Instead of a land grab, we are witnessing today a 'data grab' whereby our lives, in all their aspects, are being captured and converted into commercial profits, argue @couldrynick and @ulisesalimejias. How does this new era of informational power deepen existing global inequalities?
#DataColonialism #BigTech
#GlobalInequalities #DataSovereignty #DigitalRights #DataGrab
Thousands join the annual re-plastering of Mali’s Great Mosque of Djenne, the the world’s largest mud-brick building which has been on UNESCO’s World Heritage in Danger list since 2016.
https://www.euronews.com/video/2024/05/13/thousands-in-mali-replaster-the-mosque-of-djenne
Wikimedia Europe has signed an open letter that calls on UN Member States to protect Wikipedia and other public interest projects in the forthcoming Global Digital Compact.
1. Empower communities to govern online public interest projects
2. Support global digital commons for promoting and safeguarding digital public goods
3. Develop AI/ML to aid, not replace, creators and decision-makers in serving public interest
Merrilee Proffitt reports on OCLC’s initiative is reimagining metadata to promote equity and inclusion 'Reimagine Descriptive Workflows: A Community-informed Agenda for Reparative and Inclusive Descriptive Practice'
https://www.oclc.org/research/publications/2022/reimagine-descriptive-workflows.html
EU's data story about the European Year of Skills. One of the six key skills is digital skills. How good are the Europeans in their digital skills?
Other dimensions include Skills for Jobs, Green Skills, Youth & Skills, Skills and Gender equality, and Transversal Skills.
https://data.europa.eu/en/news-events/news/empowering-europes-workforce-impact-european-year-skills-and-open-data-initiatives
https://data.europa.eu/en/publications/datastories/digital-literacy-eu-overview
The European Year of Skills is an initiative of the European Union to tackle skills gaps and reinforce the EU skills strategy. This initiative seeks to equip individuals with the necessary skills for quality jobs while aiding small and medium enterprises in adapting to evolving workforce demands.
On 6 & 7 June, PublicSpaces and Waag Futurelab host the fourth edition of the PublicSpaces Conference. Together we'll explore how we regain control of our digital lives.
With Karen Palmer, Francesca Bria, Luna Maurer, Bert Hubert, Kambale Musavuli, Julia Janssen, Paolo Cirio, Toshi Reagon, The Hmm, Benjamin Fro, Marleen Stikker, Roland Duong, Abdo Hassan, and many more.
Join the conversation on 6 & 7 June at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam!
Human Rights Watch calls for strengthening human rights, including promoting economic justice and protecting the right to a healthy environment in the “Pact for the Future” which is expected to be adopted at the Summit of the Future, a special UN meeting slated for September 2024.
https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/05/07/un-revise-pact-future-focus-rights
@humanrightswatch #HumanRIghts #EconomicJustice #HealthyEnvironment #PactForTheFuture #SummitOfTheFuture
United Nations member countries should use negotiations on the “Pact for the Future” to commit to strengthening human rights, including promoting economic justice and protecting the right to a healthy environment, Human Rights Watch said. The UN Pact for the Future, currently being negotiated, is expected to be adopted at the Summit of the Future, a special UN meeting slated for September 2024. Among the issues being discussed by the 193 UN member countries are economic policy reforms and how to realize the right to a clean, healthy, and safe environment, as well as the emphasis that should be placed on human rights generally.
Tracey Clement captures the enormity of Australia’s bushfires in her embroidery 'Impossible Numbers' one stitch at a time spanning 15,000 squares, 500 hours, and 19 months.
After spending more than 500 hours embroidering in an attempt to come to terms with the bushfires of 2019-2020, I discovered that while no news may be good news, ‘slow news’ is even better.
ICCROM launches a survey on the sustainability of urban heritage in the context of global challenges
https://www.iccrom.org/news/new-survey-urban-heritage-sustainability-context-global-challenges
#ICCROM #UrbanHeritage #Sustainability #BuiltHeritage #overtourism #SmartCities
The #IndicOralCultureProject brings together nine South Asian language communities to preserve their rich oral culture
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/MSIG/Indic_Oral_Culture_Project/Report
The Indic Oral Culture Project successfully concluded its pilot phase, a collaborative effort to document and preserve the region’s oral heritage with the active participation of local commun…
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