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Our special projects.

— Transformative ideas, brought to life .

Who we work with:

— Key people.

Murray Hunter.

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— Gamifying education.

Strengthening young people’s resilience to disinformation.

Learn about the gamified education resource that we developed for the United Nations Refugee Agency.

Learn about Mzansi Life

— Climate resilience.

Ensuring access to climate information.

Learn about our Climate Resilience Africa portal.

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Previous projects.

— Transformative ideas, that live .

ALT.AI
ALT Advisory launched a series of research outputs on artificial intelligence (AI) with the objective of mapping the state of AI governance in Africa, testing transparency mechanisms in relation to AI and data privacy, and assessing frameworks for safeguarding fundamental rights in the planning and implementation of AI in South Africa and regionally. The research includes:

AI Governance in Africa, an overview of the state of policy and governance measures for artificial intelligence in 55 African countries in order to measure progress at a regional level and identify current gaps and opportunities. Mapping the applicable laws, policies and other regulatory frameworks regarding AI.

Failure to Access, an applied research project to test data protection and access to information procedures among prominent companies and government agencies in South Africa in relation to AI and data processing.

A.I. Impact, an overview of resources and frameworks for AI impact assessments to guide policymakers and practitioners seeking to protect human rights in the deployment of artificial intelligence.

URL: https://ai.altadvisory.africa

Status: Launched; Research ongoing
Climate Resilience Africa
Climate Resilience Africa is a research initiative by ALT Advisory, in partnership with the New Economy Hub and The African Climate Foundation, on the intersections between transparency, access to information, and climate-resilience.

It is presently focusing on accessing Just Energy Transition (JET)-related information and knowledge.

URL: https://climateresilience.africa/

Status: Launched; Research ongoing.
Data Protection Africa
Deconstruct
Democracy 2.0
The Democracy 2.0 project seeks to determine:

How to make democracy appropriate for a time of social media, global connectivity, digital communication, artificial intelligence, and data-driven surveillance.

How we right the course towards full and equal participation for all, and prevent degradation into populism or minority rule, despite the numerous new challenges.

Status: Ongoing
END GBV Africa
Internet in Schools
ALT Advisory, in association with the Global Human Rights Clinic at the University of Chicago Law School, Acacia Economics, and Media Monitoring Africa completed a two-year research project from 2018-2020 on internet access in South African schools. The findings of the research have been published in a research report titled: “Access Denied: Internet Access and the Right to Education in South Africa“.

URL: https://internetaccess.africa

Status: Launched
Online Hate in Kenya
ALT Advisory and the Allard K. Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic at Yale Law School undertook research on the causes and possible mitigants to online ethnic-based hate speech in Kenya. Drawing on over 30 stakeholder interviews and analysis of local and international law, the research identified a set of recommendations for policymakers, regulators, and social media platforms to address the spread of online hate speech in Kenya.

Report: A human rights response to online ethnic hate speech in Kenya

Status: Launched