Events for September 26 - May 6

Digital Technologies and the Environment: a Synergy for the Future

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Digital technologies can amplify efforts to mitigate climate change and, as such, are becoming part of environmental and digital policies on the national and international levels. Most global policies from international bodies, the European Union (EU), the US, and Germany substantially reflect on the issues related to the nexus of environmental and digital developments. [...]

[Briefing #82] Internet governance in February 2022

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Join us for February’s Digital Watch Internet Governance Briefing on Tuesday, 22nd February, at 8 am (14.00 CET). Registrations are open Register Catch up on the major internet governance and digital policy updates from all around the globe and join our experts as they analyse the existing and emerging policy trends. Register [...]

International digital standards: Stepping up the engagement of stakeholders from the ARIN region

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Event date: 22 February 2022, 10:00–11:00 EST, onlineThis event is addressed to stakeholders in the ARIN service region (national and regional standard development organisations, governmental entities, industry, the technical community, academia, and civil society groups with an interest in digital standards.) Registrations are open Register Standards for digital technologies are all around us, enabling devices to interact [...]

Towards a more diverse international standardisation landscape – Motivations and actions for stakeholders in the ARIN region

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Event date: 15 March 2022 | 11:00–11:45 EDT (15:00 - 15:45 UTC), online This event is addressed to stakeholders in the ARIN service region (national and regional standard development organisations, governmental entities, industry, the technical community, academia, and civil society groups with an interest in digital standards.) Registrations are open Register On [...]

Official Geneva presentation of special UNDP report on human security

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Event date: 17 March 2022, 9 am–10:15 am EDT The event, organised by the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and the UN Development Programme’s (UNDP) Geneva office, will serve as Geneva’s official  presentation of the UNDP’s special report titled New Threats to Human Security in the Anthropocene: Demanding Greater Solidarity. According to this report, [...]

Global Communications and Audiences: Propaganda, Fake News & AI Censorship

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Event date: 28 March 2022, 4 am–6 am EDT The webinar Global Communications and Audiences: Propaganda, Fake News & AI Censorship, organised by Data To Power, will explore how datafication and platformisation processes, as well as a rise in new disinformation and propaganda tools, might affect museum global communications by disrupting the flow of [...]

[Briefing #83] Internet governance in March 2022

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Join us for March’s Digital Watch Internet Governance Briefing on Tuesday, 29th March, at 8 am EDT (12.00 UTC).Catch up on the major internet governance and digital policy updates from all around the globe and join our experts as they analyse the existing and emerging policy trends.Register and join the Digital Watch Internet Governance Briefing on Zoom for [...]

Science Diplomacy in 2022: More Cooperation or More Division? (WebDebate #54)

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Science diplomacy offers many tools to foster collaboration among states and other stakeholders. In this way, the practice can lead to increased mutual understanding and ultimately to more peaceful international relations. History is full of examples of unexpected cooperation between rival countries. Despite the ongoing Cold War and the ‘space race’ between the USA and [...]

‘Promoting inclusive data policy through capacity building’ – UNCTAD eCommerce Week 2022

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Trade negotiations contribute significantly to shaping the norms that will govern cross-border data flows. These norms are being designed by only a few countries that function as normative hubs. Active engagement in negotiations is of the utmost importance for developing countries and least-developed countries, so they can voice their development-oriented priorities. This session will bring [...]

[Briefing #84] Internet governance in April 2022

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As April is coming to an end, we look back at the main digital policy highlights of the past weeks.The UN Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) held its second substantive session, discussing the responsible behaviour of states in cyberspace. However, the discussions on substantive issues were overshadowed by disagreements over possible models for multistakeholder engagement.A week [...]