The GES Taipei Workshop 2017 on the theme ‘Addressing Challenges and Seizing Opportunities in the Digital Age’ was held on April 12, 2017, hosted by the Chung-Hua Institute for Economic Researchn in cooperation with the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. The workshop, held as part of the Germany T20 Think Tank dialogue, brought together[…]
The sixth edition of RightsCon 2017 hosted by Access Now was held in Brussels from March 29-31, 2017. The conference included over 1,200 participants from across industries and the intersection of tech and human rights, and featured more than 180 sessions, meetings and workshops. Digital Asia Hub Executive Director Malavika Jayaram was a speaker at the[…]
Digital Asia Hub Executive Director Malavika Jayaram was a keynote speaker at the launch of Cardiff University’s Data Justice Lab on March 17, 2017, at the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies (JOMEC),Cardiff University. The Data Justice Lab is a new space for research and collaboration at Cardiff University that has been established to[…]
AGENDA 6TH MARCH 2017: PUBLIC CONFERENCE 9:15 am Registration commences Chair: Toshie Takahashi, Professor of Waseda University, Local Organiser 9:45 am Welcome remarks Malavika Jayaram, Executive Director, Digital Asia Hub Prof. Kazuaki Ueno, Director, Research Institute for Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University 10:00 am Opening Keynote: Dr. Yutaka Matsuo, University of Tokyo 10:30[…]
Digital Asia Hub and the United Nations University Institute on Computing and Society (UNU-CS) co-hosted a team from the Center for Internet and Society(CIS), Bangalore, on February 23, 2017 at JMSC, HKU, to share insights from their Pervasive Technologies Project. The Pervasive Technologies project is a 3 year old research collaboration between the Centre for Internet[…]
Digital Asia Hub, in collaboration with the Berkman Klein Centre for Internet and Society, held the second AI in Asia workshop titled ‘AI in Asia: Ethics, Safety and Societal Impact’ on December 16, 2017. Digital Asia Hub invited experts from across Asia, Europe and the U.S., including among them leading lawyers, data scientists, ethicists, engineers,[…]
Digital Asia Hub, in collaboration with the Berkman Klein Centre for Internet and Society, kicked off its Artificial Intelligence(AI) in Asia series of workshops examining AI in the Asian context on November 21. Designed as a framing event for the region, it brought together a fantastic group of scholars, policymakers, investors, technologists and artists. We celebrated our anniversary with[…]
Digital Asia Hub hosted Rebecca Mackinnon for a talk on “Ranking Digital Rights: Evaluating internet and telecommunications companies on commitments, policies and practices affecting freedom of expression and privacy” on November 10. The talk was the second in Digital Asia Hub’s Seminar Series and held in partnership with the Journalism and Media Studies Centre (JMSC)[…]
The Internet Society (ISOC) Asia-Pacific Bureau, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UN ESCAP) organised the ‘Asia-Pacific Regional Internet and Development Dialogue’ (RIDD), in Bangkok, Thailand from 3-4 October 2016. The overall theme of the event was “The Internet of Opportunity: Building a sustainable future through an[…]
Executive Director Malavika Jayaram was a participant and speaker at the 3-day 2016 Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum(APrIGF) in Taipei, Taiwan, from July 27-29. The theme of the forum was ‘A New Internet Era – Merging Physical Space with Cyberspace’. Malavika was a speaker at the workshop on ‘Internet Architecture & Human Rights‘ and ‘Responsible Tech: Digital[…]