Dear Friends of GIG,

This seventh edition of our quarterly newsletter from the GIG network features reports from Ghana, the Philippines, Jordan, Brazil, Germany, South Sudan, the USA, France and Mali.

Many exciting activities took place in the last 3 months around the globe - enjoy the reading and be inspired to continue our work.

We are what we create together – GIG

re:publica Accra took place on December 14-15, 2018. It was joined by 2000 participants and a great success thanks to excellent programming and the great community spirit. GIG was presented through Nanjira Sambuli, Kudzai M Mubaiwa and Jorge Appiah as members of the curation team as well as numerous stage sessions and a makerspace hosted by Kumasi Hive. >> Read more on our blog.

Is Peace a Commons?

Instituto Procomum launched a magazine with reports and reflections about the role of citizen innovation labs for peace, based on concrete experiences in post-conflict Colombia. It's available for download in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Read more on our blog.

4 years #defyhatenow?

In December 2018, r0g_agency celebrated 4 years of #defyhatenow: Mobilising Civic Action Against Hate Speech and Directed Social Media Incitement to Violence in South Sudan. Read more our blog.

The German African Entrepreneurship Summit in Ghana will take place on February 11-13 in Accra, Ghana. The event will be almost entirely curated by the i4Policy community. There will be a big focus on policy throughout, and a track on the i4Policy manifesto! The Summit (GAES) will bring together 150 representatives of the Pan-African entrepreneurship ecosystem to learn from each other and leverage on their experiences and creativity to re-evaluate and define the future of entrepreneurship in Africa. 

CriptoParty in Brazil

CriptoAxé, a CryptoParty event aimed to strengthen the security community of Bahia State in Brazil. Read more from Ricardo Ruiz on our blog.

Malian in Diaspora of the Year 2018

Youssouf Simbo Diakite, founder and CEO at African Diaspora Youth Forum in Europe was awarded the Mali Entrepreneurship and Engagement Award in the category Malian in Diaspora of the Year 2018. Read more on our blog.

If you run a hub, manage an incubator or are looking to start one, especially in Africa, you are most likely motivated by the need to curb unemployment, solve urgent problems and help others turn good ideas into successful companies. You would also need to make some money while you are at it, for sustainability sake of course. Read the full article by i4policy member Micheal John.

rp19 is coming up on May 6-8 and will have many exciting GIG sessions in store! The CfP for Side Events is still open until February 28.

>> re-publica.com/…/rp19-call-participation-side-events

Ecosystem event coming up:  Le Grand Barouf Numérique

The Ouishare community is co-organzing Le Grand Barouf Numérique, discussing digital policies in Lille, France, on March 20th and 21st under the motto "Qui gouverne le monde? Who runs the world? The format will be a fictional parliamentary assembly where MPs will examine and vote on three digital bills sessions. The event is free and translation to English will be provided. 

German African Entrepreneurship Summit in Ghana
Feb 11-13 in Accra, Ghana

CfA Dinacon: Feb 15, 2019 

CfA AfricaOSH: Feb 15, 2019

CfA eLearning Africa: Feb 22, 2019

CfA UNICEF Innovation Fund: Feb 28, 2019