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4
Tuesday
09:00 -
10:00
Registration Desk Open – Info & Badge Pickup Only
12:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
16:00 -
18:00
Break
Ceremony
18:00 - 18:30
Opening Ceremony
Room Lagos
Keynote
18:30 - 19:30
Opening Keynotes by Tshilidzi Marwala and Bosun Tijani
by Tshilidzi Marwala
Room Lagos
Ceremony
19:30 - 21:00
Welcome Reception
Room Lagos
5
Wednesday
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
[PS 01] Securing Digital Governance: Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Sovereignty for the Future
Room Rivers
Roundtable
14:00 - 16:00
Connecting the Borders for the Future: Advancing Cross-Border Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), Africa’s AI and Smart Public Services
Room Rivers
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
[PS 04] Harnessing Emerging Technologies for Smarter and More Efficient Public Services
Room Rivers
08:00 -
09:00
Registration Desk Open – Info & Badge Pickup Only
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
16:00 -
16:30
Coffee Break
Keynote
09:00 - 10:30
Increasing the real-world impact of digital government research – Contextualize, internationalize, strategize
by Tomasz Janowski
Room Lagos
6
Thursday
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
[PS 09] Building Trust through Inclusive and Ethical Digital Governance
Room Kano
Roundtable
14:00 - 16:00
Advancing Safe Digital Spaces: Addressing Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence through Inclusive Governance and Innovation
Room Kano
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
[PS 12] Governing Digital Economies: Public-Private Sector Perspectives
Room Kano
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
[PS 07] Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Communities, Cities and Regions
Room Rivers
Roundtable
14:00 - 16:00
Balancing Inclusion and Innovation in DPI
Room Rivers
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
[PS 10] Digital transformation and innovation in the Public Sector II
Room Rivers
08:00 -
09:00
Registration Desk Open – Info & Badge Pickup Only
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
16:00 -
16:30
Coffee Break
18:30 -
19:30
Break
Ceremony
19:30 - 21:30
Conference Dinner
Abuja Continental Hotel
Keynote
09:00 - 10:30
Digital Governance for All: Driving the Future through Cooperation and Innovation
by Nibal Idlebi
Room Lagos
7
Friday
08:00 -
09:00
Registration Desk Open – Info & Badge Pickup Only
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 -
17:00
City Tour
Keynote
09:00 - 10:30
The AI Imperative for Inclusive and Sustainable Governance in Africa
by David Omozuafoh
Room Lagos
Ceremony
12:30 - 13:00
Closing Ceremony
Room Lagos
4
Tuesday
09:00
09:00 -
10:00
Registration Desk Open – Info & Badge Pickup Only
10:00
Workshop
10:00 - 12:00
Too Many Pieces of the Same Puzzle: The Need for a Streamlined and Central Agency for Cybersecurity in Nigeria
Room Kano
Workshop
10:00 - 12:00
AI-enabled co-creation in evidence-based policymaking – Modelling, reflection and refinement
Room Plateau
Workshop
10:00 - 12:00
Digital Governance Infrastructure and Institutional Framework as Key Enablers of AI Adoption and Public Services Delivery
Room Rivers
Doctoral Colloquium
10:00 - 12:00
Doctoral Colloquium
Room Gombe
12:00
12:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
14:00
Workshop
14:00 - 16:00
Beyond AI Consumption: Digital Governance Politics and Management in the Global South
Room Lagos
Workshop
14:00 - 16:00
Data Intermediaries and the Future of Equitable Data Governance?
Room Plateau
Workshop
14:00 - 16:00
Cultural Values and Online Misinformation
Room Kano
16:00
16:00 -
18:00
Break
5
Wednesday
08:00
08:00 -
09:00
Registration Desk Open – Info & Badge Pickup Only
10:30
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
11:00
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
[PS 01] Securing Digital Governance: Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Sovereignty for the Future
Room Rivers
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
[PS 02] Harnessing AI for Public Good: Balancing Innovation and Responsibility
Room Plateau
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
[PS 03] Building Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Scalable and Inclusive Digital Service Delivery
Room Kano
13:00
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
14:00
Roundtable
14:00 - 16:00
Shaping data governance and advancing digital inclusion in Africa
Room Lagos
Roundtable
14:00 - 16:00
Connecting the Borders for the Future: Advancing Cross-Border Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), Africa’s AI and Smart Public Services
Room Rivers
16:00
16:00 -
16:30
Coffee Break
16:30
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
[PS 06] Digital transformation and innovation in the Public Sector
Room Kano
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
[PS 04] Harnessing Emerging Technologies for Smarter and More Efficient Public Services
Room Rivers
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
[PS 05] New Metrics and Approaches for Measuring Digital Governance Success
Room Plateau
6
Thursday
08:00
08:00 -
09:00
Registration Desk Open – Info & Badge Pickup Only
10:30
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
11:00
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
[PS 09] Building Trust through Inclusive and Ethical Digital Governance
Room Kano
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
[PS 07] Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Communities, Cities and Regions
Room Rivers
Paper session
11:00 - 13:00
[PS 08] Participation in the Era of Social Media and Digital Platforms
Room Plateau
13:00
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
14:00
Roundtable
14:00 - 16:00
Balancing Inclusion and Innovation in DPI
Room Rivers
Roundtable
14:00 - 16:00
Co-creation for better service delivery? The tenets of co-creation in the context of AI
Room Lagos
Roundtable
14:00 - 16:00
Advancing Safe Digital Spaces: Addressing Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence through Inclusive Governance and Innovation
Room Kano
16:00
16:00 -
16:30
Coffee Break
16:30
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
[PS 12] Governing Digital Economies: Public-Private Sector Perspectives
Room Kano
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
[PS 10] Digital transformation and innovation in the Public Sector II
Room Rivers
Paper session
16:30 - 18:30
[PS 11] Early Research Track
Room Plateau
18:30
18:30 -
19:30
Break
7
Friday
08:00
08:00 -
09:00
Registration Desk Open – Info & Badge Pickup Only
10:30
10:30 -
11:00
Coffee Break
11:00
Paper session
11:00 - 12:30
[PS 13] Digital transformation and innovation in the Public Sector III
Room Plateau
Paper session
11:00 - 12:30
[PS 14] Accelerating Digital Transformation in the Global South
Room Kano
13:00
13:00 -
14:00
Lunch Break
14:00
14:00 -
17:00
City Tour