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Media Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Africa

The 2021 offering of this free, 7-week online MOOC is in progress, running until 18 October. The course was developed to honour the life and work of activist Jeanette Minnie.

Certificate in Telecoms Policy, Regulation and Management (TPRM)

Places are still available for module 3 (beginning 20 Sept. 2021) of this year's offering of TPRM, the LINK Centre's longest-running certificate course.

LINK Policy Brief: Spectrum Regulation, South Africa 2021

By Ewan Sutherland and Luci Abrahams, prepared in May 2021 for the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC): Macro-dynamics Working Group.

Digital Transformation and Cybersecurity in the BRICS Countries

The video recording is available for this May 2021 webinar convened by Brazil's Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) Law School, with LINK Director Luci Abrahams among the speakers.

Limpitlaw Participates in Ethiopia's Media Law Reform

LINK Honorary Adjunct Professor Justine Limpitlaw is among the international experts contributing to the media law reform process in Ethiopia.

Media Law Handbook for Southern Africa (2nd Edition)

LINK Visiting Adjunct Prof. Justine Limpitlaw's guide to media law in Southern Africa is available in a revised second edition, published in 2021 by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.

Innovation Entanglement at Three SA Tech Hubs

An article by LINK Director Dr. Luci Abrahams, published in Issue 26 of The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC), drawing on tech hubs research conducted for the Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) network.

Assessing the Digital Economy: Aims, Frameworks, Pilots, Results, and Lessons

An article by retired LINK Centre Visiting Associate Professor Nagy K. Hanna in the Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Emerging Questionable Publication Practices

A webinar, hosted by the Network of Data and Information Curation Communities (NeDICC), on the emergence of predatory journals and how to avoid such journals and the related challenges posed.

Certificate in Broadcasting and Digital Media Policy-Regulatory Trends

Registration is still open for the 2021 offering of this course, which begins on 11 October. The course covers trends at both Southern African and global levels.

Certificate in Frontiers in Digital Government

The 2021 offering of this groundbreaking course has two online modules -- running 6 to 10 Sept. and 18 to 22 Oct. 2021 -- and draws on experiences from across the African continent.

Certificate in Cybersecurity Professional Practice and Leadership (CPPL)

Registration is still open for the 2021 offering of CPPL, which will consist of two weeks of online instruction in the weeks of 13-17 September and 18-22 October.

PhD in Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies

The LINK Centre's PhD degree programme for candidates seeking to conduct intensive research into an element of the African ICT ecosystem and digital knowledge economy.

Master of Arts in ICT Policy and Regulation (MA ICTPR)

The LINK Centre's Master's degree in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy and Regulation, acquired via four coursework modules and a 50% research report.

Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies (MA IDKES)

The LINK Centre's Master's degree for candidates seeking a Master's via a full-length dissertation drawing on research into a facet of the African digital knowledge economy.

PhD and Master's Student Research

A listing of LINK students' PhD theses, approved PhD research projects, Master's dissertations, and Master's research reports, as produced in the Centre's currrent PhD, MA ICTPR and MA IDKES programmes and in the earlier MM ICTPR programme.

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