Most recently, I participated in the Training IV on Cybersecurity, Privacy and Safer Internet. I couldn’t deny the fact that I am truly interested in this topic. Although there are some terms or acronyms that I have not previously heard of, surprisingly I could catch up with the presentation. First of all, the discussion started […]
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Summary of Training III: Human Rights Online
Training III: Human Rights Online took place on January 23, 2020. Working group #1 was responsible for preparing a presentation on the topic. The case studies presented by the working group focused on misinformation and disinformation and human rights online. The first case study revolved around the Hong Kong protest. The case study pointed at […]
Shrinking Internet Freedom In Asia Pacific – Ananda Gautam
The Internet has evolved in such a way that since January 2018 more than one million people come online for the first time each day connecting 57% of the world’s population to the Internet.[1] With this massive growth of people being connected to the internet the surge in trends of internet shutdowns and demarcation of […]
NetMission Academy 2020: Key Takeaway of Training II – Ananya Singh
On 16 January 2020, NetMission hosted Training II – Access and Empowerment for us. The working group presented on the theme by citing a case study in Pakistan. The case study talked about how internet access in a remote village in Pakistan empowered girl children with the arm of education and thus, improved the school […]
Summary of Training II: Access & Empowerment
Training II: Access and Empowerment was held on 14 January 2020. We are honoured to have two guest speakers on our webinar this time. It was an invaluable experience to have an insightful exchange on the topic with our speakers Naveed Haq (Regional Development Manager, Asia-Pacific at Internet Society) and Maureen Hilyard (Chair of At-Large […]