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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.