WACC, WCC et al. This Manifesto is the outcome of a symposium on “Communication for Social Justice in a Digital Age,” held from 13-15 September 2021. The symposium explored the challenges of digital communication with a social justice lens, and identified opportunities for concerted and collaborative...
Windhoek+30 Declaration We, the participants at the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day International Conference held in Windhoek, Namibia, 29 April – 3 May 2021: RECALLING Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression;...
Just Net Coalition The emerging digital future is generally greeted with a mixture of positive anticipation, awe, helplessness and even horror. Such a merely passive reaction to society’s most powerful driving force is both dangerous and unnecessary. There is no time to lose in taming the...
Tech for Democracy We believe that the future of democracy relies on our ability to leverage and steer the digital transformation of society in ways that capitalize on its opportunities, while also confronting the challenges. We stand at a crucial junction in the history of democracy, and...
[caption id="attachment_49480" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Image: European Journalism Observatory. Jonathan, Flickr CC licence[/caption] UNESCO This Manifesto (2021) is a call to save and advance democratic communications by renewing Public Service Media and creating a Public Service Internet. Key Principles and Messages Principle 1 Democracy and digital democracy require Public Service Media....
European Commission The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission solemnly proclaim the following joint Declaration (2022). Preamble (1) The digital transformation affects every aspect of people’s lives. It offers significant opportunities for a better quality of life, innovation, economic growth and sustainability, but it also presents new...
Internet Ciudadana Ante el contexto de una digitalización acelerada que revoluciona el funcionamiento de nuestras sociedades y donde prima un modelo que responde principalmente a intereses corporativos, proponemos los siguientes puntos como principios para una arquitectura digital orientada al bien común. Se trata de garantizar derechos...
Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic) 2022 At the 56th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 1-9, 2022, the Ecumenical Jury, appointed by INTERFILM and SIGNIS, awarded its Prize to A Provincial Hospital (Edna provintsialna bolnitsa) directed by Ilian Metev, Ivan Chertov, Zlatina Teneva, (Germany, Bulgaria, 2022). Motivation: A...
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s 2021 report unequivocally linked climate change to human activity and predicted more frequent and more severe natural disasters over the coming years. Given the current trajectory of emissions and lack of meaningful climate action, the world is...
Mozilla, the organization/community that built the Firefox browser and now has a Foundation working to ensure the internet remains an open and accessible public resource, has released a 12-minute documentary, “Unknown Influence” The documentary interviews independent researchers and technology experts from the US, Kenya, France, United...