“It is a challenge to engage with digital communication technologies in ways that relate meaningfully to local community realities, and yet without undermining inherent values and traditional knowledge,” writes Media Development editor Philip Lee. A response can be found in a closer study of digital media...
WACC is pleased to welcome two new interns to our global team. Both are working with digital technologies to strengthen our mission of communication for all....
Artificial intelligence is not only a technical revolution, “[i]t is also a crisis of rhythm, meaning, truth, and human formation,” stated Stiven Naatus, director of advocacy at the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF), a WACC member, in his presentation at...
A recent WACC Europe discussion featured a presentation by journalist Ingo Dachwitz on the largely invisible workforce, concentrated in the Global South, enabling artificial intelligence and social media feeds. The myth of artificial intelligence When Mark Zuckerberg appeared before the US Congress in 2018, facing questions...
WACC project partners from across Latin America and the Caribbean joined hundreds of communication practitioners, community media organizations, universities, and civil society actors from more than 20 countries at the 3rd Festival JUNTANZA for Communication from Our America in Quito, Ecuador. [caption id="attachment_66957" align="alignleft" width="300"] Alma...
The symposium “Our Common Future: Advocating for Digital Rights and AI Accountability” drew to a close with a shared commitment to advocacy, education, and networking among faith-based, ecumenical organizations, and civil society actors. The symposium brought together 25 invited participants representing key ecumenical networks and partners...
WACC’s Latin America region gathered for a member’s meeting on 20 March in the context of the 3rd Juntanza Festival for Communication from Our America. Lea en español The aim of the meeting was to rethink the regional association’s path and renew its leadership, who take on...
The race to develop ever-more advanced artificial intelligence applications is dominated by tech companies in the United States and China. Are human rights and benefits for all being ignored for gains in wealth and power for a few?In the run-up to the symposium “Our Common...
Digital tech's rapid development calls for a justice-oriented response benefiting all members of society, the WACC General Secretary stressed at the start of the symposium “Our Common Future” today....
How can faith-based actors, civil society, and secular AI ethics organizations work together for a digitally just future in an age marked by the rush towards ever more powerful digital technology and artificial intelligence across all sectors of life? The upcoming international symposium “Our Common Future:...