02 Jul 2024 “Just Digital” course launched to help ecumenical users navigate wisely online
Ecumenical partners today are launching “Big Issues in Small Bytes,” the first module of “Just Digital,” a fun, self-directed online course aiming to help individuals and groups navigate wisely online and advocate effectively. The e-learning course has been created by the World Association for Christian...
14 May 2024 Civil society urged to advocate for just digital future in WSIS+20 process
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...05 May 2024 Alternative media: Alternative to what?
Lorenzo Vargas The following article reviews some of the main ways in which scholarship on community and alternative media has sought to understand itself and argues that despite disagreements around definition, these debates have translated into tangible calls for social transformation in the form of...
12 Apr 2024 WACC welcomes Canadian action plan on gender equality as opportunity to advance communication for all
WACC welcomes the strong commitment to gender equality signalled by the Canadian government with its release of Foundations for Peace: Canada’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security – 2023 to 2029. With its emphasis on the need for women’s inclusion and meaningful involvement...26 Feb 2024 Reframing AI governance through a political economy lens
IT for Change 2023 While AI is not new to the field of computational science, the release of ChatGPT by Open AI in November 2022 marked a watershed moment. In a short time, the tech sector has rolled out Large Language Models (LLMs) and other...
20 Oct 2023 Media freedom and independent journalism are vital to democracy
The Trust Conference 2023 proved to be not just an eye-opener but also a much-needed critique of both the lack of and need for media freedom worldwide. WACC was an invited participant at the event organised by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and held in London...
05 Sep 2023 Why grassroots communication is key to stopping Amazon deforestation
The Amazon is being decimated — by the expansion of the agricultural frontier, by illegal economies linked to drug trafficking, and by an economic model that privileges mining and ranching and negatively impacts vulnerable communities. These activities are pushing deforestation levels towards 20%, a point...