SARRA HANNACHI
Responsible Tech & AI Advocate & Researcher in the Security SectorTech & Society Fellow, @Mozilla Foundation
Recent Activity
April 29th - May 1st 2025, I've had the chance to speak at my first experience in DRIF25 conference by Paradigm Initiative, in Lusaka, Zambia to talk about pressing topics related to AI in the security sector and connect with an inspiring community advancing human rights in the digital age!
Recently Published
During my Digital Rights and Inclusion Learning Lab (DRILL) experience with Paradigm Initiative, I've recently published a Digital Policy Digest: "Africa’s human-centric position on AI, robotics and other emerging technologies in security".
Colab with ME
In 2025, I am launching and working on multiple projects simultaneously. Check them out and reach out for a potential collaboration!
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Speaker: Paradigm Initiative's #DRIF 2025 in Zambia
May 2025
Digital Rights & Inclusion Forum (DRIF25) is one of the most diverse and enriching digital rights community gatherings in Africa!Taking place between April 29th and May 1st in Lusaka, Zambia, I had the honor to join as a speaker at a lightning talk on "Emerging Risks of Autonomous Weapons Systems of Military Ops in Conflict", along with a panel discussion on "Right to seek asylum in the age of AI".It is organized and coordinated by Paradigm Initiative, an inspiring team of people fostering human rights in the digital space and promoting safe and responsible tech applications along with accessibility and inclusion to internet, digitalization and more. I've had the honor to be part of the PIN team throughout my DRILL fellowship in Fall 2024 "Digital Rights & Inclusion Learning Lab".
See details about my DRILL fellowship:
Speaker: Service Design Network's #NextGen Con
April 2025
The Service Design Network Young Talent Board (SDN YTB) vision is to create a vibrant, global community of service design students and young professionals that are connected, inspired, and empowered to shape the future of service design.
My talk "Ethical and Inclusive AI-driven Service Design for Humanitarian Action" explores how AI can enhance service design in humanitarian settings—while ensuring it remains inclusive, ethical, and context-appropriate.The NextGen 2025 conference brings together emerging and expert voices in service design to share bold ideas and challenge norms in designing sustainable, inclusive and impactful solutions. #Dare to Impact💡
Speaker: Migration Youth & Children Platform's Webinar
March 2025
Migration Youth and Children Platform (MYCP) vision is to create space for young people’s meaningful engagement in decision-making on migration policy and to empower them to participate effectively, thus building a more inclusive world for migrants.My session "The Implications of AI Technologies in Migration Border Security" will examine the ethical and safe deployment of AI in migration control across the SWANA region. It will explore how border agencies implement AI in their operations, the transparency measures needed, and civil society’s role in protecting migrant human & digital rights and in influencing policy.
RightsCon 2025 Participation in Taipei, Taiwan
February 2025
RightsCon 2025 is the world's leading summit on human rights in the digital age, by AccessNow. My participation was a first in-person and it was a fruitful learning experience as well as networking opportunity that made space for strong collaborations. In the closing ceremony, AccessNow announced the next edition will be in Africa!
ASC 2024 Panel on open-source AI & policy frameworks
December 2024
The African Startup Conference is an annual international multi-stakeholder conference that promotes innovation in the digital African ecosystem. My panel intervention during the ASC2024 was on open-source AI's potential and challenges in Africa and it summarizes the key policy frameworks that either don't exist or suffer from serious gaps and limitations.
The open-source AI panel was organized by GIZ Algeria that allowed me, with my expertise, to highlight the topic from ethics and policy dimensions with a diverse audience of African entrepreneurs, technologists, innovators and policy makers!Take a glimpse of my intervention by watching the short video below:
Digital Rights & Inclusion Learning Lab (DRILL)
November 2024
🎉 Paradigm Initiative (PIN) welcomes its virtual 4th Edition of the Digital Rights and Inclusion Learning Lab (DRILL) focused on the African continent and India. Drawn from a pool of talented innovators, researchers, policy experts, and entrepreneurs, the participants are currently undergoing an intensive 4-month program designed to foster innovative learning, advocacy, capacity-building, and networking in digital rights and inclusion.
North African Internet Governance Forum (NAIGF 2024)
October 2024
Honored to participate in the North African School of Internet Governance (NASIG 2024) by the North African Internet Governance Forum (NAIGF) in Nouakchott, Mauritania. This has been an invaluable opportunity to foster visionary partnerships and engage with a variety of experts and changemakers on essential topics from data protection and broadband access to AI ethics and cybersecurity!
📒 This year's content and sessions are all about fostering shared insights, supporting North Africa’s digital transformation, and driving a secure, inclusive digital innovation. I was especially inspired by the focus on multi-stakeholder engagement and the push for greater youth involvement in Internet governance and responsible AI applications in various fields, particularly justice, peace and global security.Take a look at the AI ethics simulation in the justice sector that I presented at the end of the North African School of Internet Governance (NASIG 2024):
Launching "AU-EU Youth Voices Lab" as Youth Advisory Board Member
September 2024
It was such an honor to contribute to the Kick-off ceremony in Addis Ababa and launch the AU-EU Youth Lab as a Youth Advisory Board member with AU-EU Youth Voices Lab - Power of the Collective, along with my fellow board members, Youth Action Lab and Youth Sounding Board!
🎯 The AU-EU Youth Lab is a an African Union & Council of the European Union co-created initiative that serves as a youth potential generator, whether via providing a platform and tailored guidance for youth voices advocating for crucial causes in the Africa and in Belgium, the EU hub or via providing community projects grants and implementation mentorship opportunities in these regions!
🌐 The Launch was also an opportunity to connect different representatives and networks from policy-makers, youth board members, EU youth delegates and key organizations in the AU-EU Youth Lab structure. The key consortium organizations consist of Restless Development, Youthmakers Hub, ComDev Africa, Search for Common Ground and Oxfam International while other organizations also took part of the launch process!
