African languages and technological transformations

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A panel discussion examining indigenous language lexicons to inform, stimulate and open up discussions around issues of digital rights

As elsewhere in the world, African societies are grappling with the many implications of digital transformations in areas relating to the economy, media, politics and cultural expression.Citizens, activists and researchers on the continent are increasingly interested in the power and value of data in different fields, but also in the many challenges related to digital harms, digital rights, surveillance and global power imbalances in technology development. Interlinked with these debates, digital transformations are also raising big questions about the future of languages on continent characterised by huge linguistic diversity.<ul><li>Can people engage in debates about digitisation using indigenous languages?</li><li>How does linguistic colonialism manifest itself in digital technologies?</li><li>What are the implications of digital platform use for the future of African languages?</li></ul>This Africa Week event (held in conjunction with the Department of Digital Humanities’ Going Global research seminar series) brings together researchers, activists and practitioners who are engaging with these questions. In particular, it will showcase work that has been underway in different African contexts to develop indigenous language lexicons to inform, stimulate and open up discussions around issues of digital rights and transformations to wider groups of stakeholders.T﻿his event is part of the African Leadership Centre's - <a href="https://www.kcl.ac.uk/africa-week" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Africa Week 2023 </a> - taking place 6-10 March 2023.This event is online only. A link to join Zoom will be sent to registered attendees prior to the event.<h2>S﻿peakers</h2>Moderator: Dr Peter Chonka, Lecturer in global digital cultures at King’s Department of Digital HumanitiesNanjala Nyabola, Writer, analyst and activistSpeaker:Mohamed Abdimalik, Data Journalist

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