- (Raashi Saxena) Davos Lab Dialogues on Achieving Digital Equity – 7th April 2021
The Global Shapers Bangalore Hub invites you to a riveting panel discussion on “Achieving Digital Equity in India, Pakistan, and Beyond”. This event is part of the World Economic Forum’s Davos Lab Dialogues. Join us this Wednesday, the 7th of April to discuss the social, economic and political ramifications of the digital divide globally.
📅 Date : 7th April, 2021
⏲️ Time : 9:00 pm IST | 8:30 pm PKT | 11:30 am EST
🎟️ Registration link : http://bit.ly/3dsDfAE
True digital inclusion is about having the right access, skills, motivation and trust to confidently go online. Connecting the rest of the world could potentially add $6.7 trillion to the digital economy. The dialogue will address the
(1) Digital Economy and it’s socio-cultural contexts
(2) The regions digital adoption strategies efforts and
(3) The importance of ICTs that aim for affordable connectivity to make sure the digital divide does not deepen inequality
This dialogue is organised in partnership with Future Tense and Open Technology Institute and supported by DCN Global & Network Capital.
We look forward to hosting all of you.
The Davos Lab is the world’s first grassroot and youth-driven COVID-19 recovery plan. The insights, ideas and concerns shared by the communities around the world will be aggregated and showcased at the World Economic Forum Special Annual Meeting 2021 in Singapore.
- (Eileen Cejas) Last day to express feedback for the YCIG Webinars
April 6th is the last day to submit feedback on the webinars we wish to run in 2021. The 4 minutes’ survey will help us to understand which topics, the format of webinars, and speakers the community wants to know about.
You can access the survey here until today at 23:59 UTC.
- (Gustavo Souza) Latin America Call for Action on Digital Rights
Indela (Iniciativa por los Derechos Digitales en Latinoamérica) is launching a new, more flexible open call, intended to support projects that respond to the urgent needs of the digital rights ecosystem in the region.
In particular, Indela’s 2021 Open Call will support projects that protect and advance rights affected by digital technologies, and that are submitted by organizations based in Latin America. We will consider proposals for projects on public campaigns, applied research, and/or public policy advocacy, for funding up to a maximum of US$25,000, that can be implemented within a six-month period. In addition, each project will be eligible for specialized consultancies to strengthen the impact of the project as well as the overall work of the applicant organization.
At Indela, we are reaffirming our commitment to strengthening digital rights in the region by supporting the organizations that defend them. We believe we must act now to address the specific and urgent challenges facing Latin Americans, by expanding and protecting our digital rights.
The 2021 call will be open from April 15 to May 15.
Apply here https://indela.fund/en/new-reality-new-2021-indela-call/
- (Raashi Saxena) TIOF Digital Security Training Program] : April-June (Open to all)
I am organising a digital security training program starting this Saturday. Although our priority community are people hailing from the Philippines and India, we have the bandwidth to accommodate other territories as well. Please find the details below.
The IO Foundation (TIOF) is offering a free 3 month virtual engagement program on democratising the use of Digital Security Tools in India, the Philippines and beyond. This initiative is linked to Internew’s USABLE Tools and aimed at contributing towards communicating feedback easily and safely to developers of critical open source security tools. The program will take place through a series of 3 workshops and discussion groups from April to June 2021. This program is open to anyone, regardless of skill-level or technical capacity.
🎟️Sign up link : http://TIOF.Click/AXIS
📅Dates : 17th April, 15th May, 19th June
⌛️Timings (For the 17th of April)
Group A : 2:00-4:30 pm PHT (Philippines Time)
Group B : 4:00-6:30 pm IST (Indian Standard Time)
For more details please reach out to me at Raashi…@TheIOFoundation.org
- (Eileen Cejas) DC Survey: Submission on behalf of the YCIG
The YCIG, as part of the recognised dynamic coalitions, is invited to participate in a survey that aims to collect input on the work of each DC. This will later feed into a DC paper being developed by the DC Coordination Group and the IGF Secretariat.
Hence, we would like to invite you to collaborate on this collective document by sharing your feedback and ideas on our dynamic coalition. It will help us to provide a very detailed summary of the impact achieved at the YCIG and how we can improve the intersessional work of the IGF.
You have time to comment on the document until April 23 at 23:59 UTC.
Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LIFNEBMMFgDu2jFQi-7P2JtsVWVqbJk1-Hbh3169cwk/edit?usp=sharing
- (Nadia Tjahja) Conference on the Future of Europe
The Conference on the Future of Europe is a unique and timely opportunity for European citizens to debate on Europe’s challenges and priorities. No matter where you are from or what you do, this is the place to think about what future you want for the European Union.
Let the Conference know your opinion. Your ideas will be collected, analysed, monitored and published on the platform, throughout the Conference. They will then feed into the discussions taking place in the European citizens’ Panels and the Plenaries. A feedback mechanism will ensure that the ideas expressed during the Conference events result in concrete recommendations for EU action. The final outcome of the Conference will be presented in a report to the Joint Presidency.
Note there is a specific topic dedicated to the Digital Transformation. You are welcome to submit your ideas, comments and to organise a related event!
More information here: https://futureu.europa.eu/pages/about
- (Nicolás Fiumarelli) ICTs, Youth & Environment – WSIS Forum 2021
This session could be of interest for the group:Tomorrow Friday 23th April – 12.00 (UTC)Thematic Workshop
https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/forum/2021/Agenda/Session/429. One million species are at risk of extinction, 10 million hectares of forests are lost annually, and with a global average temperature of 1.1°C above estimated pre-industrial levels, the global community is far off track to meet the Paris Agreement targets.New ideas and quick action are needed for systematic transformational changes.Young people have many ideas for innovative solutions and the drive to make a change, but it can be difficult for changemakers to make their voices heard and reach the right people to turn ideas into action.ICTs can be part of the solution. The speed and scale of digital innovations not only provide a growing number of opportunities for sustainable development, but ICTs are enabling ideas to be heard and scaled up globally.In the context of the WSIS Special Track on ICTs and Youth, this session strives to highlight the interplay between youth, ICTs, and the environment and how youth are using ICTs to engage in environmental protection and to scale up their ideas and solutions.
- (Eileen Cejas) Last reminder for feedback on DC Survey
Kindly reminder to add your inputs to the DC survey we should fill on behalf of the Youth Coalition on Internet Governance. This survey is a great way for the IG Community to understand the importance of dynamic coalitions (DC) and their impact on the Internet Governance space. We need your help in order to provide as many details as possible on the work done by the YCIG since 2010. We are also inviting former Steering Committee members to participate in the survey.
You have time to comment on the document until April 23 at 23:59 UTC.
Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LIFNEBMMFgDu2jFQi-7P2JtsVWVqbJk1-Hbh3169cwk/edit?usp=sharing
Note: Please keep the previous comments and do not mark them as “solved”.
- (Eileen Cejas) Introductory Webinar + Working Groups to submit workshop proposals for IGF2021
We are happy to share with you we are co-organising with Youth SIG an introductory webinar on the IGF2021. We will present the issues and the last news of the IGF regarding the annual meeting besides start planning the Working Groups to submit workshop proposals.
The webinar will take place this Saturday, May 1st at 14 UTC. Register here to participate:
https://isoc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYkc-6hrTMjGtAeBxQyBbP31I8QPNzhRFUo
- (Eileen Cejas) STI Forum side-event Digital Cooperation to Leave No One Behind: “Implementing the Secretary-General’s Roadmap”
I’m sharing with you all an invitation to attend the STI Forum side-event called “Digital Cooperation to Leave No One Behind: Implementing the Secretary-General’s Roadmap” to be held virtually on Tuesday, 4 May from 2pm to 3pm (NY time). It is organised by the UN Office of the Envoy on Technology.
You will find additional details at https://www.un.org/techenvoy/content/2021-STI-forum-side-event or in the attached concept note.
You can follow the event live at www.webtv.un.org.
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