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Africa’s Future: University Partnerships, Business, Tech & Open Diplomacy
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] With other university partners, IPDGC co-hosted a half-day event of presentations and discussions following the US-Africa Leaders Summit in DC. By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator As a side event to the Summit, issues…
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Global journalism continues to be under attack
By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator At IPDGC’s 2022 Walter R. Roberts Lecture, Jodie Ginsberg president of the Committee to Protect Journalists confirmed that journalists all over the world continue to work under threat of being jailed, harmed, or even killed. Ginsberg’s presentation was on “Defending Press Freedom: Protecting Journalists Around the World” at the…
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Raising Standards: Data and Artificial Intelligence in Southeast Asia
By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator In a private presentation, Elina Noor, Director of Political-Security Affairs and Deputy Director for the Washington D.C. Office at the Asia Society Policy Institute, talked about the opportunity for Southeast Asia to redefine inclusive development for the region by raising standards for data and ethical AI. In a report co-authored by Noor,…
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The Qatar World Cup, Sports Journalism and Human Rights
Virtual discussion on the “other issues” of reporting on sporting events By Yvonne Oh, IPDGC Program Coordinator With the FIFA 2022 World Cup kicking off in Qatar on November 20, the conversation was about if, and how, sports journalists covering the men’s world cup in Qatar should report on human rights. According to FIFA, the…