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THE GLOBAL INTERNET FORUM TO COUNTER TERRORISM DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY

Global Forum for Media Development
Posted on 24 November 202024 November 2020
CategoriesJob Opportunities

Deadline: 11 December 2020
Job Vacancy The Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism Director of Technology’s responsibilities will include strategic technology planning and implementation, management of cross-industry partnerships and workstreams, and framing of multistakeholder discussions on preventing and responding to the spread of terrorist and violent extremist content online.

Michael J. Oghia
Posted on 5 November 202012 November 2020
CategoriesNews and Updates

The IGF Dynamic Coalition on the Sustainability of Journalism and News Media (DC-Sustainability) has launched its inaugural annual report, which features case studies and analyses that examine the intersections among journalism and news media sustainability, Internet governance, and digital policy.

15TH ANNUAL INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM (IGF)

November 2-17, 2020 – Online
The Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be hosted online by the United Nations under the overarching theme Internet for human resilience and solidarity.

BEYOND THE BUZZWORDS: PUTTING MEANINGFUL TRANSPARENCY AT THE HEART OF THE DIGITAL SERVICES ACT

October 30, 2020 – Online
At this event on October 30 at 10:00 to 11:30 CET, AlgorithmWatch and the EPC will present the key recommendations of their Governing Platforms project, a year-long, civil society-driven dialogue series involving participants from around Europe.

Michael J. Oghia
Posted on 26 October 202012 November 2020
CategoriesNews and Updates

Beginning next week, GFMD and the DC-Sustainability will participate in the 15th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which will be held virtually from 3-17 November. On 5 November, the DC-Sustainability will host its annual session at the IGF and also host the official launch of its first annual action plan.

Jordan Higgins
Posted on 15 October 202015 October 2020
CategoriesNews and Updates

On 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
Posted on 21 September 202021 September 2020
CategoriesJob Opportunities

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
Posted on 21 September 202021 September 2020
CategoriesJob Opportunities

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.

GFMD JOINS CALL FOR MORE TRANSPARENT ALGORITHM INSPECTION

GFMD 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.

OPEN INTERNET FOR DEMOCRACY LEADERS PROGRAMME

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.

THE EUROPEAN DIALOGUE ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE (EURODIG) 2020

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”.

PROTECT YOUR MEETINGS: OUR GUIDE TO PREVENT “ZOOMBOMBING”

With 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.

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR ARTICLE 19 INTERNET OF RIGHTS FELLOWSHIP 2020

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 Development
Posted on 25 November 201917 December 2019
CategoriesNews and Updates

On November 27th 2020, The Dynamic Coalition on the Sustainability of Journalism and News Media (DC-Sustainability) was officially launched at the IGF in Berlin.

GFMD AT THE 14TH INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM

Next 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 Development
Posted on 18 November 201926 May 2020
CategoriesGFMD Network Activities, GFMD Webinars

For 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.

SECURITY ACROSS FACEBOOK’S MESSAGING SERVICES SUPPORTED

GFMD, 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 NETWORK INITIATIVE (GNI) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME

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.

UNDESA INTERNSHIP IN THE SECRETARIAT OF THE IGF

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.

THE EUROPEAN DIALOGUE ON INTERNET GOVERNANCE 2019

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.

Tag: Internet Governance

THE GLOBAL INTERNET FORUM TO COUNTER TERRORISM DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY

DC-SUSTAINABILITY LAUNCHES INAUGURAL ANNUAL REPORT

15TH ANNUAL INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM (IGF)

BEYOND THE BUZZWORDS: PUTTING MEANINGFUL TRANSPARENCY AT THE HEART OF THE DIGITAL SERVICES ACT

GFMD AND DC-SUSTAINABILITY AT THE 15TH INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM

AUSTRALIA’S MOVES ON DIGITAL PLATFORMS AND COMPETITION

INTERNET GOVERNANCE AND POLICY SENIOR ADVISOR

GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM DIGITAL SAFETY ADVISOR