By Disruption Magazine Canada The “1st Canadian Magazine dedicated to disruptive innovation” Disruption Magazine Canada interviews Dr. David Bray on the evolution of the Internet, PCI efforts to empower education and entrepreneurship, considerations about digital future, governance, whether we can remain an open society, how can we make sure the technology is inclusive and which conversations Read More
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Democratizing Technology for Global Health
By Exponential Medicine Exponential Medicine is an annual event which brings together world-class faculty, innovators and organizations from across the biomedical and technology spectrum to explore and leverage the convergence of fast moving technologies in the reinvention of health and medicine. A fast-paced session at Exponential Medicine 2018 exploring the role of technology in democratizing Read More
Updates on Projects in West Africa: Working with Students in Senegal and Building AI Solutions in Burkina Faso
By Désiré Banse, Prometheus Computing UAS Innovations Group Lead, Contractor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), member of the PCI Executive Action Board, and Assane Gueye, PhD., Contractor at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Information and Communication Technologies, Université Alioune Diop, Bambey-Senegal Read More
Towards the Future and Investing in Tomorrow
By Dr. David Bray Back in 1993, I had the opportunity to travel to the International Science and Engineering Fair. At the time I felt like my project involving a computer model of ozone depletion and the projected rise in greenhouse gases was basic when compared to the hundreds of awe-inspiring projects I saw at ISEF. Read More
Vietnam ICT Summit 2019 Officially Launched
By SGGP Online This article originally appeared in Saigon Giai Phong Online. The Vietnam Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Summit 2019, themed ‘Digital Transformation for a Prosperous Vietnam’, was formally held on August 8, 2019 in Hanoi. Vietnam ICT Summit 2019 specially stressed the urgency of digital transformation (DT) in the country, saying that this Read More
From the Front Lines: What’s Happening With AI Today (Part 2)
By Dr. David Bray Back in March, I posted a video in with Dr. Fredrik Bruhn who is CEO of Unibap, and I talked about what was happening from the front lines of AI regarding computer vision and robotic manufacturing. As a follow-up to that video, I’d like to share a link to an article that Bob Gourley co-founder Read More
Corina DuBois on the Importance of Military Veterans to Find their Purpose in the Public Sector
By AmeriForce Media AmeriForce Media interviews navy veteran and PCI’s Communications Director Corina LJ DuBois on the importance to military veterans of finding their purpose in the public sector, and how one can start a civilian career to be able to continue to serve lifelong. Listen to Corina at 0:59 of the video below. If you liked Read More
Project Coqui 2019 Summer Recap
By Daksha Cordova “We would like to share the latest Project Coqui update, which represents PCI’s Puerto Rico efforts. Our update focuses on community efforts, specially children and how to leapfrog from the present situation to a new future. Hope our efforts peak your interest and desire to contribute to our project success. Enjoy!” – Read More
Privacy, Security, and Ethics in an Asymmetric World & Global Citizenship in an Exponential Age
By Dr. David Bray Representing the People-Centered Internet coalition, Executive Director Dr. David Bray participated in a Salzburg Global Seminar on “Privacy, Security, and Ethics in an Asymmetric World” held in Austria. A full report has just been published and is available for download here. David also wrote an op-ed on Laws, Tech, and Narratives for Read More
Dr. David Bray Delivers Distinguished Keynote at the United Nations for the UN Charter Day
For All PCI Community Members For all PCI members to consider as we move forward together – how can we work both locally within our different regions and countries and globally towards a more People-Centered Internet together? On June 26, PCI’s Executive Director Dr. David Bray provided a distinguished address in the ECOSOC Chambers in New Read More