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SUMMARY:World Press Freedom Day Conference: "Shaping a Positive and Inclusive Vision for the Online Information Ecosystem"
DESCRIPTION:Time: Saturday\, 4 May\, 11.00 – 12.00 CLT / Hora: sábado\, 4 de mayo\, 11:00 – 12:00 CLT \nFormat: In-person (Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral\, Santiago\, Chile\, Room A2) and online. Join the live stream on Youtube. \nFor more information on the World Press Freedom Day Conference\, including the event program\, visit the following link.  \nSession Description:  \nThe spread of disinformation online\, which erodes information integrity\, and the use of Internet shutdowns undermine the enjoyment of human rights\, hinder the ability to seek\, receive and impart information\, as well as impede the realisation of civil and political rights necessary for democracy to flourish.  \nState-sponsored Internet censorship is particularly prevalent during electoral periods\, interfering with citizens’ participation in representative government and the conduct of public affairs\, and affecting the ability of different actors to participate fully and freely in the electoral process. These periods are also key milestones where the integrity of information online is essential for human rights and the democratic process\, but faces the most threats (including through the spread of disinformation and hate speech). \nTo address this\, FOC’s Task Force on Internet Shutdowns (TFIS) and the Task Force on Information Integrity Online (TFIIO) have both been leading on diplomatic joint statements denouncing the use of internet shutdowns and advocating for the promotion of information integrity during electoral periods.  \nThis panel will reflect on how the two issues are interlinked\, what the causal relations are (as internet shutdowns lead to further deterioration of information integrity\, but a lack of information integrity online can also be used as a reason for states to impose internet shutdowns) and how the two topics can be addressed in synergy.  \nThe panel will bring the discussion to a local level\, to discuss region-specific challenges faced. It will address the role the free media plays in efforts to promote freedom and human rights online. Outcomes will be fed into further work of both the TFIS and TFIIO under the FOC. \n\n“Dando forma a una visión positiva e inclusiva para el ecosistema de información en línea” \nDescripción de la sesión: \nLa propagación de la desinformación en línea\, que socava la integridad de la información\, y el uso de cortes de Internet minan el disfrute de los derechos humanos\, obstaculizan la capacidad de buscar\, recibir e impartir información\, así como impiden la realización de los derechos civiles y políticos necesarios para que florezca la democracia. \nLa censura de Internet patrocinada por el Estado es particularmente prevalente durante los períodos electorales\, interfiriendo en la participación de los ciudadanos en el gobierno representativo y la conducción de los asuntos públicos\, y afectando la capacidad de diferentes actores para participar plenamente y libremente en el proceso electoral. Estos períodos también son hitos clave donde la integridad de la información en línea es esencial para los derechos humanos y el proceso democrático\, pero enfrenta más amenazas (incluida la propagación de desinformación y discursos de odio). \nPara abordar esto\, el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Cortes de Internet (TFIS\, por sus siglas en inglés) y el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Integridad de la Información en Línea (TFIIO\, por sus siglas en inglés) han estado liderando declaraciones diplomáticas conjuntas denunciando el uso de cortes de Internet y abogando por la promoción de la integridad de la información durante los períodos electorales. \nEste panel reflexionará sobre cómo los dos problemas están interrelacionados\, cuáles son las relaciones causales (ya que los cortes de Internet llevan a una mayor deterioro de la integridad de la información\, pero la falta de integridad de la información en línea también puede ser utilizada como motivo para que los Estados impongan cortes de Internet) y cómo los dos temas pueden abordarse de manera sinérgica. \nEl panel llevará la discusión a un nivel local\, para discutir los desafíos específicos de la región. Abordará el papel que juegan los medios de comunicación libres en los esfuerzos para promover la libertad y los derechos humanos en línea. Los resultados se incorporarán al trabajo adicional tanto del TFIS como del TFIIO bajo el FOC. \n\nOpening Remarks: \n\nCarmen Gonsalves\, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Chile \n\nModerator: \n\nMichel Roberto de Souza\, Public Policy Director\, Derechos Digitales \n\nPanellists: \n\nAgneris Sampieri\, LATAM Policy Analyst\, Access Now \nCostanza Sciubba Caniglia\, Anti-Disinformation Strategy Lead\, Wikimedia Foundation \nMaryia Sadouskaya-Komlach\, Chairwoman of the Board of Free Press for Eastern Europe 
URL:https://freedomonlinecoalition.com/event/world-press-freedom-day-shaping-a-positive-and-inclusive-vision-for-the-online-information-ecosystem/
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SUMMARY:WSIS+20 Forum: The Impact of Technical Standards on Human Rights in the case of Digital Technologies
DESCRIPTION:Time: Wednesday\, 29 May\, 10.00 – 10.45 CET \nFormat: In-person (International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG)\, Room EF) and online. Register your attendance by visiting the following link. \nFor more information on the WSIS+20 Forum High-Level Event\, including the event program\, visit the following link.  \nSession Description:  \n\nEmerging technologies have the potential to significantly impact the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms as defined by the foundational documents for international human rights law: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)\, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)\, and the International Covenant on Economic\, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). They greatly affect economic development and might bring economic and social benefits\, but also pose both opportunities as well as risks for further enabling and scaling human rights violations and abuses. Both governments and the private sector have a role to play in ensuring that the benefits of emerging technologies are harnessed\, and the risks brought about by the design\, development\, deployment and the use of these technologies avoided\, addressed\, mitigated\, and remedied. This reality has also been recognized in UN resolutions\, such as UNGA Resolution A/Res/78/213 on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Digital Technologies.  \nUnder the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights\, businesses have a responsibility to respect all internationally recognized human rights\, avoiding infringing on the human rights of others and addressing adverse human rights impacts stemming from or linked to their business activities. This also extends to companies’ participation in the development and implementation of technical standards. At the same time\, states have obligations to respect\, protect and fulfil human rights\, which applies to their involvement in standard-setting. As per the OHCHR’s report on “Human rights and technical standard-setting processes for new and emerging digital technologies”\, technical standards reflect the interests\, values and concerns of those participating in their elaboration\, with crucial ramifications for human rights. Technical standards for the Internet and digital technologies can generate human rights impacts in several ways\, and there has been a growing body of work and research on this topic\, including by OHCHR\, academia and civil society organizations. However\, given the complexity of the topic\, more understanding is needed about the nature and extent of the linkages between technical standards and human rights impacts in the context of emerging technologies\, including with respect to embedded biases that lead to or facilitate discriminatory outcomes\, or interfere with the rights to freedom of opinion\, expression\, privacy\, access information\, and effective remedy.  \nThis session will highlight the role of the private sector in ensuring a rights-respecting approach in developing emerging technologies\, including generative AI tools and systems\, as well as the role of governments in ensuring that the development and implementation of technical standards around these technologies are conducted in alignment with states’ obligation to respect\, protect and fulfil human rights. The session will consider strategies for integrating human rights concerns and safeguards into the technical standards development process\, building on the interlinkages between the multi-stakeholder approach to the governance of the Internet and digital technologies and a human rights-based approach to such governance. These interlinkages were explicitly highlighted in the Outcome Document of the multi-stakeholder conference NETmundial+10\, held on April 29th and 30th 2024.  \nThis session is a precursor to a more in-depth\, dedicated session\, co-organized by the Freedom Online Coalition under the Chairship of the Netherlands\, at the IGF in December 2024\, pending acceptance of the proposal\, in which some of the outcomes of this session can be taken forward.
URL:https://freedomonlinecoalition.com/event/wsis20-forum-the-impact-of-technical-standards-on-human-rights-in-the-case-of-digital-technologies/
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