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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.

African Digital Diplomacy Master Class (5-9 September 2022)

Register now for the LINK Centre's newest offering: A 5-day exploration of African realities and dynamics in the emerging field of "digital diplomacy".

Cybersecurity Master Class (1-4 August 2022)

Registration is open for this four-day course that distils the key content from LINK's certificate programme in Cybersecurity Professional Practice and Leadership (CPPL).

TPRM certificate course begins 11 July 2022

Registration is open for the 2022 offering of the LINK Centre's longest-running course: the Certificate in Telecommunications Policy, Regulation and Management (TPRM). The three modules are scheduled for 11-15 July, 15-19 Aug., 19-23 Sept.

AJIC Issue 28

The latest issue of the LINK Centre journal, The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC), includes articles on social media, mobile banking, cybersecurity, ICT in agriculture, e-government, and m-learning.

Launch of South Africa's Cyber Security Digital Alliance (CSDA)

A new South African industry body, the Cyber Security Digital Alliance (CSDA), held its inaugural launch event In December 2021 at the Carlton Centre in Johannesburg.

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.

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 2023. 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 2023 -- has two modules and draws on experiences from across the African continent.

Certificate in Cybersecurity Professional Practice and Leadership (CPPL)

Registration is open for the 2022 offering of CPPL, which will run during the weeks of 10-14 October and 21-25 November.

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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