Organizer's Name: Ms. Marketa Geislerova
Organization: Global Affairs Canada
Co-Organizer's Name: Ms. Deborah Brown
Organization: Association of Progressive Communications
Co-Organizers:
Marketa Geislerova,
the Digital inclusion Lab,
Office of Human Rights Freedoms and Inclusion
Global Affairs Canada
125 Sussex Drive, Floor A3
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1A 0G2
Government
Deborah Brown, APC
Association of Progressive Communications
APC Executive Director's Office
PO Box 29755, Melville 2109, South Africa
info@apc.org
Civil Society Association
Session Format: Round Table and Workshop - 90 Min
AGENDA
Moderator: Tara Denham, Director, Democracy Division, Global Affairs Canada
Provocations (20 minutes)
Valentina Hvale Pellizzer, Association for Progressive Communications
What do you think are some of the concrete opportunities and challenges digital technologies pose for gender equality? Do you think that the spectrum is balanced?
Dhyta Caturani, Indonesia-based human rights and women rights activist
How would you assess the state of gender equality in the context of digital media and ICTs today? What issues do you consider to be the most critical?
Irene Poetranto, The Citizen Lab
What effects do cyber policies and regulations have on women and girls? What digital and emerging technologies hold for gender equality if we do not address some of the negative trends we are seeing today? How are Internet censorship, filtering, and surveillance used by some states or proxies affecting women?
Farhaan Ladhani, Perennial, Digital Public Square
Are emerging technologies such as AI a game changer for gender equality? What are some of the opportunities and risks related to these technologies?
Chasers and Clarification (10 minutes) - quick questions and answers with the audience
Building the Playbook (50 minutes)
4. Opportunity to contribute to another area of engagement/group (15 minutes)
Key take-aways and next steps (10 minutes)
Relevance of the Session:
Shape your Digital Future.
Digital and emerging technologies like Internet, mobile phones and artificial intelligence have the potential to promote gender equality and to combat violence against women and girls (VAWG). But that is not the trend that we currently see. The time is ripe for a discussion of how digital and emerging technologies affect gender equality, and how they can be used to promote a more inclusive world where women are on a level playing field. The objective of the roundtable discussion is to inform and contribute to the creation of a Playbook for Gender Equality in the Digital Age, that will raise awareness on pressing issues at the intersection of digital technologies and gender equality, and lay the ground for the creation of a multi-stakeholder network aimed at ensuring that our collective digital future is positive and empowering for all.
Tag 1: Gender
Tag 2: Cyber VAWG
Tag 3: Artifical Intelligence
Onsite Moderator: Tara Denham
Online Moderator: Marc-André Argentino
Rapporteur: Marketa Geislerova
