Guy Berger is Professor Emeritus, Rhodes University, South Africa; Distinguished Fellow Research ICT Africa; and DigiPol Fellow at the University of Liverpool. He spent 2011-2022 as a senior director at UNESCO, overseeing the organisation's policy work in freedom of expression, safety of journalists, media development and digital governance. He is a media activist and public intellectual focusing on African issues. He was previously UNESCO Director of Freedom of Expression and Media Development.