Jordan HigginsOn 24 September, GFMD hosted a webinar focusing on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)’s recent review of digital platforms with Holly Raiche – Chair of the Policy Committee of Internet Australia (the Australian chapter of the Internet Society) and GFMD’s Executive Director, Mira Milosevic.
Global Forum for Media Development Deadline: Ongoing
Job Vacancy The Technical Expert/Senior Advisor for Internet Governance and Policy will serve in a key leadership position in the Global Internet Freedom initiative, providing guidance and support to the Chief of Party and a global Consortium of partners, as well as coordinating and driving the achievement of key internet governance and policy goals.
Global Forum for Media Development Deadline: Ongoing
Job Vacancy The Technical Expert/Senior Advisor for Digital Safety will serve in a key leadership position in the Global Internet Freedom initiative, providing high-level guidance and support to the Chief of Party and a global Consortium of partners, as well as coordinating and driving the achievement of global digital safety objectives.
Global Forum for Media DevelopmentGFMD has joined twelve other civil society organisations to call on Commissioner Breton, Vice-President Jourova, and Commissioner Reynders to ensure online public debate and associated algorithms are moderated and curated in a more transparent and accountable way by social media platforms.
Global Forum for Media Development Deadline: 22 June 2020
Leadership Programme The Open Internet for Democracy Leaders Programme is a ten-month non-resident leadership programme that empowers emerging leaders from all across the globe to build their advocacy and organising skills in order to protect internet freedom.
10-12 June, 2020 – Online
The next EuroDIG will take place online from June 10-12. The overarching theme for EuroDIG 2020 is “Towards a sustainable governance of the Internet”.
Michael J. OghiaWith the increase in video conferencing, protecting ourselves online has never been more important. This includes knowing how to safeguard our online spaces from the phenomenon known as “Zoom-bombing.” We created a guide to help.
Global Forum for Media Development Deadline: 09 February 2020
Fellowship ARTICLE 19’s Internet of Rights Fellowship will equip civil society organisations with the tools they need to carry out long-term, influential engagement in the bodies setting the technical policies and standards that uphold the global Internet architecture.
Global Forum for Media DevelopmentOn November 27th 2020, The Dynamic Coalition on the Sustainability of Journalism and News Media (DC-Sustainability) was officially launched at the IGF in Berlin.
Michael J. OghiaNext week, GFMD will participate in 14th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) from 25-29 November at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin and hosted by the Government of Germany.
Global Forum for Media DevelopmentFor the second session of GFMD’s members-only webinar series, Pierre François Docquir of ARTICLE 19, presented their ongoing initiative to develop Social Media Councils for the moderation of online platforms.
Global Forum for Media DevelopmentGFMD, along with over fifty other civil society organisations, signed an open letter to Facebook in support of their plans to increase end-to-end security across its services and products.
Global Forum for Media Development Deadline: 10 October 2019
Fellowship Applications are open for the next one-year GNI-Internews Fellowship Program, which seeks to further online freedom of expression and privacy around the world, for organisations based in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Global Forum for Media Development Deadline: Rolling Basis
Internship The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Secretariat are looking for a full time-intern to assist in their Geneva office for a period of two to six months depending on the needs of the department.
19 – 20 June 2019 – The Hague, Netherlands
The European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG), an open multi-stakeholder platform to exchange views about the Internet and how it is governed will take place on 19 – 20 June 2019 at the Word Forum, The Hague.
UN expert David Kaye discusses his book on internet governance, including what to do about incitement, disinformation, repression, and surveillance. The future of human rights depends on how these challenges are addressed.
Global Forum for Media Development Deadline: 27 May 2019
Call for Applications The Open Internet for Democracy Leaders Program is a non-resident leadership program that empowers emerging leaders from across the globe to build their advocacy and organizing skills to protect internet freedom.
Global Forum for Media DevelopmentRanking Digital Rights (RDR) launched their 2019 Corporate Accountability Index. It was found that most companies have taken steps to improve, but they have a long way to go before the Internet supports and sustains human rights for everyone.
Global Forum for Media DevelopmentGFMD has been invited to participate in a working session to advise RSF on their Forum on Information and Democracy, which will be held in Geneva on 5 June 2019.
Global Forum for Media DevelopmentGFMD and the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) are co-organising various workshops related to journalism and news media in the digital age on day 2 of the European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG)