Karisma hosts workshop on the digitalisation of public services in Riohacha
On 25 June 2026, Karisma organised a workshop in Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia, on the digitalisation of public services, bringing together 16 participants, including community leaders, university students, representatives of Indigenous communities, and members of local social organisations. The workshop stimulated participants to reflect on how the increasing digitalisation [...]
#CADE: AI for good, but for whom? Reimagining AI Governance for the Global Majority
The Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE), led by DiploFoundation in partnership with the Arab Reform Initiative, Pollicy, WOUGNET, Women in Internet Governance, the Tinuadeniyi Tech Foundation, and CAIEGA, convened a multistakeholder policy lab alongside the ITU AI for Good Global Summit 2026. Bringing together policymakers, civil society [...]
Diplo and Oxfam convene Brussels dialogue on digital inclusion, rights, and the EU’s Global Gateway agenda
Civil society organisations, digital policy experts, and EU representatives gathered in Brussels on 27 April 2026 for a multistakeholder dialogue on advancing digital inclusion and rights. The hybrid event, titled Partnering with civil society to advance digital inclusion and rights, explored practical examples from the ReCIPE and CADE projects linked to priorities under [...]
CADE’s Youth Voices for Digital Rights virtual open house
12 January 2026 CADE’s Youth Voices for Digital Rights initiative invites you to a virtual open house that marks the culmination of four months of work with 15 young advocates from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. These participants have explored how their rights intersect with an increasingly data-driven [...]
Karisma and CADE at LACIGF 2025
3–6 November 2025, Córdoba, Argentina Fundación Karisma, as part of the Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE), will participate in the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Governance Forum in Córdoba, 5–6 November, preceded by the Youth LACIGF on 3–4 November. The organisation’s engagement will focus on strengthening civil [...]
CIPESA and SMEX: Civil society input at the UN Human Rights Council
27 November 2025 CIPESA and SMEX will present new evidence from civil society on digital rights at the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review pre-session on 27 November. Their interventions, delivered at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, draw on stakeholder reports jointly prepared with APC. The session [...]
CADE at Bread&Net 2025
29–31 October 2025, Beirut, Lebanon As part of Bread&Net 2025 – SMEX’s annual unconference on digital rights in West Asia and North Africa – the Civil Society Alliances for Digital Empowerment (CADE) will host a series of sessions focusing on inclusive participation in internet governance and regional legal frameworks. [...]
CADE at ICANN84
CADE at ICANN84 Annual General Meeting 2025 GNSO: NCSG Discussion on DNS Blocking and Human Rights Friday, 25 October 2025, 08:00–09:00 UCT Convention Centre Dublin, Ireland For details, visit: https://icann84.sched.com/event/29QGd/gnso-ncsg-discussion-on-dns-blocking-and-human-rights Background As part of the upcoming ICANN84 Annual General Meeting (25–30 October 2025) in Dublin, the Civil Society Alliances [...]
