STEM Education Dialogue (SED) is an annual local conference on science development, human rights and diplomacy. The annual STEM Education Dialogue (SED) is organized to support and build practical, collaborative and long-term responses to Internet freedom and Science challenges in Gboko, Benue State. More specifically, the event focuses on tackling challenges to online access to science information and freedom of expression, with an eye for improving privacy and digital security. By bringing together various actors from civil society, science & technology, policy, government, and media, the event aims to facilitate genuine dialogue across political differences, forge connections and build community, and to develop well-informed approaches that support the best outcomes possible for civil society in Benue State.