Past events
AI Localism - Empowering Communities Through Digital Self-Determination
Date: 17 April 2024
Time: 04:00 PM
Description: As part of AI Week 2024, The Governance Lab and Urban AI are happy to present a panel discussion that delves deep into AI Localism, focusing on how this approach can foster digital self-determination at the local level. AI Week 2024 offers a platform for critical discussions on the role of AI in society, bringing together leaders from the government, tech, and education sectors. This panel is set against the backdrop of a week-long exploration of AI's transformative potential, and aims to deep dive into how AI is governed at the local level, emphasizing empowerment and digital self-determination within communities. Our discussion will spotlight the innovative strategies cities like Bordeaux, Brussels, and Portland are employing to ensure that AI governance is not only inclusive but also empowers residents to have a say in how AI is integrated into their daily lives. By emphasizing digital self-determination, we aim to explore paths toward a governance model that reflects the collective values, expectations, and preferences of communities.
WatchDisability and Digital Self-Determination: What’s the Missing Link?
Date: 13 May 2023
Time: 06:00 PM
Location: Swissnex In India, 26 Rest House Crescent Road Ashok Nagar, Bengaluru
Description: As we increasingly embrace digital tech, we’re also grappling with several new ideas, concepts and questions, including digital self-determination. Who are we as digital beings? How can we determine our ‘selves’ in a data-driven society? How do we re-imagine human autonomy, agency and sovereignty in digital spaces? In collaboration with the Embassy of Switzerland in India and with the support of the International Network on Digital Self-Determination (IDSD) and the Directorate of International Law at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), we have run a studio on disability and digital self-determination in India over the last few months. Over 4 studios in 3 cities, together with Point of View and Design Beku, we’ve explored these big questions with people with disabilities, designers, researchers and technologists. We’ve shared lived experiences of being online, pinpointed accessibility pain points, imagined dream machines, and mapped policy gaps – all in the context of disability. Now we bring it all together in a grand finale, to which you are warmly invited, under the umbrella of SwitzerlandIndia 75 – celebrating 75 years of peace and friendship between our two nations.
WatchEmpowering people in the digital age: A conference on digital self-determination
Date: 25 July 2022
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Switzerland
WatchNavigating today's geopolitical landscape through the lens of digital sovereignty and digital self-determination
Date: 17 January 2024
Time: 01:30 PM
Location: digitalswitzerland Village in proximity to the House of Switzerland/Ice stadium in Davos
Description: We are delighted to invite you to the digitalswitzerland Village in Davos during the week of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum 2024 in Davos. On Wednesday 17, we will participate in the third panel discussion on "Navigating today's geopolitical landscape through the lens of digital sovereignty and digital self-determination." Keynote speaker: Roger Dubach (Ambassador, Deputy Director, Directorate of International Law at FDFA). Panelists: Casper Klynge (Senior Vice President, Ambassador of Denmark, Danish Chamber of Commerce); Stefaan Verhulst (Co-Founder, Chief Research and Development Officer, The GovLab); Dita Charanzova (Vice-President of the European Parliament)
RegisterSowing Seeds of Digital Self-Determination: Empowering Farmers in the Datafication Era
Date: 30 May 2024
Time: 08:00 AM
Location: https://www.ictforag.com/
Description: The datafication era has transformed the social, environmental, and technological landscape, digitizing multiple areas of human life and offering opportunities for societal progress through the re-use of digital data, including in the agricultural sector. Indeed, the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in agriculture promises enhanced efficiency, better yield predictions, and optimized resource management. Yet, this digital promise also harbors a risk: the exacerbation of existing power imbalances through the control and use of data. In this context, digital self-determination (DSD) stands as a transformative principle and practice, offering a pathway towards rectifying narrative asymmetries and empowering individuals and communities to control data and narratives. Drawing on the principles and practices of Digital Self-Determination (DSD), this session aims to explore how ICT for Agriculture can be reimagined to empower farmers, ensuring they are not merely subjects of data but active participants in a digital ecosystem that respects their agency, rights, and livelihoods. Key Themes and Objectives: 1. Understanding Digital Self-Determination (DSD): An exploration of the DSD concept, its roots, and its profound relevance in addressing contemporary challenges in data governance and digital equity, particularly within agrifood systems. 2. Empowering Farmers as Data Stewards: Strategies for enhancing farmer agency in the digital realm, including the development of tools, platforms, and governance models that enable farmers to control, manage, and benefit from their agricultural data. 3. Case Studies of Success: Presentation of real-world examples where the principles of DSD have been successfully applied within agriculture to empower communities, improve livelihoods, and foster a more balanced relationship between technology and agrarian practices. The session will close with a Q&A. Target Audience: This session is designed for a diverse audience, including policymakers, agricultural practitioners, technologists, data governance experts, and, most importantly, farmers themselves. It aims to catalyze a multidisciplinary dialogue on the potential of digital self-determination to foster more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable agrifood systems.
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