Dear all, We warmly encourage you to consider submitting a proposal for the annual digital rights conference in Africa, DRIF, otherwise known as the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum.
This event has become a space where Wikimedians from across Africa share their work with prospective partners, funders, and policymakers. You can find inspiration in these examples from previous years: - 2026 Accepted Sessions <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/04/07/youth-inclusion-open-data-inclusive-language-at-drif26-wikimedians-bring-community-solutions-to-shape-the-future/> & Reflections <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2026/06/29/bridging-open-knowledge-and-digital-rights-reflections-from-drif-2026-and-the-wikimedia-community/> - 2025 Accepted Sessions <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/04/12/merging-ubuntu-and-digital-rights-in-africa-wikimedians-leading-conversations-at-the-digital-rights-and-inclusion-forum-2025-drif25/> & Reflections <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/06/25/standing-together-for-digital-ubuntu-reflections-from-wikimedians-at-drif-2025/> - 2024 Accepted Sessions <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/04/09/wikimedians-are-showing-up-big-at-the-digital-rights-and-inclusion-forum-2024-drif24-in-ghana-tune-in/> & Reflections <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2024/07/01/reflections-from-digital-rights-and-inclusion-forum-2024-drif24-a-conversation-with-wikimedians/> *Please note this year the Wikimedia Foundation will not formally coordinate proposals or support the conference. * If you have questions or would *like *your proposal to be reviewed, please contact Ziski Putz (me!) from the Wikimedia Foundation Global Advocacy Team. Best, Ziski ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Paradigm Initiative <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Sep 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM Subject: DRIF27 Call for Session Proposals is Now Open! To: Ziski <[email protected]> The Call for Session Proposals for the 14th Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF27) is now open! View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/4a777519022e/press-release-paradigm-initiative-calls-on-stakeholders-to-observe-privacy-best-practices-in-commemoration-of-data-privacy-day-13367637?e=c6b5c850e4> *Dear DRIF Community,* The Call for Session Proposals for the 14th Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF27) is open! Taking place in Lagos, Nigeria, from 13–15 April 2027, DRIF27 will explore the theme *'Reimagining Agency, Rights and Inclusion in the Digital Age.'* For more than a decade, DRIF has been shaped by the people who bring their ideas, experiences, questions and expertise to the table. From researchers and policymakers to technologists, advocates, academics, journalists, innovators and civil society organisations, the DRIF community continues to make the forum what it is. Now, we are inviting you to help shape the next edition. Do you have a conversation that needs to happen? A question worth unpacking? A practical experience others can learn from? A fresh perspective on the digital issues shaping Africa and the Global South? Bring it to DRIF27. We welcome session proposals that explore the theme and engage with areas including: - Digital Identity - Trust and Accountability - Data Protection and Privacy - Cyber Governance - Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies - Digital Inclusion and Marginalised Groups - Digital Public Infrastructure - Digital Transformation Towards the SDGs - Children’s Rights Online - Information Integrity and Democracy 📅 Deadline:* 18 October 2026* 👉🏾 *Submit your session proposal <https://us.list-manage.com/LfcC_v3J_oA?e=c6b5c850e4&c2id=0463911d8952ceb8bd0da831b5f8b6e0>* See you at DRIF27! Warmly, The Paradigm Initiative Team [image: Twitter] <https://us.list-manage.com/55LHwOdQI9_?e=c6b5c850e4&c2id=0463911d8952ceb8bd0da831b5f8b6e0> [image: Facebook] <https://us.list-manage.com/QXQ1ZQrRIyz?e=c6b5c850e4&c2id=0463911d8952ceb8bd0da831b5f8b6e0> [image: YouTube] <https://us.list-manage.com/efnj9VHiiv8?e=c6b5c850e4&c2id=0463911d8952ceb8bd0da831b5f8b6e0> [image: Website] <http://www.paradigmhq.org> *Copyright © 2026 Paradigm Initiative, All rights reserved.* *Our mailing address is:* [email protected] Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences <https://paradigmhq.us4.list-manage.com/profile?u=974d7e07f5d9ad0d59b221b76&id=c541a3eab8&e=c6b5c850e4&c=499787bf3a> or unsubscribe from this list <https://paradigmhq.us4.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=974d7e07f5d9ad0d59b221b76&id=c541a3eab8&t=b&e=c6b5c850e4&c=499787bf3a> .
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