[IRTalk] FW: [chr] MOOC: The right to privacy in the digital age in Africa

Mon May 24 10:27:04 SAST 2021

*From:* Yolanda Booyzen <yolanda.booyzen at up.ac.za>
*Sent:* Friday, May 21, 2021 3:02 PM
*Subject:* [chr] MOOC: The right to privacy in the digital age in Africa

Centre for Human Rights MOOC: The right to privacy in the digital age
<https://chr.gchumanrights.org/courses/course-v1:chr+rpdp+2021/about>

<https://chr.gchumanrights.org/courses/course-v1:chr+rpdp+2021/about>

*Click here to enrol for this MOOC*
<https://chr.gchumanrights.org/courses/course-v1:chr+rpdp+2021/about>

Centre for Human Rights MOOC:
The right to privacy in the digital age in Africa

This Centre for Human Rights Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is presented
with the support of Google. The course focuses on the key elements of the
right to privacy and data protection in the digital age in Africa.

The course opens on *24 May 2021* and closes on *28 June 2021*. Since the
MOOC is self-paced, participants can complete the course at their own speed
during this period.

Every week, for five consecutive weeks, there will be a live interactive
session with various experts to discuss and unpack each module. Course
participants are required to register for these sessions. These sessions
are optional and recordings of these sessions will be added to the course
material afterwards.

Click here to view the course brochure
<https://www.chr.up.ac.za/images/moocs/2021/rpdp2021/MOOC_RPDP_2021_-_The_right_to_privacy_in_the_digital_age_in_Africa.pdf>
Click here to enrol for this course
<https://chr.gchumanrights.org/courses/course-v1:chr+rpdp+2021/about>

*Course date: *24 May - 28 June 2021
*Course Length:* 5 weeks
*Estimated Effort:* 5+ hours per week
*Price: *Free
*Course Type:* Self-paced
*Certificate:* On successful completion of the course
*Language:* English

Course Outline

The programme of the MOOC is divided in five modules:

   - *Module 1: Introduction to privacy and data protection*
    This introductory module sets the stage for the course with analyses
   and basic understanding of the right to privacy in general and data privacy
   in particular, as well as the distinct yet overlapping nature of both
   concepts.

   *LIVE SESSION on Thursday 27 May 2021 at 09:00 GMT / 10:00 WAT / 11:00
   SAST / 12:00 EAT*

   - *Module 2: Overview of the legal framework on privacy*
   This module focuses on the normative frameworks for data protection. It
   considers the various existing legal and institutional systems with respect
   to data protection.

   *LIVE SESSION on Thursday 3 June 2021 at 09:00 GMT / 10:00 WAT / 11:00
   SAST / 12:00 EAT*

   - *Module 3: Legitimate restrictions on the right to privacy*
   This module examines the limitations to the right to privacy. Given the
   legally accepted practices of limitations of rights under international
   human rights law, this module discusses the acceptable instances of
   limitation of the right to privacy.

   *LIVE SESSION on Thursday 10 June 2021 at 09:00 GMT / 10:00 WAT / 11:00
   SAST / 12:00 EAT*

   - *Module 4: Privacy and cybersecurity *
   This module examines the relationship between privacy and cybersecurity.

   *LIVE SESSION on Thursday 17 June 2021 at 09:00 GMT / 10:00 WAT / 11:00
   SAST / 12:00 EAT*

   - *Module 5: Emerging issues – privacy in the digital age *
   This module looks at some of the prevalent challenges that arise in the
   context of the right to privacy and the rapid technological advances in the
   digital age.

   *LIVE SESSION on Thursday 24 June 2021 at 09:00 GMT / 10:00 WAT / 11:00
   SAST / 12:00 EAT*

Lecturers and Experts

The following lecturers and experts are involved in the course (either
through the course content and/or the live sessions):

Avani Singh (ALT Advisory), Kudakwashe T Hove (Privacy International), Dr
Lukman Adebisi Abdulrauf (University of Ilorin), Michael Power (ALT
Advisory), Tomiwa Ilori (Centre for Human Rights), Hlengiwe Dube (Centre
for Human Rights), Amanda Manyame (Digital Rights and Law
Consultant), Ridwan Oloyede (TechHive Advisory), Prof Frans Viljoen (Centre
for Human Rights), Titi Akinsanmi (Google), Dr Patricia Boshe (African Law
and Technology Institute), Sigi Mwanzia (ARTICLE 19), S'lindile Khumalo
(ALT Advisory), Patricia Adusei Poku (Ghana DPA), Immaculate Kassait (Kenya
DPA), Ololade Shyllon (Facebook) and Prof Sizwe Snail KaMtuze (Nelson
Mandela University).

*Click here to enrol for this MOOC*
<https://chr.gchumanrights.org/courses/course-v1:chr+rpdp+2021/about>

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