The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, was adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015. It provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. The UNDP with the contribution of many nations, have created 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs), among which are the eradication…
Virtual Activism’s Executive Director co-trained a workshop with IREX [the International Research and Exchange Board]. IREX is a global development and education organization that often provides training and funding to NGOs, globally. Also co-trainer was leading women’s rights advocate and expert from Iran, Sussan Tahmasebi. IREX also provided English-Arabic translation. The workshop was held in…
The AI for Good Global Summit is the leading United Nations platform for global and inclusive dialogue on artificial intelligence. This year it took place from May 28-31, 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland and Virtual Activism was in attendance. Society is at a critical juncture in examining AI’s impact on humanity. To succeed, the efforts to…
The WSIS Forum is an annual event organized by ITU in cooperation with the UN and other international bodies. This year, it marked it’s 10th anniversary, April 8-12. The theme of the Forum was “Information and Communication Technologies for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”. This year, the Forum included high-level policy sessions on the ethical…
The UNESCO, in its report on the ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence Steering AI and Advanced ICTs for Knowledge Societies, A Roam Perspective noted that there are risks and opportunities in AI adoption. It identified four core areas – ROAM – that will be affected AI: Human Rights such as freedom of expression, privacy and…
The OECD AI Principles are the first such principles signed by governments. The OECD has adopted the Principles on Artificial Intelligence that promote artificial intelligence (AI) that is innovative and trustworthy and that respects human rights and democratic values. They were adopted on 22 May 2019 by OECD member countries when they approved the OECD Council…
There are many VR companies that sprung up over the past few years dealing with VR. VR became a big deal when the ITU adopted it as part of the technology for good. Some initiatives are UN-based, and others are NGO initiatives to help the UN achieve those goals. For example, The very first one…
The sixty-third session of the Commission on the Status of Women took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 11 to 22 March 2019. Southern New Hampshire University students were Virtual Activism’s guests attending the conference. Themes This year, the conference centered around a priority theme and a review theme: Priority theme: Social protection…
