We are GIG
For several years, delegates have been coming from all over Africa to re:publica in Berlin to discuss internet politics and digital rights, economic and cultural developments and new technologies. Now it's high time for re:publica to come Ghana and bring Africa's digital society together in Accra. The two-day event with an expected attendance of 500 […]
The Chaos Communication Congress is the Chaos Computer Club’s (CCC) annual symposium and hacker party. During four days between Christmas and New Years Eve, thousands of hackers, technology freaks, artists, and utopians get together in Leipzig to communicate, learn from each other, and party together. We focus on topics such as information technology, digital security, […]
The German African Entrepreneurship Summit (GAES) will bring together 150 representatives of the Pan-African entrepreneurship ecosystem to learn from each other and leverage on their experiences and creativity to re-evaluate […]
Are you a Maker? Lebanon's first Maker Faire is coming to Beirut in 2019! Beirut Mini Maker Faire is calling for makers, tinkerers, tech enthusiasts, designers and crafters to showcase […]
"Digital transformation offers civil society a great deal of opportunities and challenges. We would like to discuss with you how the project "digitization" can succeed - in your own organization […]
Looking for data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence or similar technology solutions The UNICEF Innovation Fund is looking to make up to 100K equity-free investments to provide early stage (seed) finance to for-profit technology start-ups that have the potential to benefit humanity. If you’ve got a start-up registered in one of UNICEF’s programme countries and have a […]
Be creative and create an atmosphere with us that sprays sparks! Ever thought of a robot petting zoo? Or what it would be like to be an avatar? What would you say […]
SXSW: GIG has a panel in the official programme of SXSW which will take place on March 8th - apart from Geraldine de Bastion (GIG), Nanjira Sambuli (Web Foundation) Jillian […]
Ecosystem event coming up: Le Grand Barouf Numérique The Ouishare community is co-organzing Le Grand Barouf Numérique, discussing digital policies in Lille, France, on March 20th and 21st under the motto […]
AfricaOSH is a gathering for everyone interested in Open Science & Hardware as a means to achieve locally adapted, culturally relevant, technologically and economically feasible production in Africa; as an […]
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is a high- level advisory body to the Economic and Social Council. The Forum was established on 28 July 2000 by resolution 2000/22, with […]
The NESI Global Forum is a biennial event bringing together all elements of society to share the latest developments in social innovation and the new economy from around the world In […]
