Apply Now: $100,000 Gates Foundation Grants for Your Artificial Intelligence Ideas

Apply Now: $100,000 Gates Foundation Grants for Your Artificial Intelligence Ideas

Published on: May 29 2023 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
As artificial intelligence technology continues to swiftly evolve and advance, the global community must move with urgency to ensure low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are included in the co-creation process. AI solutions...
3 Core Principles for a Feminist Global Digital Compact

3 Core Principles for a Feminist Global Digital Compact

Published on: May 25 2023 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
The UN Global Digital Compact seeks to outline shared principles for an open, free and secure digital future for all. These core principles of openness, freedom and security must be infused with a feminist perspective to...
Authoritarians Attack Human Rights Activist Satellite Technology

Authoritarians Attack Human Rights Activist Satellite Technology

Published on: May 24 2023 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
Access to space technologies during the Ukraine invasion has been a crucial aspect of the conflict, from providing communications which are resilient to attacks on terrestrial infrastructure, to providing near-real-time,...
Apply Now: $60,000 Internet Access and Connectivity Grants

Apply Now: $60,000 Internet Access and Connectivity Grants

Published on: May 22 2023 by Wayan Vota - 5 Comments
The Internet is a place of possibility and opportunity. It is where we collaborate and innovate for a better world. Where we share our hopes and strengthen our bonds. It is where we work, learn, and make progress. We must...
Exploring Russia’s Pre-War Tactics Against Ukraine’s Civic Sector Actors

Exploring Russia’s Pre-War Tactics Against Ukraine’s Civic Sector Actors

Published on: May 18 2023 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
Although Russia’s aggression has undeniably altered the civic space landscape in Ukraine for years to come, the insights from Ukraine: Measuring civic space risk, resilience, and Russian influence in the lead up to war...
Is China Exporting Digital Authoritarianism to Developing Countries?

Is China Exporting Digital Authoritarianism to Developing Countries?

Published on: May 17 2023 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
China has been engaged in digital initiatives such as telecommunications projects in the low- and middle-income countries of the global South since at least the 1980s. The extent of this activity has increased significantly...
Apply Now: $500,000 Open Research Grants for Internet Studies

Apply Now: $500,000 Open Research Grants for Internet Studies

Published on: May 15 2023 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
We need novel research methodologies that generate solutions to Internet-related challenges that is applied and open. Research  that seeks to answer a real-world question and should be openly published and made available...
4 Social Impact Projects Using Emerging Technologies in Indonesia

4 Social Impact Projects Using Emerging Technologies in Indonesia

Published on: May 11 2023 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
Indonesia is a country that faces various humanitarian challenges, such as natural disasters, conflicts, displacement, poverty, and health crises. To address these challenges, humanitarian actors are using emerging technologies,...
4Cs of Online Risks for Children Using Educational Technology

4Cs of Online Risks for Children Using Educational Technology

Published on: May 10 2023 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
Digital learning brings opportunities but also introduces risks that need to be managed effectively. The Committee on the Rights of the Child explicitly recognizes this in General comment No. 25: States parties should ensure...