Last week, Geneva hosted three meetings – each with the potential, in its own way, to reshape how the world communicates and relates.The inaugural Global Dialogue on AI Governance marked the first time, as speakers noted, that every UN Member State had a seat at...
Is there only one possible technological future? A WACC session at the WSIS Forum 2026 this week challenged that idea, bringing together voices from Tunisia, Mexico, and the International Telecommunication Union to argue that communities in the Majority World must be empowered to shape digital...
“It’s time to stop saying ‘giving a voice to the voiceless’.”The conference room in Panama City was packed with thousands of communication practitioners for the opening of the International Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) Summit 2026. WACC’s director of programmes, Lorenzo Vargas, had a...
Will artificial intelligence (AI) help or hinder the survival of minority languages into the next century? According to Ethnologue, a database of the world’s 7,168 living languages, almost half are endangered. Over 88 million people speak a language that may not survive this century except in...
A WACC delegation will advocate for a common digital future rooted in communication justice at an upcoming trio of major international events set to shape global digital governance in the years ahead. The Global Dialogue on AI Governance, the WSIS Forum 2026, and the AI for...
A WACC-supported project led by MEGEIN in Nigeria has raised awareness about women’s digital communication rights to support their online engagement and create safer online spaces....