<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><span style="background-color:transparent"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Dear Colleague,</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><img src="cid:ii_mvhxxwyw2" alt="NRC Webinar-09.png" width="354" height="472"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div dir="auto" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="auto" style=""><div dir="auto" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Today at <b>12:00 pm WAT</b>, the Net Rights Coalition will host a<span style="background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent">learning call to discuss global standards and treaties, including the UN Global Mechanism on ICTs in the context of International Security and the UN Convention against Cybercrime and to illustrate the relevance of international standards and norms in digital and cyber governance. The learning call seeks to</span><span style="background-color:transparent"> commemorate Global Encryption Day, observed annually on October 21. The webinar will provide a comparative analysis of key norms and standards, highlighting what subsists in regional and national policymaking. The learning call will discuss how stakeholders can engage in global processes and examine the risks posed by restrictive legislative and regulatory frameworks across African countries. Key recommendations will also be highlighted.</span></font></div><div dir="auto" style=""><span style="background-color:transparent"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div style=""><span style="background-color:transparent"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Our panellists for the webinar are: </font></span></div><div style=""><span style="background-color:transparent"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-d5044f03-7fff-bddc-db95-900c11f0f341"><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thobekile Matimbe - <b>Paradigm Initiative</b>: Senior Manager Partnerships and Engagements</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Leandro <span aria-invalid="spelling" class="LI ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">Uccifferi</span> - <b>Ranking Digital Rights</b>: Deputy Director</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Benjamin Ofori - <b>Cyber Security Authority (Ghana)</b>: </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Head of Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP)</span><span style="color:rgb(108,108,108);background-color:transparent;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p></li></font></ul></span><div style=""><span style="background-color:transparent"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"> </font></span></div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Interested stakeholders can register for the event here: </font></div><div dir="auto" style=""><div dir="auto" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="auto" style=""><b><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Registration Link : </font></b></div><div dir="auto" style=""><div dir="auto" style=""><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yHYtqjCNS-CSsNmadMDjmQ" target="_blank">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yHYtqjCNS-CSsNmadMDjmQ</a> </span><br></font></li></ul></div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">The webinar will <span aria-invalid="grammar" class="Lm ng" style="border-style:none;background:none">have French</span> translation.</font></div><div dir="auto" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="auto" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">We look forward to engaging with you and exchanging notes.</font></div><div dir="auto" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="auto" style=""><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Best Regards, </font></div></div></div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" 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style="padding:0px;width:400px;border-top:1px solid rgb(40,154,71)"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="400" style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(44,44,44);width:400px"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(251,174,23)">Paradigm Initiative</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="400" style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(44,44,44);width:400px"><br></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="400" style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(44,44,44);width:400px"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(251,174,23)">e: <a href="mailto:bridgette.ndlovu@paradigmhq.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">bridgette.ndlovu@paradigmhq.org</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" width="400" style="padding:0px;width:400px"> </td></tr><tr><td width="200" style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(23,147,206);width:200px;height:15px"><span style="display:inline-block;height:15px;font-size:9pt"><a 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It is strictly forbidden to share any part of this message with any third party without the written consent of the sender. If you received this message by mistake, please reply to this message and follow with its deletion, so that we can ensure such a mistake does not occur in the future.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 19 Oct 2026 at 09:10, Bridgette Ndlovu <<a href="mailto:bridgette.ndlovu@paradigmhq.org">bridgette.ndlovu@paradigmhq.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div><img src="cid:ii_1a14df9d0457fbcc2921" style="width: 751px; max-width: 100%;"></div><br></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:-apple-system,sans-serif">Dear Colleague,</span><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div style="font-size:inherit" dir="auto">In commemoration of Global Encryption Day, the Net Rights Coalition will host a learning call to discuss global standards and treaties, including the UN Global Mechanism on ICTs in the context of International Security and the UN Convention against Cybercrime and illustrate the relevance of international standards and norms in digital and cyber governance. The webinar will provide a comparative analysis of key norms and standards, highlighting what subsists in regional and national policymaking. The learning call will discuss how stakeholders can engage in global processes and examine the risks posed by restrictive legislative and regulatory frameworks across African countries. Key recommendations will also be highlighted.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div>Interested stakeholders can register for the event here: </div><div dir="auto"><div style="font-size:inherit" dir="auto"><br></div><div style="font-size:inherit" dir="auto">Registration Link : </div><div style="font-size:inherit" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:inherit" dir="auto"><ul><li><span style="font-size:inherit;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0);border-color:rgb(0,0,0);color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yHYtqjCNS-CSsNmadMDjmQ" target="_blank">https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yHYtqjCNS-CSsNmadMDjmQ</a> </span><br></li></ul></div><br></div><div style="font-size:inherit" dir="auto"><br></div><div style="font-size:inherit" dir="auto">Best Regards, </div><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:0% 0% repeat;border-spacing:0px;border-collapse:collapse;width:400px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;line-height:normal;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><tbody style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><tr style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><td style="padding:0px 0px 6px;font-size:12pt;width:259px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,147,206)"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;color:rgb(40,154,71)">Bridgette Ndlovu </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(135,135,135)"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,0,0)"><br>Partnerships and Engagements Officer </span></span></td><td style="padding:0px 0px 6px;width:141px;text-align:right;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://paradigmhq.org/" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Logo" height="36" src="https://paradigmhq.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Paradigm-Initiative-Logo-Main-scaled.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: auto; height: 36px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><td colspan="2" width="400" style="padding:0px;width:400px;border-top:1px solid rgb(40,154,71);font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </td></tr><tr style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><td colspan="2" width="400" style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;width:400px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(44,44,44)"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(251,174,23)">Paradigm Initiative</span></td></tr><tr style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><td colspan="2" width="400" style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;width:400px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(44,44,44)"><br></td></tr><tr style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><td colspan="2" width="400" style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;width:400px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(44,44,44)"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(251,174,23)">e: <a href="mailto:bridgette.ndlovu@paradigmhq.org" style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">bridgette.ndlovu@paradigmhq.org</a></span></td></tr><tr style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><td colspan="2" width="400" style="padding:0px;width:400px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </td></tr><tr style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><td width="200" style="padding:0px;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;width:200px;height:15px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(23,147,206)"><span style="display:inline-block;height:15px;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.paradigmhq.org/" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(40,154,71)">www.paradigmhq.org</span></a></span></td><td width="200" style="padding:0px;width:200px;text-align:right;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="display:inline-block;height:15px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ParadigmHQ" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183)" target="_blank"><img alt="Facebook icon" border="0" width="15" height="15" src="https://imgmsgen.com/img/all-inclusive/fb.png" style="border: 0px; 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