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 AFRINIC is a proud partner of the Africa Cyber Defense Forum 2020 to be held virtually on 24 and 25 June. AFRINIC CEO, Eddy Kayihura, will be speaking in a panel on 'National Security, Cyberthreats and Governance' on 24 June. And Brice Abba, the Community Development Manager at AFRINIC, will moderate the session 'Building Cyber Resilience Post COVID-19’ on 25 June.

You can join the online event at https://africacyberdefenseforum.com/join-live-stream-cyber-defense-forum

 

About the event

The Africa Cyber Defense Forum is a continental platform for public-private cooperation. The forum engages top-level government, technology experts, business leaders and other leaders of society to shape the continental, regional and industry agendas in the African cyberspace. This year’s theme is 'A More Secure World, More Business Activity, and More Jobs’.

 
 
 
 
 

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AFRINIC, in collaboration with ISOC Cote D’Ivoire and Facebook, is organising a webinar on Thursday, 28 May 2020 from 14:00 to 15:00 GMT.

The event will address the issue of fake news and the Facebook approach to tackle fake news through their fact-checking programme.

Discussions will revolve around:

  1. AFRINIC 101
  2. General view on fake news
  3. Facebook 10
  4. Facebook's approach to fake news and misinformation
  5. The Fact-checking program

The speakers for this event will be Brice ABBA Community development Manager, from the Stakeholder Engagement Department at AFRINIC and Balkissa Idé Siddo - Responsable des politiques publiques pour l'Afrique Francophone, Facebook.

The Meeting will be held virtually through the Zoom platform. We invite you to register for this event at https://bit.ly/Inscription_FakeNews_Conference

This webinar will be in French.

 


 

تنظم AFRINIC ، بالتعاون مع ISOC Cote D d'Ivoire و Facebook ، ندوة عبر الإنترنت يوم الخميس 28 مايو 2020 من الساعة 14:00 إلى 15:00 بتوقيت جرينتش. سيتناول الحدث قضية الأخبار المزيفة ونهج Facebook للتعامل مع الأخبار المزيفة من خلال برنامج التحقق من الحقائق.
ستتمحور المناقشات حول:

 

1. AFRINIC 101
2. نظرة عامة على الأخبار المزيفة
3. Facebook 10
4. نهج Facebook تجاه الأخبار المزيفة والمعلومات المضللة
5. برنامج التحقق من الحقائق

سيكون المتحدثون في هذا الحدث هم مدير تطوير مجتمع Brice ABBA ، من قسم إشراك أصحاب المصلحة في AFRINIC و Balkissa Idé Siddo - المسؤول المسؤول عن السياسات العامة من أجل الفرنكوفونية ، Facebook.

سيعقد الاجتماع عمليا من خلال منصة Zoom. ندعوك للتسجيل في هذا الحدث على https://bit.ly/Inscription_FakeNews_Conference

سيكون هذا البرنامج التعليمي على الويب باللغة الفرنسية.

 


 

 

A AFRINIC, em colaboração com a ISOC Cote D'Ivoire e o Facebook, está a organizar um webinar na quinta-feira, 28 de Maio de 2020, das 14:00 às 15:00 GMT. O evento abordará a questão das notícias falsas e a abordagem do Facebook para combater as notícias falsas através do seu programa de verificação de factos.


As discussões vão girar em torno deste tema: 

1. AFRINIC 101
2. Visão geral sobre notícias falsas
3. Facebook 10
4. A abordagem do Facebook às notícias falsas e à desinformação
5. O programa de verificação dos factos

Os oradores deste evento serão Brice ABBA Community Development Manager, do Departamento de Envolvimento das Partes Interessadas da AFRINIC e da Balkissa Idé Siddo - Responsável das Políticas Públicas para a África Francófona, Facebook.

O Encontro será realizado virtualmente através da plataforma Zoom. Convidamo-lo a inscrever-se para este evento em https://bit.ly/Inscription_FakeNews_Conference

Este webinar será em francês.