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Media Development 2026-3
Our common digital future: By the people, for the people
Today's dependency on digital technologies is a given. The issues now are how to use them for the common good, how to mitigate their dangers and potential for harm...
Oberhausen (Germany) 2026
At the 72nd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 28 April to 3 May 2026 two ecumenical juries, appointed by INTERFILM and SIGNIS, awarded prizes in the International Competition and the International Children’s and Youth Film Competition. The Prize in the International Competition is...
Statement
The Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG), the UNESCO UniTWIN Network on Gender, Media and ICT and the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) urge the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance and the AI for Good Summit to commit to an AI for...
The following summary of the WSIS Forum 2026 outcomes, held in Geneva, Switzerland, 6-10 July, was issued by the ITU Secretariat.
The first Forum since the WSIS+20 Review carried a single, unmistakable message: the time for commitments has passed, and the decade of implementation has begun.
Across...
Gissela Dávila Cobo
El debate, la reflexión y el intercambio de experiencias fue la tónica del III Festival JUNTANZA, desarrollado en Quito, en las instalaciones del Centro Internacional de Estudios Superiores de Comunicación para América Latina, CIESPAL, evento en el que se pudo colocar en...
Rebecca Ryakitimbo
The African continent stands at a technological crossroads. As the global race for Artificial Intelligence dominance intensifies, Africa is moving beyond the role of a passive consumer of algorithms. Instead, a continent-wide movement is emerging, one that seeks to reclaim sovereignty over data, language,...