Today, a handful of US and Chinese transnational corporations dominate global AI systems. Driven by massive capital, semiconductor manufacturing dominance, and hyperscale cloud infrastructure, these ...

Cinemata, the Asia-Pacific civic media platform managed by EngageMedia, has been named in the final report of UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression Irene Khan as an example of an ...

Floods, storms and droughts are affecting communities around the world, with rural and marginalised populations on the frontlines of these impacts. Communities struggling with these environmental ...

The content, language and knowledge of the internet and digital technologies continue to be dominated by white, male, private and global North interests, deepening the colonisation of knowledge in the ...

The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum 2026 will take place 6 – 9 July 2026, bringing together stakeholders from diverse backgrounds with a view to advancing the implementation of ...

Many digital divides still persist today, to the point that a third of the world’s population is still offline. Different statistics also show that the divide can be worse depending on the countries ...

Human rights are integral to the realisation of human autonomy and to advancing social justice. Digital technologies and spaces have impacted the way we experience our rights online and offline. On ...

It is on that same ground that they confront the consequences of climate change and the environmental impact of the economic activities that move beyond the limits of nature and life. How can ...

For the past decade, internet connectivity has been praised for its potential to close the gender gap in Africa. Among the many benefits of digitalisation, digital tools enable groups that are ...

Myanmar faces regular digital repression by the military and challenges such as surveillance, doxxing and security threats. Despite these challenges, people in Myanmar are finding ways to resist and ...

Submission by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression In June 2015, the UN Special Rapporteur on ...