Accra will get its first taste of the European conference on digital topics and society, re:publica, on December 14-15.
This is the first time that the conference will be held in Africa.
At a press conference in Accra, the organisers of the event mentioned that the theme will be “Next Level.”
“We are particularly glad that the majority of over 240 submissions we received from our Call for Participation are from speakers from all over Africa and cover several exciting topics such as open data, message verification, digital art and Afro-futurism,” Sanidster Tei, the curator of the thematic track “Media and Journalism” said.
There will be speakers like Rebecca Enonchong, who will speak on the economic effects of internet shutdowns, Tefo Mohapi (the editor of iAfrikan) who will explain the conditions necessary for digital freedom of opinion; and Professor Nii Quanor who will talk about the history and future of the internet in Africa.
“We are proud of the diverse program we put together for the re:publica in Accra and look forward to the countless inspiring sessions – and of course the continent-wide dialogue with the communities,” says Andreas Gebhard, CEO and managing director of re:publica.
More information on the conference can be found on its Facebook page.
About re:publica
re:publica is Europe’s biggest conference on internet and digital society. Here, bloggers cross paths with
politicians, scientists meet entrepreneurs and artists meet activists.
More than 19,500 people from 80 countries came together at re:publica 18 over the course of the three-day conference in Berlin to discuss current questions about digital society.
The next edition of re:publica will take place from May 6 – 8, 2019, in Berlin.
In addition, at the end of the year re:publica will be launched for the first time on African soil in Accra, the capital of Ghana.
As a strategic partner of the “Deutschlandjahr USA” it will put on five events in the United States.
The shareholders of re:publica GmbH, newthinking communications and Spreeblick Verlag have been actively
engaged in the areas of network politics, digital culture and digital society for over a decade. Read more at:www.re-publica.com.
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By: Jeffrey Owuraku Sarpong/citinewsroom.com/Ghana