Join us on 4 Dec 2018 for a 1 day conference, addressing the Global Work/Technology Scenarios for 2050. Key Focuses: Education & Training; Governance & Governments; Science, Technology & Innovation; Society, Culture & the Arts. Get your FREE tickets here: qkt.io/FutureofWork20…

Civic Tech Innovation Network Innovation Forum 2018, Keynote Panel 1: “Is civic tech really making an impact in governance, accountability and services - A Global View” with panelists Ory Okolloh, Nicole Carty, Tiago Peixoto & Moderator: Indra de Lanerolle. #civictech #CTIF18

*LIVESTREAM STARTS SOON* Developing Urban Futures Urban Age #conference UrbanAge.LSECities.net/streaming (29-30 November) Or follow Peter Griffiths ∞, Nuno F. da Cruz and Urban Age for live tweets. LSECiti.es/UAAddis #UrbanAge

#SAMPNode #globalworktech2050 #futureofwork #sa2050scenarios

Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellows' Statement on the Unrest in Zimbabwe #ZimbabweShutDown Julie Gichuru @TheRealNozi Mimi Kalinda 🇷🇼 🇨🇩 🇿🇦 🇺🇸 Alice Namuli Blazevic Lynette Ntuli Adebola Williams Judy Sikuza Andre Ross Caroline Mbabazi Mohamed El Dahshan Omoni Oboli Raphael Obonyo Carol Ndosi alinstitute.org/news/tutu-fell…

What is the Next Generation Foresight Practitioners Award? How can you win $25,000 to fund a project? What are the judges looking for? Get the answers to all your questions on Thursday 16th of May. Register for our webinar here > bit.ly/2VY1gpr #innovation #success

OP-ED: WORLD CITIES DAY: As urban inequality deepens, it’s time for a reality check dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-1… by Geci Karuri-Sebina

Really proud to see this idea finally come alive... well done SA Cities Network. This is such important and pioneering work 🙌🏾

REGISTER NOW: In a little less than a week's time the Southern Africa City Studies Conference 2020 kicks-off with the plenary that brings the SA urban studies Research Chairs together to reflect on 'Urban Research Agendas 2020 and Beyond'. Register here: sacsc2020.com

.Geci Karuri-Sebina is an author, researcher & practitioner with expertise in urban futures, smart cities, and governance & development. Her work at Civic Tech Innovation Network helps build a community of practice for those using tech to advance civic participation. luminategroup.com/posts/blog/cel… #IWD2021

What would you do with $10,000 to realise your project? The Next Generation Foresight Practitioners Awards are now open. Wherever in the world you live and work, apply now: bit.ly/NGFP-2022 #nextgenforesight #NGFP2022

New editorial with #FreeAccess: 'Re-imagining the future: city-region foresight and visioning in an era of fragmented governance' by Timothy J. Dixon [@OxRdg_SustBE 🌍🏙💚], Geci Karuri-Sebina [Geci Karuri-Sebina], Joe Ravetz & Mark Tewdwr-Jones [Mark Tewdwr-Jones] rsa.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

There is 1 week left to apply for the Next Generation Foresight Practitioners (NGFP) 2022 Awards! In addition to the USD 10,000 for the Joseph Jaworski Main Award, there will be special funded sectoral and regional awards. nextgenforesight.org/awards/

Reasons to be excited about Africa's most prominent civic tech gathering of the year. We are now just 2 days away from #Unplugged22 and can't wait for this year's edition of the Civic Tech Innovation Forum. Are you ready? Have you booked your ticket yet? bit.ly/3yHNsVc

This special issue of #Foresight: 'Re-conceptualising Foresight and its Impact: Experiences in Decolonising Futures from the Global South' is available to access until 31 Dec bit.ly/3hbkXcS Geci Karuri-Sebina Riel Miller #FS

New #SpecialIssue: 'Re-imagining the future: city-region foresight and visioning in an era of fragmented governance'. Guest edited by @OxRdg_SustBE 🌍🏙💚 Geci Karuri-Sebina Joe Ravetz & Mark Tewdwr-Jones, with case-studies from Oulu, Thessaloniki, Cape Town, Poznań, and many more: tandfonline.com/toc/cres20/57/4

Our digital archive is now live! Conjuring_X holds our explorative engagement on African Urban Futures.  Follow us on Instagram at @conjuring_x! Pleased to launch today with my co-conspirator Thiresh Govender , and with Amy Mutua and Russel Hlongwane ✨ instagram.com/conjuring_x/

You can submit your project until December 31 Participate! mtr.cool/kkxudykggs #TheBayAwards jury: Christian Bason Gabriella Gomez-Mont Sophie Howe Geci Karuri-Sebina David Miller T.O. Pr Carlos Moreno | IAE-Paris Sorbonne Farah Naz Charles Landry Bruce Katz | Larry Ng | Carmen Santana #BilbaoMetropoli30 #Bilbao

🌍Explore the African storytelling & its impact on envisioning sustainable futures. "Entangled Time Tree," weaving together diverse pasts & alternative futures. 🌳Narratives inspiring #transformative #approaches to sustainability. 🔗Read the article: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

PLEASE RETWEET Kenyan activist and journalist Boniface Mwangi The People’s Watchman was abducted this morning from his home by men in army uniforms. The award-winning journalist has been at the forefront of numerous human rights campaigns against corruption and abuse of power. This