Countervisions: Art in contested digital spaces
In the making and remaking of digital spaces, artists have always played a big role.
Southeastern Europe Regional Discussion on UN Global Digital Compact
Authoritarians around the world increasingly use digital technology for malign purposes, and despite continuous human rights violations online, attacks on information integrity, and criminal data breaches, democratic states are still largely unable to build consensus on digital governance at the national, regional, and international levels. The international community faces widespread and complex challenges related to protecting democratic values online.
Digital transformation? First 500 days under New Marcos
It’s been more than a year since Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. was inaugurated as the President of the Philippines, after winning an election mired with fraud, according to election watchdogs. In his two State of the Nation Addresses so far, he has used the term “digital transformation” to describe a campaign that promises efficiency of services and better management for his government.
Where does the buck stop with Generative AI-ing Elections ?
We have seen an immense frenzy of Generative AI, but haven’t figured out answers to deal with the critical question of elections as a use-case. This blog outlines the need to collectively address the use of deepfakes in the electoral process as a key component to preserving democratic expression, with a focus on the upcoming 2024 Indian Parliamentary elections.
Journalism and technology: the use of drones for news gathering in Africa
Journalism has rapidly evolved over the years thanks to advancements in technology that have produced new tools and techniques for news gathering and dissemination.
Mila Bajić
Mila Bajić is a human rights researcher and advocate who has a special interest in topics of digital human rights, new media, freedom of expression and questions of gender and nationalism. Overall, her area of interest lies at the intersection of analogue and digital spheres, trying to find ways to bridge the divide and find new approaches for action.
Clare Muhindo
Clare Muhindo is a passionate Ugandan media and communication professional dedicated to promoting inclusive access to information through digital media. Currently serving as Signpost Manager at the International Rescue Committee, Uganda Programme as Signpost Manager, she leads the pilot of Signpost, a responsive information service providing refugees, asylum seekers and host communities with timely and actionable information to make critical decisions on the issues that matter most to them.
Oscar Mario Jiménez Alvarado
Oscar is a political scientist and social communicator. In the last decade he has researched freedom of expression, media systems, media concentration and convergence, and media consumption in Central America. He has worked for international organizations, universities, telecommunications companies, public institutions and academic research centers. He has also been a senior advisor to political authorities in his country.
Rustam Muhamedov
Rustam Muhamedov is a policy researcher, an expert in digital rights, and an analyst at Human Rights Consulting Group public foundation (Kazakhstan), focusing on promoting the right to privacy, freedom of expression, access to information, and media and Internet freedom in Turkmenistan and Central Asia.
Thobekile Matimbe
Thobekile Matimbe is a human rights lawyer, researcher and social justice activist serving at Paradigm Initiative as Senior Manager, Partnerships and Engagements advocating for digital rights in Africa. She has advocacy experience engaging at national, regional and international platforms. Thobekile coordinates digital rights networks, builds partnerships in Africa and beyond. She is the Membership Officer for the African Digital Rights Network and a member in several regional and global coalitions.