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Diplomacy and Negotiations for CSOs
Civil society organisations (CSOs) are vital voices in shaping inclusive and accountable digital policy. Yet effective participation in global and regional forums depends not only on technical knowledge but also on diplomacy, negotiation, and collaboration. Diplomacy and Negotiations for CSOs strengthens these essential skills, helping participants engage with credibility, build alliances, and influence complex [...]
Infrastructure and Standards for CSOs
Digital infrastructure underpins every aspect of the modern internet – from global communication and commerce to social participation and governance. Yet the systems that make connectivity possible – cables, data centres, protocols, and standards – are often governed through complex, technical, and opaque processes. Infrastructure and Standards for CSOs equips participants with the knowledge [...]
AI Policy and Practice for CSOs: An in-depth online course
Artificial intelligence (AI) transforms how societies are governed, how economies function, and how people exercise their rights. For civil society organisations (CSOs), AI brings both new opportunities and urgent challenges: it can empower advocacy and analysis, but it can also deepen inequalities and concentrate power. AI Policy and Practice for CSOs equips participants to [...]
Cybersecurity Policy for CSOs: An in-depth online course
Cybersecurity has become a defining policy issue of the digital age. Once confined to technical specialists, it now shapes how nations safeguard critical infrastructure, how companies manage risk, and how people exercise their rights online. For CSOs, cybersecurity is a policy field that links technology, rights, and international cooperation. Decisions about what to protect, [...]
Internet Governance for CSOs: A self-paced course
Are you concerned about how digital policies affect your work and the communities you serve? Do you wonder how decisions about data, cybersecurity, or online content are made – and who makes them? Digital policy issues such as surveillance, privacy, artificial intelligence (AI), and internet shutdowns shape daily life and civic space. Understanding how [...]
CADE heads to IGF 2025 in Oslo
The 20th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held in Lillestrøm, Norway, from 23 to 27 June 2025, under the theme Building Governance Together. The forum will provide a key opportunity to the global internet community to shape the future of internet governance ahead of the WSIS+20 process. The Civil Society Alliances for [...]
Civil society’s role in internet governance spotlighted at IGF 2024
On 18 December 2024, during IGF 2024 in Riyadh, the CADE consortium hosted a workshop titled Empowering Civil Society: Bridging Gaps in Policy Influence. With close to 40 participants joining in person and online, the session explored how CSOs – especially from the Global South – can overcome structural barriers to engaging in global digital [...]
Tackling internet service restrictions in Latin America
On 21 November 2024, Karisma held a satellite session alongside Colombia IGF 2024 in Bogotá to explore internet outages and service restrictions across Latin America. The session focused on identifying patterns of service disruption and equipping affected users and civil society actors with tools to monitor, record, and seek accountability for such incidents. Drawing [...]
Sexting School at Youth LACIGF 2024
On 6 November 2024, Karisma delivered a workshop at the Youth LACIGF in Santiago, Chile, based on its Sexting School initiative. The session engaged nearly 40 young leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean in a dialogue on digital safety, gender, and consent in online spaces. Participants discussed sexting as a care-based practice, analysed regional [...]
