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    <p>Liebe FoME Mitglieder,</p>
    <p>in Vorbereitung des Internet Governance Forums der VN, das diesen
      November in Berlin stattfindet, veranstaltet GIG gemeinsam mit der
      Deutschen Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen die
      Abendveranstaltung "Data, Sovereignty, Democracy – a Global South
      Perspective" am 25.11. zu der ich Sie herzlich einladen möchte: <br>
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    <p><a
href="https://www.globalinnovationgathering.org/event/road2igf-data-sovereignty-democracy-and-an-african-perspective/">https://www.globalinnovationgathering.org/event/road2igf-data-sovereignty-democracy-and-an-african-perspective/</a>
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      vertical-align:baseline">How do we ensure people and democracies
      are informed and empowered through data driven systems such as AI
      rather than exploited and undermined? What infrastructures and
      data protection policies do we need?</p>
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      November 25, the Global Innovation Gathering (GIG) and the United
      Nations Association of Germany are hosting the warm up event
      #Road2IGF: Data, Sovereignty, Democracy – A Global South
      Perspective in the context of the Internet Governance Forum taking
      place in Berlin from the 25th till the 29th of November.</p>
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      initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing: 0px">We aim
      to explore these questions at the #Road2IGF event with four
      political analysts and civil society representatives: The event
      will include a keynote from </p>
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      Nyabola, presentation of research findings with Sreekanth Mukku as
      well as a panel debate with Linda Bonyo and Kudzai Mubaiwa </p>
    <p>Please register via <a
        href="https://dgvn.de/aktivitaeten/19-11-25-road2igf/"
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    <p>****</p>
    <p>Viele Grüße,<br>
      Geraldine de Bastion <br>
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