The Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a leading pan-African non-profit championing digital rights and inclusion, has launched a four-day series of strategic engagements in Ghana, reports ITREALMS.
This programme is aimed at strengthening the country's digital ecosystem through judicial capacity building, policy dialogue, and innovative gamified learning for youth.
PIN will also convene a significant stakeholder engagement under its Digital Policy Engagement Series (DiPES) to critically examine the implications of Ghana’s Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038).
PIN is collaborating with the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Ghana, to host a crucial workshop for Ghanaian judges and judicial officers.
This training is designed to deepen their foundational knowledge of digital rights, internet governance, and the legal implications of these concepts, further equipping judicial officers with practical tools, including PIN's National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI) Manual on digital rights.
A key feature of the workshop, ITREALMS gathered, is a peer exchange session with members of the Nigerian judiciary, who will share their practical courtroom experiences in handling digital rights matters and fostering rights-respecting digital ecosystems.
Following the initial engagement, PIN and CHRAJ plan to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a structured framework for continuous training, research, and policy support on digital rights.
PIN will also convene a significant stakeholder engagement under its Digital Policy Engagement Series (DiPES) to critically examine the implications of Ghana’s Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (Act 1038).
ITREALMS also gathered that the objective of this dialogue is to explore the interconnections between cybersecurity, human rights, and information integrity within Ghana’s digital governance framework. It seeks to assess the Act's alignment with international standards on rights-based cybersecurity and counter-disinformation policies, generating concrete policy and advocacy recommendations for a secure, rights-respecting, and information-rich digital ecosystem.
The four-day engagement will conclude on November 20th with the launch of PIN's new gamified learning experience, the Digital Rights and Inclusion Board Learning Experience (DRIBLE), at the Ghana Institute of Journalism.
The four-day engagement will conclude on November 20th with the launch of PIN's new gamified learning experience, the Digital Rights and Inclusion Board Learning Experience (DRIBLE), at the Ghana Institute of Journalism.
This youth engagement initiative is part of PIN’s ongoing Campus Tour for the game, following successful editions in Lagos, Nigeria; Dakar, Senegal; Nairobi, Kenya; and Lusaka, Zambia. The event will also include a screening of PIN’s award-winning short film, ‘Whispers in the Wires,’ which draws inspiration from the organization’s latest report on digital rights and inclusion in Africa, 'Londa'.
Khadijah El-Usman, Paradigm Initiative’s Senior Programmes Officer for Anglophone West Africa, underscored the importance of the series, noting: “These engagements are a significant step toward building a resilient and inclusive digital environment in Ghana for the different stakeholders involved. Our goal is to keep equipping key actors, such as judges, policy makers, and youth, with the tools and knowledge to safeguard and advance digital rights for all.”
Khadijah El-Usman, Paradigm Initiative’s Senior Programmes Officer for Anglophone West Africa, underscored the importance of the series, noting: “These engagements are a significant step toward building a resilient and inclusive digital environment in Ghana for the different stakeholders involved. Our goal is to keep equipping key actors, such as judges, policy makers, and youth, with the tools and knowledge to safeguard and advance digital rights for all.”
This extensive outreach aligns with Paradigm Initiative’s ongoing commitment across Africa and the Global South to influence policy and legal frameworks, particularly driving conversations in Ghana on crucial areas like privacy, freedom of expression, data protection, and online safety.
Chuks Egbune/Editor
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