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Tribute to “Prof Barry” Dwolatzky, the Wits Gentle Software Giant

LINK Director Lucienne Abrahams pays tribute to Wits Emeritus Professor Barry Dwolatzky, founder of the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) and the Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, who passed away on 16 May 2023.

Job Advert: LINK Associate Professor (Closing Date: 31 May 2023)

The LINK Centre seeks to make an appointment at the rank of Associate Professor in the Wits School of Literature, Language and Media (SLLM), to commence on 1 September 2023.

Working Paper: Digital Customs Transformation

A paper by LINK's Luci Abrahams and Marke Burke and tralac's Trudy Hartzenberg, entitled "Digital Customs Transformation for Effective Trade Facilitation and Revenue Collection", prepared for the UJ SARChI Chair in Industrial Development.

AJIC Issue 30

This latest issue of the LINK Centre journal includes articles on YouTube micro-celebrities, a word embedding trained on news data, machine-learning predictions of low academic performance, ICTs and women’s empowerment, and assessment of website quality.

Africa 2.0: Russell Southwood in Conversation with Luci Abrahams

Video featuring Russell Southwood, author of Africa 2.0 – Inside a Continent’s Communications Revolution, in conversation with LINK Director Luci Abrahams.

Digital diplomacy: Pillay Article for defenceWeb

"Digital Diplomacy: The Geo-Politics of ‘Tech’ and Emerging Technologies" -- an article for defenceWeb by LINK Research Associate Dr. Kiru Pillay.

Cybersecurity Certificate Course 2023

The dates for the 2023 offering of this popular LINK Centre course are now finalised: 13-17 March (week 1) and 8-12 May (week 2).

AJIC Issue 29

This issue of the LINK Centre journal includes articles on digital vaccination records, permissionless blockchain systems, copyright flexibilities for combatting COVID, maker communities, and public-speaking anxiety.

LINK–MICTSETA Research Chair

The LINK-MICTSETA Research Chair, funded by South Africa's Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (MICTSETA), is supporting five Wits students.

The International Experience in Open Digital Governance

A report by LINK Centre Director Luci Abrahams and LINK Research Associate Mark Burke, for the SA-EU Dialogue Facility's International Dialogue on Strengthening Open Digital Governance in South Africa.

Electronic Communications Law Digest

The latest digest from South African electronic communications lawyer Justine Limpitlaw, who is a LINK Honorary Adjunct Professor.

Burke PhD Seminar: Rethinking Public Service Digitalisation

LINK PhD Seminar: Presentation by Mark Burke, Candidate for a Wits PhD in Interdisciplinary Digital Knowledge Economy Studies, on "Rethinking Identity, Privacy and Citizenship in Public Service Digitalisation".

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

The next offering of this one-week course will be in 2024 (dates to be announced). The curriculum covers trends at both Southern African and global levels.

Certificate in Frontiers in Digital Government

This groundbreaking course -- next offering to be in 2024 (dates to be announced) -- has two modules and draws on experiences from across the African continent.

AJIC Issue 28

This issue includes articles on social media and COVID-19 public health messaging; mobile banking apps; cyber threats; ICTs in agricultural extension; applying blockchain to electronic healthcare records; e-government information systems; and m-learning.

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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