(2/2) They will be presenting in Track IV: "Envisioning a Decentralized and Open AI Ecosystem," making a case for a socio-technical approach and exploring pathways beyond the technical layers to foster a more democratic AI future.

(1/2) Aishani Rai and Gautam Misra will be representing Aapti Institute at the Observer Research Foundation's "Workshop on Democratizing AI" on February 28, 2025, in Kolkata!

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Join us for a panel discussion at #RightsCon25 on Community-Oriented Technology in Migration! . 🕑 2:00 - 3:00 pm .🗓️ 27 Feb.📍Room 201B. We'll be speaking to @jessicabither, @laurambing, @UsamaKhilji and @Souj_Sridharan on tech as a tool for control and as a means of resistance!

RT @HealthAppData: 📢A new blog on @SLSA_UK exploring the barriers of participation in #HealthData infrastructures!.Read the piece by @ami….

Our roundtable will examine the border-industrial complex, emphasising the need for stricter audits and regulatory scrutiny of private sector technologies deployed in sensitive and often unregulated zones.

We'll be hosting a‍➡️ walk-in roundtable titled at #RightsCon25 on the the Border-Industrial Complex and the Inevitable Rise of the Private Sector in Migration Management. 🕒 3:15 PM to 4:15 PM.🗓️ 26 Feb.📍 Room 203A . If you are interested then please join us!

RT @SocietalThinkng: How can we design AI to ensure it's equitable and #inclusive?. Kunal Raj Barua, @aaptiinstitute, highlights the immens….

(3/3) Organised by partners from @ConnectedByData, Data & Society Research Institute, @sciencespo, Iswe Foundation, @DataGovHub, @mcgillu, and @digitalgoodnet/ Public Voices in AI.

(2/3) We’ll have over 50 presentations, posters and workshop contributions covering a wide range of topics unpacking governance, accountability, solidarity, and decolonisation of data, technology and the digital ecosystem.

(1/3) We’re just five days away from the Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium we are co-organising on Feb. 8th at Sciences Po, Paris! . There are limited tickets left, get yours here:

(3/3) Mizue Aizeki (Director, Surveillance Resistance Lab) and Melissa del Bosque (Investigative Journalist and co-author of The Border Chronicle) will be leading the session with their interventions and taking questions from the audience.

Read @KapoorAstha's essay on Health Data in the 'Privacy in Practice: Strategies for Data Management in India' edited by Kazim Rizvi and Shravishtha Ajaykumar which explores the issues related to data protection and management in India! . 🔗

RT @AdityaSChawla: 🚨 Deadline Extension🚨. To ensure everyone has ample opportunity to contribute, we are extending the submission deadline….

(2/3) In this session we will 👀 look at the implications of the Trump Administration’s immigration policy for technology deployment and surveillance along the borders of the US.

(1/3) As part of our efforts to build a community of interest around migration and technology, we wish to host a series of discussions over the course of the year. 📍Virtual .🗓️ 5 Feb.🕰️ 10 AM ET/8:30 PM IST. Register now! . 🔗

(3/3) This piece explores how these technologies, built far from conflict zones, risk prioritising funder agendas over community needs. Bridging this gap requires centring local voices in designing and deploying peacetech solutions.

(2/3) The rise of “peacetech” highlights a paradox: while digital tools aim to foster peace and rebuild communities, they often alienate the very people they’re designed to help.

(1/3) Read the Poorvi Yerrapureddy and @amirightn's latest piece on Tech Policy Press: The Paradox of PeaceTech: Agency or Alienation?. 🔗

🗞️ Read our first newsletter of the year! . If you are interested in learning about the biases entrenched across the AI Value Chain, then look no further. Check out our new framework, 'All About the Bias' in our latest newsletter: