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InfoPoint Lunchtime Conference: Modern challenges to media freedom (Online/Brussels, Belgium)
Register now to attend a panel debate around what the international community needs to focus on to better support and protect press and media freedom. Presentations from: Daniel Bruce, Internews Caroline Giraud, Media4Democracy.EU Anne Marie Hammer, Global Forum for Media Development Tom Gibson, Committee to Protect Journalists Alberto Rabbachin, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology Adeline Hulin, Freedom of expression - UNESCO
Find out more »2018 ICT4D Conference (Lusaka, Zambia)
The 10th ICT4D Conference brings together public, private and civil society organizations from across the humanitarian and international development community. Participants share how they’ve used innovations in technology to increase the impact of their work. Highly interactive and hands-on, the conference attracts a diverse audience of technical advisors, executives, and others who offer a range of practical insights on applying technology to development, humanitarian, and conservation challenges.
Find out more »Stories + Data = Change: The Evidence on Storytelling for Global Health (Washington D.C, USA)
Personal storytelling motivates and inspires us, but it can also be a compelling tool within professional communities, used to strengthen networks and improve collaboration. In the context of global health, stories help us interpret essential data, assigning people and faces to the numbers. But how do we balance stories and data, two powerful tools, and even combine them to strengthen programs and foster collaboration among practitioners? This half-day event, organised by Knowledge for Health (K4Health) Project and FP2020, will feature storytellers…
Find out more »University of Oxford, Bonavero Institute for Human Rights & University of Johannesburg: ‘The Internet Shutdowns in Africa Conference’ (Johannesburg, South Africa)
The Internet Shutdowns in Africa conference is a two-day programme aimed at sparking in-depth and productive conversations about the rise of internet shutdowns on the continent. It is organized by the ERC-funded ConflictNet programme at the University of Oxford’s Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, the Bonavero Institute for Human Rights, and the Department of Journalism, Film, and Television at the University of Johannesburg’s School of Communication. The conference is convened by Nicole Stremlau and Eleanor Marchant. There has been…
Find out more »African Women in the Media 2018 Conference (Ibadan, Nigeria)
Following the success of the African Women in the Media 2017 symposium (#AWIM17), the 2018 conference continues the objective of bringing together media practitioners and scholars in the field of media and communications. The conference will feature panel discussions, workshops, networking opportunities, project presentations, Flashtalks, a Pitch Zone hosted by commissioning editors from international and national media organisations, and much more. The theme for AWiM18 is Visibility. Similarly, as 17 African countries will be holding general/presidential/parliamentary elections in 2019, we…
Find out more »UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development 2018 International Conference: Voices from the Global South (Lausanne, Switzerland)
The Tech4Dev Conference is the biennial flagship event of the UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development hosted by CODEV at EPFL. The Conference focuses on the potential of technology solutions to advance inclusive social and economic development in the Global South.Tech4Dev 2018 puts the challenges and the potential of the Global South in the center of discussions reflected by its title Voices of the Global South. Indeed, even though the Sustainable Development Goals apply globally, the needs in terms of…
Find out more »isaScience 2018 Conference: ‘Participatory Approaches to Music & Democracy’ (Vienna, Austria)
The conference isaSience is part of isa, the summer academy of mdw – University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Austria, and has offered a platform for interdisciplinary research on music and performing arts on diverse themes since 2013. Over the last few decades, a rich body of literature has explored how individuals and groups use music as a resource to achieve social, cultural and political participation and to bring about social change in society. Studies have also investigated music’s use by political…
Find out more »SACOMM 2018: Communication at a Crossroads (Johannesburg, South Africa)
SACOMM is the South African Communications Association, - a professional body that represents academics from around southern Africa working in communications and related fields. This conference will examine the notion of “communication at a crossroads” and the “communication turn” in a variety of ways. The intention is to take stock of the current flux within various communication fields - including communication for development - these fields, as well as map possible futures. Our context is Southern Africa, Africa, and the global south. A call for registration…
Find out more »International Centre for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities – ‘Digitalisation in Africa: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Technology, Development, and Justice Conference’ (Tübingen, Germany)
Corporate actors, civil society and government stakeholders are increasingly implementing information and communication technologies (ICT) in the Global South, purportedly to improve the quality of life and well-being of individuals in less connected regions. Sub-Saharan Africa has been identified as such an “under-connected” world region and has become a major focus of technology-based development initiatives. Examples range from free access to specific content on the internet (“zero-rating”) to e-health, e-education, e-government and e-agriculture programmes, as well as mobile banking applications…
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