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03 Sep 2026 Symbolic and significant, the journey continues: Caribbean media, WACC, and the age of AI

Posted at 19:17h in Communication Rights, Digital Justice, News, One Year Projects

Caribbean media organisations are approaching issues like AI with a deliberate regional lens, reflects WACC President Embert Charles. ...

A young Black man with dreads and wearing a blue shirt stands in the middle of a group of 5 men and 1 woman. They are displaying their participant badges on lanyards as they stand on a red-carpeted entrance to a building with signs for the 57th CBU Annual General Assembly

03 Sep 2026 AI, Caribbean storytelling, and finding my place: Reflections from a young media professional

Posted at 13:49h in Communication Rights, Digital Justice, News, One Year Projects

Leon Lewis found an opportunity to learn, contribute, connect, and see himself as part of the wider Caribbean media community at the 2026 CBU assembly. ...

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28 Aug 2026 Digital sovereignty: Only path to our common digital future, says new Media Development

Posted at 18:16h in Digital Justice, Media Development, News

People and communities must have a say in the design and development of digital technologies and in the policies that regulate them....

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28 Aug 2026 Discover new video resources on digital rights to inspire advocacy

Posted at 14:28h in Digital Justice, News

Get inspired to take action for digital justice with the presentations from the international symposium "Our Common Future: Advocating for Digital Rights and AI Accountability."...

24 Aug 2026 Data centres, rare earth minerals, and complacency

Posted at 08:00h in Climate Justice, Comment, Digital Justice

The impact of data centres on the environment concerns everyone. Data centres consume massive amounts of electricity – often placing considerable strain on local power grids. Data centres generate significant heat and electronic waste, and millions of gallons of water are needed daily to cool...

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21 Aug 2026 AI accountability: Before or after the fact?

Posted at 19:47h in Blog, Digital Justice, News

All of civil society has a moral duty to speak up and ensure that conversations about AI include the voices of those at the margins, writes WACC General Secretary Philip Lee....

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21 Aug 2026 Voices and choices: Why we all need to be involved in decisions about AI

Posted at 19:14h in Blog, Digital Justice, News

AI governance is too important to be left only to powerful tech companies or individual governments, reflects WACC Deputy General Secretary Sara Speicher post–Geneva Digital Week 2026....

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21 Aug 2026 Local communities in the driver’s seat for communication networks

Posted at 18:27h in Blog, Communication Rights, Digital Justice, News

Carlos Baca, member of the WACC delegation to the Geneva Digital Week 2026, shares examples of people-centered, inclusive communication in real life....

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20 Aug 2026 Ensuring that digital technology serves the people

Posted at 13:08h in Blog, Digital Justice, News, One Year Projects

WACC partner Maroua Ghith left the WSIS Forum 2026 convinced of the need to ensure digital technologies celebrate diversity and empower communities. ...

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19 Aug 2026 Safeguarding the human person: WACC Europe reflects on Magnifica Humanitas

Posted at 19:26h in Digital Justice, News, WACC Europe

The most recent online discussion hosted by WACC’s regional association in Europe unpacked Pope Leo XIV's encyclical, whose focus is summed up in its subtitle On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.Moderated by WACC Europe treasurer Katherine Shirk Lucas, the session...