[globalsouthdata] DRIF Call for Session Proposals Open: Submission Deadline on October 18 2026

[Bridgette Ndlovu]

Dear Colleague,

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The Call for session proposals for the 14th edition of the Digital Rights
and Inclusion Forum (DRIF27) <https://drif.paradigmhq.org/> is open and you
are invited to submit your session. DRIF will take place in *Lagos, *Nigeria
from *April 13- 15, 2027,* under the theme *‘Reimagining Agency, Rights and
Inclusion in the Digital Age.’* The announcement aligns with the *call for
session proposals* <https://sessionize.com/drif27-sessions>*,* inviting
digital rights advocates, policymakers, researchers, technologists, civil
society organisations, media, academics, innovators and other stakeholders
to contribute sessions to the 2027 edition of the forum. The Call for
Session Proposals invites contributors to submit ideas that engage with the
theme, in alignment with the following sub-themes:

   - 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 SDGs
   - Children's Rights Online
   - Information integrity and democracy

Session proposals can be submitted via the DRIF portal
<https://sessionize.com/drif27-sessions>.  The *deadline for submissions is
October 18, 2026.*

We look forward to shaping the agenda with you.

Best Regards,

Bridgette Ndlovu
Partnerships and Engagements Officer  [image: Logo]
<https://paradigmhq.org/>

Paradigm Initiative

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