Given the problems that may arise in the implementation of any AI-based technology, it has come to the international community’s attention that this implementation is closely connected to human rights. Implementation of AI without oversight allows for human rights violations, some of which are egregious. “Schools refer to these technologies as ‘student safety’ measures, but…
This year’s theme for International Women’s Day is, “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”. The Generation Equality campaign is bringing together people of every gender, age, ethnicity, race, religion and country, to drive actions that will create the gender-equal world we all deserve. Together, we want to mobilize to end gender-based violence; we are calling for…
World IA Day Boston (WIAD 2020) is an annual, world-wide, one-day conference celebrating information architecture. This year it was organized at Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, on Feb 22, and was attended by a gathering of Boston’s IA, UX, and design community. Marlyn Tadros was one of the speakers with a session entitled From Dorothy to Kramer:…
All UN parallel events have been cancelled on account of the covid19 outbreak. At the invitation of the Center for Social Research, Marlyn Tadros, Executive Director of Virtual Activism and Associate Professor at SNHU, will be speaking at the Policy Dialogue on Prevention and Response to Online Human Rights Violations Against Women during the UN CSW64. This…
The June 2019 the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation issued its report, The Age of Digital Interdependence, which, among other things, makes a series of recommendations related to human rights and human agency. The report states that “We urgently need to lay the foundations of an inclusive digital economy and society for all. We need…
Virtual Activism and Southern New Hampshire University are organizing an international human rights day on Dec 10, 2019. The event will include virtual reality short films on topics as diverse as refugees, women’s rights, child rights, and climate change. There will also be a refugee shelter installation. Originally designed for a thematic dance performance by…
The Internet Governance Forum is organized annually, to bring together stakeholders to set public policy regarding matters of governance. This year it is the 14th annual forum, hosted by the Government of Germany in Berlin from 25 to 29 November 2019 under the overarching theme: One World. One Net. One Vision. The Forum has three main themes: (1) Data Governance; (2)…
Tim Berners-Lee, in an attempt at reframing the web, has drafted, together with others, a Contract for the Web. The Contract has 9 guiding principles. The Contract for the Web included representatives from over 80 organizations, representing governments, companies and civil society, and sets out commitments to guide digital policy agendas. To achieve the Contract’s…
