This lexicon was created for the Talking Digital workshop. It provides definitions of common tech terms through a social justice perspective, offering various interpretations. Readers are invited to choose the definitions that fit their context. You can download the Talking Digital Lexicon here:
DDN organized a parallel panel in collaboration with the Committee for Justice and the Egyptian Human Rights Forum at the Human Rights Council in 2024. The event was entitled Human rights in Middle East and North Africa region with special focus on Freedom of Expression in Tunisia in light of the presidential election. Co-organizers Committee…
Digital Democracy Now attended the Action Days of The Summit of the Future which took place in September 2024. The summit was a high-level UN event, bringing world leaders together to forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future. It involved youth as its main focus. DDN…
Al and Global Challenges: Ethical Development and Responsible Deployment CCIT / CAST | EC MEDICI Framework | ICT Watch – Indonesia | Jaipuria Institute of Management Noida | Kamusi Project International | Virtual Activism [now DDN] | Loughborough University Session 199 Wednesday, 29 May 2024 , 11:00–12:00 (UTC+02:00)Physical (on-site) and Virtual (remote) participation Room 9, CICG,…
RICHARD STALLMAN, rms at gnu.org This article/letter was written in 2013. We republish it here because of its importance. On Wednesday, Stallman was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame. He is founder of the Free Software Foundation and has pioneered the notion of copyleft. He said today: “It is said that ‘knowledge is power.’ Internet corporations took this…
DDN’s Executive Director attended the AI for Good 2024 conference that took place in Geneva, Switzerland. The AI for Good Global Summit is the leading action-oriented United Nations platform promoting AI to advance health, climate, gender, inclusive prosperity, sustainable infrastructure, and other global development priorities. AI for Good is organized by the International Telecommunication Union…
Armed conflict has a pronounced impact on women and girls, significantly constraining their access to education, healthcare, and economic empowerment, and even survival. In this panel, organized by Digital Democracy Now/Virtual Activism at the CSW68, we emphasized the adverse consequences of armed conflict on the lives of women and girls, highlighting the multifaceted ways in which…
https://manilaprinciples.org/ The internet has become the backbone of modern communication, enabling billions of people to share ideas, engage in commerce, and participate in public discourse. At the heart of this ecosystem are intermediaries—Internet service providers (ISPs), social media platforms, search engines, and other digital services that facilitate the flow of information. However, the legal frameworks…
