan Africa – Social Sciences and Digital Humanities: Cooperation, Cultures, Societies and African Processes of Digitisation South of the Sahara

DIGITALDIVERSE 2024 Av. del Hospicio, 1, Granada, Albaicín, Spain

The panel invites submissions scrutinising the evolving meanings and approaches to digital sovereignty in Africa. Additionally, we seek detailed analyses of how digital sovereignty is conceptualised and implemented in local contexts.

Imagining Lagos 2035: The Future of Tech and Daily Life

CcHUB 294 Herbert Macaulay Way, Lagos, Nigeria

Imagining Lagos 2035: The Future of Tech and Daily Life.
Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025
Time: 10:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Location: CcHUB, 294 Herbert Macaulay Way, Lagos
Join us for a free, interactive workshop to explore how Lagos’ tech ecosystem could evolve by 2035. Through scenario building, creative storytelling, and networking, we’ll co-create visions for the future of technology in Lagos.
Register now: https://bit.ly/4j1PkMS