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Mozilla Festival House opens doors in Zambia

Angela Oduor Lungati – Executive Director of Ushahidi

The Mozilla Festival House is set to open its doors in Zambia on November 20-21 at the Lusaka International Convention Center.

This vibrant event brings together a diverse group of voices from Africa and around the globe, including technologists, artists, activists, funders, policymakers, and researchers.

Under the theme of “Collective action for trustworthy AI,” participants will demonstrate the power of working together to co-create a more responsible, trustworthy, and inclusive digital future.

What is MozFest House?

MozFest House events are regional adaptations of the popular annual Mozilla Festival.

These gatherings explore trustworthy AI and other digital rights issues from local perspectives. MozFest House first made its debut in Nairobi last year, and this year in June, the festival returned to the Netherlands, hosting MozFest House Amsterdam for the second time.

This year, Mozilla Festival is collaborating with Visa as the presenting sponsor and the Skoll Foundation as the showcase sponsor.

Both organizations are championing innovative approaches to pressing challenges like digital rights, trustworthy AI, and equitable access to technology.

Highlights of MozFest House Zambia

The event features several mainstage plenaries, including a keynote from Angela Oduor Lungati, Executive Director of Ushahidi, a global nonprofit tech company.

She will discuss the utility of AI and emerging technologies that serve Africa’s diverse communities to achieve impactful public interest outcomes. The keynote will also be live-streamed via LinkedIn. Other mainstage speakers from Zambia include:

  • Dr. Chitundu Kasase, Chief Executive Officer of the National Technology Business Center (NTBC)
  • Tendai Miti, Executive Director of Sistah Sistah
  • Granville Wood, Director of Open Energy Labs
  • Priscilla Chomba-Kinywa, Chief Technology Officer at Greenpeace

Zambia’s dynamic digital landscape, coupled with its vibrant community of innovators, offers a unique environment to explore the festival’s core themes of inclusivity, accessibility, and collective action in technology.

As digital transformation continues to accelerate across Africa, MozFest House Zambia will spotlight local and regional voices, fostering connections between global experts and grassroots changemakers.

MozFest House Zambia underscores a commitment to addressing technology’s most pressing challenges through diverse perspectives, reinforcing Africa’s vital role in shaping an ethical, inclusive, and people-centered digital future.

Momoe Ikeda-CheÅ‚miÅ„ska, MozFest Director, stated, “What makes MozFest unique is our ability to connect technology with activism and art, a formula that’s rare but essential in shaping a more inclusive tech. We are also working in solidarity with multiple social justice movements to co-create a digital future we all deserve.”

Koliwe Majama, Senior Program Officer, added, “MozFest House Zambia is more than a gathering; it’s a call to action. It’s a collective moment to reflect on how we can build and transform Africa’s digital future together in a manner that centers the diversity of communities and especially unheard voices, who will be impacted by it.”

For more than two decades, Mozilla has invested in visionary ideas, global leaders, and people-centered campaigns to ensure the Internet remains open and accessible to all. Notable global leaders who have joined MozFest in the past include Tim Berners-Lee, Phumzile Van Damme, Lawrence Mute, Angela Davis, Mona Chalabi, and Chris Smalls.

MozFest House Zambia will host a range of dynamic sessions exploring critical themes at the intersection of technology, AI, and society.

Panels unpack urgent issues at the intersection of tech and society. For instance, the panel “Whose Gig Economy Is It Anyway — Perspectives on an Inclusive and Safe Digital Economy for Africa” will take place on November 20 at 2:20 pm Central Africa Time. This panel will be live-streamed via YouTube.

Lightning talks: The Future in 60 Minutes

This series of four 15-minute lightning talks will cover the intersection of technology with art and culture, climate justice, disability justice, gender justice, and philanthropy.

MozFest events are known for their in-depth, interactive sessions. A sample of these sessions includes:

“Co-Create, Code, Care: Building Survivor-Centered AI for Post-Violence Care.” This session will explore participatory approaches used to co-create Zuzi, a chatbot designed to support survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV).

“Responsible AI for Agriculture: Strategies and Insights for Equitable Technology Adoption.” This workshop will delve into the intersection of AI, innovation, and inclusion, drawing on insights from projects that implemented AI-driven AgriTech in diverse settings.

Mozilla’s data futures lab showcase highlights builders around the world developing tools and platforms that prioritize the needs and interests of their communities.

At MozFest House Zambia, it will spotlight projects from across Africa that are developing alternative licenses and consent tools for community-created datasets, bringing together dedicated funders ready to prioritize and invest in those futures.

MozFest House Zambia is not just an event but a movement that underscores the importance of collective action in addressing the ethical and inclusive use of technology. By bringing together a wide array of voices, the event aims to foster a digital future that is equitable and accessible for all.

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