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SPECIAL PROJECTS.

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Est. 2017. JHB – CPT – NBO.

The Special Projects through which we implement change by a collective of public interest lawyers, researchers, strategists, communicators, and technologists.

Special Projects

PUBLIC LAW & POLICY

Developing laws and policies that empower people, promote human rights, and enable a sustainable and resilient future.

STRATEGY & FUNDRAISING

Supporting civil society organisations and social enterprises with registration, strategy, structuring, and fundraising.

AI & EMERGENT TECHNOLOGY IN AFRICA

Safeguarding and promoting human rights in the development of artificial intelligence and emergent technologies.

EQUALITY & INCLUSION

Working to foster substantive equality, meaningful inclusion, and the best interests of children.

INTERNATIONAL LAW & DEVELOPMENT

Promoting multilateralism, development, participation, and activism at the regional and international levels.

STRATEGIC & TEST CASE LITIGATION

Enabling changes in laws, policies, and administrative systems which are beneficial to the public, in association with Power & Associates Inc. *

INFORMATION RIGHTS & DATA GOVERNANCE

Protecting and promoting privacy, free speech, and access to information on- and offline.

CLIMATE JUSTICE & SUSTAINABILITY

Building climate-resilience through digital transformation and climate and environmental justice.

WEB DEVELOPMENT & HOSTING

Assisting civil society organisations and social enterprises to tell their story, enhance their reach, and get connected.

SPECIAL PROJECTS.

ALT.AI
ALT Advisory launched a series of research output 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 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

DEVELOPING A SERIES OF TOOLKITS ON AI GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA FOR THE THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION

Research | Training | AI & Emergent Technology

PREPARING A FUNDRAISING LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF CIVIL LIBERTIES ORGANISATIONS

Fundraising Support

PREPARING RESEARCH ON ACCESS TO CLIMATE CHANGE-RELATED KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION in partnership with THE AFRICAN CLIMATE FOUNDATION

Research | Climate Justice & Sustainbility

COMPELLING ACCESS TO SOUTH AFRICA’s COVID-19 VACCINE PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS FOR THE HEALTH JUSTICE INITIATIVE

Strategic & Test Case Litigation

Developing web-based resources and providing IT and systems integration support to the Constitution hill trust

Web Development | IT Services

Assisting UNICEF with research on Gender-transformative approaches for civil society organisations

Research | Equality & Inclusion

OUR FUNDERS.

For our Special Projects, we receive funding from the following organisations: