The sixty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 15 to 26 March 2021. In light of the evolving COVID-19 situation, and taking into account the latest guidance from the United Nations Secretary-General and the World Health Organization (WHO), CSW65 will take place in a hybrid format with mostly virtual meetings. …
Shaping the Themes and Format of WSIS Forum 2021. WSIS Forum 2021 will be held from 17-21 May 2021, the Agenda and Programme of the Forum will be built on the basis of the submissions received during the Open Consultation Process (OCP). The Open Consultation process aims at ensuring a participatory and inclusive spirit of…
Virtual Activism participated in the civil society consultations on the the gendered dimensions of violent extremism and counterterrorism responses , The Outcome Report has been published at https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2020/11/gendered-dimensions-of-violent-extremism-and-counterterrorism-responses
The theme of the International Women’s Day in 2021 is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world”, and it celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme is “also aligned with the priority theme…
March 12th, 2021, marks 32 years since the web was invented. The Web Foundation and us all will be celebrating it. To celebrate this year’s birthday, the Foundation will be spotlighting nine young web champions who are using digital technology to tackle gender inequality, curb Covid-19, protect the environment and address other global challenges. Please…
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Internet Freethink has written an excellent report on defining the digital divide. According to Doug Dias, the digital divide “has left over 40 million Americans without access to reliable internet. The pandemic has kickstarted initiatives to change that.” Read the report here.
This report was prepared by the Montreal AI Ethics Institute — an international non-profit research institute helping people understand the societal impacts of AI and equippingthem to take action. The report brings forward the most important developments that caught the authors’ attention at the Montreal AI Ethics Institute this past quarter. Their goal is to…
Virtual Workshops and Special Tracks: Starting from 22 June 2020Final Week: 7–10 September 2020 The final week of the Virtual WSIS Forum 2020 will take place on 7-10 September 2020, consisting of policy statements, interactive high-level dialogues, a WSIS Prize ceremony, a ministerial round table as well as a series of WSIS Action Line facilitation meetings. The WSIS…
