At the Pacific Internet Governance Forum (Pacific IGF) 2024, held on 2–3 September in Wellington, New Zealand, PICISOC Head Andrew Molivurae moderated Session 5 on Internet Resource Services in the Pacific Islands, a technical discussion (held on 2 September 2024) on the region’s ccTLD infrastructure and registry innovation. This session was one of several [...]
On 7 August 2024, CADE and partners hosted a webinar titled CSOs Engagement in Digital Policy Processes: Lessons from the Global Digital Compact Process, bringing together 40 participants from five regions. The event examined civil society’s role in shaping global digital governance and reviewed current concerns with the GDC process, including a lack of [...]
A webinar on 7 August 2024 focused on the role of CSOs in digital policy processes, particularly the GDC. Participants highlighted the need for a unified civil society voice in decision-making at the UN, and shared key concerns – such as the lack of human rights references, gender perspectives, and issues with mass surveillance [...]
In the first half of 2024, the Libres y Conectadas coalition – including Karisma, Artemisas, FLIP and others – played a key role in reshaping Colombia’s draft Digital Gender Violence Bill. Following public criticism of an earlier version, the coalition was invited into a technical working group convened by three members of Congress. Through [...]
On 31 May 2024, CADE participated in the WSIS Forum in Geneva with a session on Empowering Civil Society in Digital Policy. Representatives from the ITU, DiploFoundation, ECNL and SMEX joined the panel to discuss why CSO participation remains limited in internet standards-setting bodies, and how this can change. Speakers proposed concrete improvements to inclusivity [...]
Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) is a project co-funded by the European Union.
