Conversation on Assessing Meaningful Community Engagement
https://youtu.be/DlvLdB4b_sk To better assess the extent, process, and impact of community engagement, the NAM Leadership Consortium partnered with a diverse and inclusive Organizing Committee to develop a new resource illustrating the dynamic relationship between community engagement and measurable and meaningful outcomes, called the Assessing Community Engagement Conceptual Model. The model demonstrates how meaningful community engagement Read More
Oregon Tribal Broadband Summit
This event will continue to build a collaborative community of practice as we bring together Tribal leaders and technology staff, relevant federal & state government agency representatives and policy makers, broadband infrastructure experts, and others working in areas related to Tribal broadband in Oregon and surrounding regions.
Internet Poverty Index Launch Event
Be part of the discussion on the methodological breakthrough and extension of the current definition of global poverty by examining innovative thresholds to assess the internet poverty concept. Sign up for our exclusive webinar if you haven't registered yet for free.
AI4Good: Can AI get rid of fake news and other misinformation?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuX-N0pIeBY How can we work together to build, achieve and sustain trustworthy and accountable information sharing ecosystems in the AI era? Can we use AI and other technological and organizational capabilities to get rid of fake news and other misinformation? How can we ensure AI deployments are used for good? How can we increase trust Read More
PCI Community Call: Regenerative Thinking with Dave Witzel
David Witzel is a coordinator of the Global Regeneration CoLab, a founder of the Regenerative Agriculture Sector Accelerator, formerly with EDF (Environmental Defense Fund), and a founder of web development firm Forum One Communications. He was infected by the Regeneration meme about 7 years ago and is committed to understanding and advancing it. He wrote Designing Open Projects: Lessons From Internet Pioneers.
Zen and the Art of Environmental Protection
Please join me for the next fireside chat on Monday Apr. 11th, 2022, from 4:00-4:50 pm EDT featuring John Francis, PhD, Zen and the Art of Environmental Protection: https://go.gmu.edu/FChat3.
From the Youth IGF: Ukrainian Youth urgency
Help young refugees from Ukraine to find new jobs FIND OUT MORE DONATE REGISTER HERE FOR THE UPCOMING LAUNCH EVENT! Youth IGF for Ukraine! #YouthigfActs April 11, 5:30 PM CET Opening by Marina KALJURAND, Former Estonian Foreign Minister. Current Member of the European Parliament. With testimones of Ukrainian youth. REGISTER I'm Yuliya, the Youth IGF Founder. Read More
Ukraine IT Update 2022: Resilience and Leadership
Dear Colleagues, I wanted to share a quick update regarding a special CxOTalk live discussion organized by Michael Krigsman. Live on Tuesday, 12 April 2022 - he will host both Konstantin Vasyuk - Executive Director of the IT Ukraine Association, the largest association of the tech industry in Ukraine - and I for a conversation on what is Read More
PCI Community Open Mic
Greetings to the PCI Community: This Sunday 24 April at our regular time, 8:30 AM PT / 11:30 AM ET, we invite you to join us for a PCI Community Open Mic session. This is your opportunity to bring up topics you want to share, have had on your mind, or want our brain trust to consider. Read More
Vint Cerf to discuss scenarios and solutions | Global Warming: Calculating Risk | Global Climate Action Forum
Join Vint Cerf – WORLD AUTHORITY FIGURE IN TECHNOLOGY – as he explores the emerging technologies and the impacts they will have on business, culture, Climate Change and Global Warming.
Meet the WSIS Gender Trendsetters
As part of WSIS' work on gender mainstreaming, WSIS Gender Trendsetters have been appointed to act as trailblazers and take action in strengthening gender equality. Each Trendsetter has chosen a specific challenge or pledge to advance gender mainstreaming efforts in the field of ICTs.
This session will provide an opportunity to meet the inaugural cohort of WSIS Trendsetters and to hear more about their respective commitments and activities for the forthcoming year.
PCI Community Call: Tiffany Brar Fellowship Update Presentation
The PCI Community Call Planning Committee is happy to feature Tiffany Brar, PCI Fellow and Ambassador to the Community of the Visually Impaired.
Special educator, disability and gender activist, accessibility evangelist, motivational speaker Award-winning activist Brar is known for her organization, the Jyothirgamaya Foundation, which began as a mobile blind school in 2012, and is actively involved in the empowerment of persons with visual impairments, teaching life skills to people of all ages. Tiffany works with the PCI Community to broaden access to tools and services, so more of the community of the visually impaired can acquire the digital skills to participate and contribute more fully to society. She received the “Nari Shakti Puraskar” Award, which is the highest civilian honor for women in India, presented by the President of India on March 8, International Women’s Day.