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Save the Date for the newest AORC webinar
Join the African Ombudsman Research Centre, the research and training arm of the African Ombudsman and Mediators' Association, for their special Ombudsman Day 2026 webinar "Innovating for the Future: Technology, Transparency and Accountability in Ombudsman Offices", which is organised in partnership with the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI).
Expanding options through responsible innovation—making Ombudsman institutions more accessible, transparent and accountable.
Join them to explore how responsible technology can strengthen access to Ombudsman services, digital case management, transparency, public reporting and institutional accountability.
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
10:00 SAST (GMT+2)
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Platform: Zoom
Simultaneous interpretation: English, French, Arabic, Portuguese and Spanish
Speakers
Ms Liiri Oja (Estonia) will discuss digital case management and responsible automation; Adv. Ofer Gelbart (Israel) will address technology for transparency and reporting; and Dra. Lutiana Valadares Fernandes Barbosa (Brazil) will speak about innovation for public accountability. Prof. Manoj Maharaj of the University of KwaZulu-Natal will facilitate the discussion, followed by a question-and-answer session.
More information on the facilitator's and speakers' profiles can be found in the invitation in the download section.
Who should attend?
Representatives of Ombudsman and oversight institutions, public officials, civil society, academics, students, technology and data-protection professionals, development partners, and anyone interested in learning more about the work and evolving role of Ombudsman institutions.
This webinar is made possible with the support of South Africa’s African Renaissance and International Cooperation Fund (ARF) through DIRCO, and the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI).
To register for the webinar, kindly click here or refer to the Save the Date note in the download section.
Source: African Ombudsman Research Centre (AORC)
