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This is a collaboration between SCAS, STIAS and Tokyo College, named Human Futures – AI Transitions in a Global Context. The program is supported by the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program – Humanity and Society (WASP-HS). Read more: stias.ac.za/news/human-futur…
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STIAS Director @edkirumira and #IsoLomsoFellows Achille Melingui, Ismaila Emahi, Husain Inusah, and Jean Louis Fendji @lfendji are taking part in the first #HumanFutures workshop at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study (SCAS).
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🔔HAPPENING TODAY🔔
Be sure to join us this afternoon for the third lecture in the 2026 #STIASPublicLectureSeries, to be delivered by #STIASFellow Rosanne Kennedy. The lecture will be livestreamed. See link below:
🗓️21 May 2026
⏰16:00 SAST
🔗youtube.com/live/j2eJQYlQALk…
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🔔HAPPENING THIS WEEK🔔
We look forward to hosting you at the third lecture in the #STIASPublicLectureSeries, which STIAS Fellow Rosanne Kennedy will present.
🗓️Thursday, 21 May 2026
⏰16:00 - 17:30 SAST
📍10 Marais Road, Stellenbosch
🔗bit.ly/STIASPublicLecture3
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🔔PUBLIC LECTURE REMINDER🔔
Sign up for the third lecture in the #STIASPublicLectureSeries, which STIAS Fellow Rosanne Kennedy will present. See video clip below for more:
🗓️Thursday, 21 May 2026
⏰16:00 - 17:30 SAST
📍10 Marais Road, Stellenbosch
🔗youtu.be/qYcmFh5GoPY
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🔔HAPPENING TODAY🔔
Be sure to join us this afternoon for the second lecture in the 2026 #STIASPublicLectureSeries, to be delivered by #IsoLomsoFellow Jean Louis Fendji. The lecture will be livestreamed. See link below:
📆 16 April 2026
⏰ 16:00 SAST
🔗 bit.ly/STIASLive
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Dear network, You are warmly invited to my public lecture at STIAS on 16 April next Thursday. You can register for in-person or online participation. The topic is "Designing for the Margin: Rethinking Connectivity and AI in the Global South".
🔔PUBLIC LECTURE INVITATION🔔
Join us for the 2nd lecture in the #STIASPublicLectureSeries for 2026, which will be presented by #IsoLomsoFellow, Jean Louis Fendji, on the topic, "Designing for the Margin".
youtu.be/dbcPQ0ew58M
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STIAS Fellow and #NobelLaureate Abdulrazak Gurnah paid us a pleasant visit this morning, graciously greeting staff and sharing some of his memories from his 2018 residency when he was working on his acclaimed novel, Afterlives.
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🔔CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 🔔
Applications for the STIAS fellowship for the second semester of 2027 are now open.
DEADLINE: 30 April 2026.
See poster for details.
#CallForApplications
#AcademicOpportunities
#STIASFellowship
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FENDJI Jean Louis retweeted
@ITUAfrica Bootcamp 2026, in line with the Blended ICT Training Programme, concluded on 2 March 2026 at @AFRALTI Nairobi 🇰🇪 with a graduation ceremony and certificates, strengthening participants’ skills in network management, emergency comms, and sustainable ICT solutions .
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FENDJI Jean Louis retweeted
A truly collaborative effort made possible together with these collaborating organizations: @APC_News @rhizomatica @internetsociety @AFRALTI
@FCDODigital @Sida @48percent_org @waccglobal @tandacn
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🔔APPLICATION DEADLINE 🔔
Complete your application for the STIAS #IsoLomsoFellowship by 15 February 2026.
stias.ac.za/fellowships/appl…
This is a 3-year programme aimed at African scholars who hold an academic position at an African university or research institution. See👇
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STIAS Founding Director Bernard C. Lategan and current Director Edward K. Kirumira, along with Esther Lategan and Rose Kirumira, attended the 2025 #NobelPrize award ceremony and banquet in Stockholm, Sweden, yesterday.
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26 Jul 2024
Sharing our paper on #Quantum #NLP. This survey will help you grasp #QNLP, from the basics to the latest developments. Thumbs-up to my PhD student Charles Moudina and thanks to my colleagues Julius Schöning and @matemkeng for their contributions.
ieeexplore.ieee.org/document…
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3 Jul 2024
Dear all,
As part of the #GreeNets conference to be held in Douala, November 19 to 23, 2024, we invite you to submit your papers for the workshop on #Artificial #Intelligence #Ethics and #Policies in #Networking. The submission deadline is August 20, 2024. greenets.eai-conferences.org…
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FENDJI Jean Louis retweeted
27 Jun 2024
A multidisciplinary group of African researchers, writers and critical thinkers at the #AfricanJustAI2024 conference
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25 Jun 2024
On June 20, I had the privilege of being invited to the event titled "Future Shock: The #Generative #AI #Policy Dilemma." It was organized by Prof. David Leslie (from @QMUL and Director of Ethics and Responsible Innovation Research at @turinginst) and @harvard_data.
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25 Jun 2024
The objective was twofold: to launch the Policy Forum of the Special Issue of the @TheHDSR titled "Future Shock: Grappling with the #Generative #AI #Revolution," and to inaugurate a new interactive platform for the Turing’s AI Ethics & Governance in Practice programme.
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25 Jun 2024
I would like to sincerely thank Prof. David Leslie for providing such a timely platform. I also thank Abu Bakr Kalam for the excellent summary he wrote about the event lnkd.in/epMssYcR. You can also read the paper I wrote on @TheHDSR website: hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/jo…
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