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An Indigenous woman speaks into a microphone with her other hand raised in a fist. People behind her hold a colorful banner.

14 Jun 2024 WACC’s Annual Report 2023 spotlights work for communication justice for all

Posted at 13:48h in Climate Justice, Communication Rights, Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, Indigenous, Migrant voices, News, One Year Projects 0 Comments

WACC’s Annual Report 2023 “Communication Justice for All” showcases the organization’s collective work last year to speak up for and advance just, inclusive, and community-led communication worldwide.“WACC believes in communication that builds and shapes community, enhances participation, and promotes freedom. Communication that demands accountability, builds...

A girl reaches for a computer mouse in front of two women in headscarves sitting in front of a computer while a third woman in a headscarf points to the computer screen. All look intently at the screen

05 Jun 2024 WSIS+20 Forum session outlines recommendations for gender-just digital governance

Posted at 10:20h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, News, WSIS+20 0 Comments

A New Gender Deal should be included as part of the outcomes of the 20-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) if our digital future is to be an inclusive and empowering one for women and girls, panelists stressed at a...

ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin speaks at the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event

03 Jun 2024 WSIS+20 in 2025: A not-to-be-missed opportunity to guarantee a new democratic global digital governance framework

Posted at 12:38h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, News, WSIS+20 0 Comments

By Philip Lee, WACC general secretaryWinding up the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event (Geneva, May 27–31), International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin said, “This week has shown, with the AI for Good Global Summit happening in parallel, that we are well on our way towards...

Green-colored graphic with "Gender Equality and Inclusion in Our Digital Future: A new gender deal for WSIS+20, 29 May, 17–17:45 CET" and portrait pictures of six panelists

28 May 2024 WACC session at WSIS+20 Forum to envision a gender-equal digital future

Posted at 10:11h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, Gender, News, WSIS+20 0 Comments

With the aim to reimagine the digital landscape through a gender-just lens, WACC and the Global Alliance on Media and Gender (GAMAG) are organizing a session at the World Summit on the Information Society - WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event in Geneva. Themed "Gender Equality and Inclusion...

21 May 2024 Last chance for a just digital future?

Posted at 16:28h in Comment, Digital Justice 0 Comments

Over the past 20 years, the many structural issues in the world’s communication and information ecosystem tackled by the 2003 and 2005 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) have become more complex, entrenched, and detrimental to democracy and communication rights. Primarily this is a result...

Pop-art style images of human faces and a colourful graphic of a brain with a digital web

14 May 2024 WACC webinars on ethical use of AI released as self-paced course

Posted at 16:42h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, News 0 Comments

WACC is relaunching its successful webinar series "AI, You, and Your Organization” from early 2024 as a self-paced online course.“In an era where artificial intelligence is increasingly integrated into various aspects of our lives, understanding its ethical implications and harnessing its potential responsibly is more...

An Indigenous young man and woman in India sit on the floor and look together at their mobile phones

14 May 2024 Civil society urged to advocate for just digital future in WSIS+20 process

Posted at 12:06h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, News 0 Comments

Civil society organizations need to be active participants in multi-stakeholder dialogues to find solutions to current global challenges and to shape a just digital future, WACC expert Sarah Macharia urged the United Nations Civil Society Conference last week in Nairobi. Recent analyses clearly show that the...

06 May 2024 He who pays the piper calls the tune

Posted at 08:00h in Comment, Communication Rights, Digital Justice, Digital Rights 0 Comments

The WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event to be held in Geneva 27-31 May 2024 will mark twenty years of progress made in the implementation of the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, which took place in two phases – Geneva in 2003 and...

Men and women gather around connectivity equipment

19 Apr 2024 Community network empowers women and youth in Kenya’s Mathare Valley

Posted at 14:40h in Digital Justice, News, One Year Projects 0 Comments

WACC is partnering with the Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) to spur economic empowerment among people living in the slums of Nairobi’s Mathare Valley through dependable and cost-effective community-run internet. Founded in 2005, KICTANet is a multi-stakeholder forum for individuals and organizations working on ICT policy...

02 Apr 2024 Strengthening rural women’s access to broadband in Uganda

Posted at 18:13h in Digital Justice, Digital Rights, News, One Year Projects 0 Comments

A WACC-supported project run by the Woman of Uganda Network (WOUGNET) is strengthening community-based connectivity in the rural North of the country, with a particular focus on bridging the digital gender gap. WOUGNET, which brings together women-led Ugandan civil society organizations, was established in 2000 to...