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Navigating Data Governance in Uganda: Unveiling the Triad of Power, Control, and Benefit

Introduction: The realm of data governance presents significant challenges related to power, control, and benefit. In Uganda, embracing “participatory” data governance can enhance policy implementation and support the nation’s pursuit of social justice. However, several obstacles impede this progress, including power imbalances between data controllers and data subjects, fragmented data…

Data

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Navigating Data Governance in Uganda: Unveiling the Triad of Power, Control, and Benefit
Navigating Data Governance in Uganda: Unveiling the Triad of Power, Control, and Benefit
Data

6 min read


May 29

Data Ladies Unleashed: Empowering Women Through Data Science Education

Hey there everyone👋🏾! Doki here, your Data Fellow at Pollicy 😄. I’m super excited to share my experience from the recent Data Ladies session we had. The session was titled “Data Science Toolbox” and boy, was it a blast! We had such an amazing time learning and growing together. The…

Data

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Data Ladies Unleashed: Empowering Women Through Data Science Education
Data Ladies Unleashed: Empowering Women Through Data Science Education
Data

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May 18

Insights on Navigating Online Spaces: A Conversation with Women Leaders

As Africa becomes more digitally connected, online spaces have become an important tool for politicians to connect with their constituents. However, for women in leadership, navigating these online spaces can be a daunting task. …

Women

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Insights on Navigating Online Spaces: A Conversation with Women Leaders
Insights on Navigating Online Spaces: A Conversation with Women Leaders
Women

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May 2

Fighting Back Against Online Hate: Insights and Strategies for a Safer Digital World

In today’s digital age, social media has become an integral part of our lives, providing a platform for individuals to express their opinions and beliefs. However, this increased reliance on social media has led to the proliferation of cyber-harassment and hate speech, particularly targeting women and marginalized communities. …

Digital

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Fighting Back Against Online Hate: Insights and Strategies for a Safer Digital World
Fighting Back Against Online Hate: Insights and Strategies for a Safer Digital World
Digital

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Apr 19

Shifting the Data Highway: Introducing the Afro-Feminist Data Governance Project

Shifting the Data Highway All over the world, people share their personal information to get assistance, social services, entertainment and knowledge. However, gender data remains understudied and underutilized, often enveloped in the general scope of data. Prior research was conducted by Pollicy in collaboration with My Data Rights on Afrofeminist Data Futures, which included…

Data

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Shifting the Data Highway: Introducing the Afro-Feminist Data Governance Project
Shifting the Data Highway: Introducing the Afro-Feminist Data Governance Project
Data

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Mar 13

A Personal Update from Neema

A few days ago, I woke up to a flurry of messages and pictures on our Pollicy Whatsapp group. Irene had just given a talk with the UN Secretary General at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York; Navina had delivered a speech to 2000 women…

Civictech

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A Personal Update from Neema
A Personal Update from Neema
Civictech

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Mar 7

A more inclusive internet for who? Non-English speakers in digital spaces

Whose language? What is the language this website is written in? The letters that make up its source code? The very infrastructure of the Web itself? Is the language you write emails, essays and personal WhatsApp messages in the same as the language you grew up speaking or speak at…

Digital

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A more inclusive internet for who? Non-English speakers in digital spaces
A more inclusive internet for who? Non-English speakers in digital spaces
Digital

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Mar 6

Pollicy celebrates International Women’s Day by amplifying women’s voices in the digital age

Pollicy celebrates International Women’s Day by amplifying women’s voices in the digital age This Women’s Day (and month), Pollicy is excited to participate in a series of celebration activities to promote gender equality in the digital age. As an award-winning East African feminist civic technology collective, Pollicy is committed to…

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Pollicy celebrates International Women’s Day by amplifying women’s voices in the digital age
Pollicy celebrates International Women’s Day by amplifying women’s voices in the digital age

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Mar 6

Pollicy’s Work on Feminist Tech and Digital Innovation at CSW 67: Addressing the Digital Divide and…

Pollicy’s Work on Feminist Tech and Digital Innovation at CSW 67: Addressing the Digital Divide and Promoting Inclusion Pollicy is attending the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 67) and sharing their work in various pre-events, side events, and closed meetings. We will work with…

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Pollicy’s Work on Feminist Tech and Digital Innovation at CSW 67: Addressing the Digital Divide and…
Pollicy’s Work on Feminist Tech and Digital Innovation at CSW 67: Addressing the Digital Divide and…

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Mar 3

Empowering Key Populations Through Data Literacy

Empowering Key Populations Through Data Literacy For years, key populations in Uganda have struggled to access data literacy programs, which are essential for collecting and analyzing data and preparing it for dissemination. This lack of access has made it difficult for these communities to have their voices heard in national…

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Empowering Key Populations Through Data Literacy
Empowering Key Populations Through Data Literacy

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