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Certificate in Frontiers in Digital Government

Register now for this groundbreaking course, beginning 6 May 2019, which draws on experiences and cases from across Africa. There are two in-class contact weeks, in May 2019 and June 2019.

Certificate in Cybersecurity Professional Practice and Leadership

Beginning 13 May 2019, this is a brand-new offering by the Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) in partnership with the LINK Centre. Places are still available.

Certificate in Broadcasting and Digital Media Policy-Regulatory Trends

Register now for the next offering of this course, beginning 20 May 2019, and get up to speed with broadcasting and digital media matters at global, African, and SADC levels.

Certificate in Chief Information Officer (CIO) Practice, Level 2

Registration is open for the next offering of CIO Practice Level 2, which begins 3 June 2019.

Mbanaso - Personal Data Privacy and Security

LINK Visiting Senior Lecturer Dr Uche Mbanaso's presentation to the DIRISA National Data Workshop, Pretoria, 19 June 2018.

Limpitlaw - Internet Regulation in Africa

LINK Visiting Adjunct Prof Justine Limpitaw's presentation to the DIRISA National Data Workshop, Pretoria, 19 June 2018.

Armstrong - Africa Open Science Hardware (AfricaOSH)

LINK Visiting Fellow Dr Chris Armstrong was part of the Open AIR panel at the Africa Open Science Hardware (AfricaOSH) Summit in Kumasi, Ghana, 13 April 2018.

Abrahams - Keynote at AANOIP Seminar, Ibadan

LINK Director Dr Lucienne Abrahams delivered the keynote presentation at the African Academic Network on Internet Policy (AANOIP) seminar, Ibadan, 16 February 2018.

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.

Master's Student Research Reports

This is a listing of the Research Reports produced by successful LINK Centre Master's students -- in the MA ICTPR programme and its predecessor the MM ICTPR.

The Wits LINK Centre is a leading African academic research and training body focused on ICT ecosystem policy and practice. Based at the Wits Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, LINK engages in knowledge production and capacity-building for the broad communications and information and communications technology (ICT) sector in Africa. Operating as part of both Tshimologong and the Wits School of Literature, Language and Media (SLLM), our focus spans across policy and practice in telecommunications, Internet, broadcasting, digital media, social media, e-government, digital transformation, innovation systems, cybersecurity and intellectual property -- all with an emphasis on economic and social implications in African and other developing-world contexts.

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