We at OKFN are questioning our own practices and learning how to do things anew. This new publication compiles some of these processes and invites you to put your community first.
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When we go for walks in the forest, we try to leave our digitized everyday lives behind us but work in forestry has long since been digitized. Data is collected by sensor networks, drones, satellites, and, above all, large forestry machines such as harvesters. This data is of great interest for increasing the efficiency of the timber industry and optimizing planning, for example in sawmills, but above all for protecting the forest and adapting it to the intensifying climate change. However, there are numerous obstacles to sharing this data.
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“I never change the terminology. I refuse to censor myself or the educational content I share online. If we replace words like ‘clitoris’ or ‘vagina,’ we’re simply recreating the same taboos we’re trying to break from.”
Sandrine Atallah, a Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) physician in Lebanon, does not compromise her language when sharing her content on social media.
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On 15 September 2025, Safer Internet Lab was invited to a public forum, RealityCheck Indonesia, convened by the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) in collaboration with the Development Policy Foundation (DPF) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland. The forum, held in Jakarta, carried the theme “Cross-Border Insight Exchange: Navigating Risks of Disinformation and Misinformation.”Representing Safer Internet Lab, Alia Yofira, our Research Associate, joined the panel discussion alongside:
Hélène Bourdeloie, The Conversation France, 16 sept. 2025.
L’article Arabie saoudite : le smartphone, objet d’émancipation mais aussi de surveillance des femmes est apparu en premier sur Centre Internet et Société.
Das Team von Chemieprofessor Holger Braunschweig erforscht an der Universität Würzburg die „metall-mimetischen“ Eigenschaften von Hauptgruppenelementen wie Bor. Dabei hat sich gezeigt, dass Bor unter bestimmten Bedingungen das Reaktionsverhalten von Metallen nachahmen kann, ohne aber toxisch oder so kostspielig zu sein wie die Metalle.
Les partenaires du G3+ de la Francophonie de l’Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, l’Université Libre de Bruxelles, l’Université de Genève et l’Université de Montréal, ainsi que leurs partenaires le Pôle Eau Dakar, l’UICN et le Geneva Water Hub, sont heureux d’annoncer la tenue d’un colloque international consacré au rôle de l’eau comme vecteur de paix au Sahel.
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In the past few years societies everywhere have seen seismic shifts in how information online is created and shared. Many studies suggest that fragmented and polarized corners of the internet are dramatically affecting people’s trust in what they see and believe online. Young people are finding communities in digital spaces and forums that did not exist even a few years ago. Misinformation is flooding our feeds, and the very idea of neutral, reliable facts is being challenged.
Across Africa and other regions, regulators are under growing pressure to adapt to rapid technological change. One of the most visible tools on the table is the regulatory sandbox, a controlled environment where innovation can be tested under supervision. In principle, sandboxes promise both flexibility and oversight. In practice, they present regulators with difficult questions that have no straightforward answers.
To learn more about the relevance of sandboxes, here is our 5-minute introduction.
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aau_ubOur new opening hours apply from October 1:
September – July:
Monday, Thursday: 8.30 am – 7.00 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday: 8.30 am – 5.00 pm
Saturday: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm
Saturdays closed during course free times!
August:
Monday til Friday: 8.30 am – 12.00 am
Saturday: closed
Manifestamos nossa preocupação ao formato e ao conteúdo da proposta de Política Nacional de Data Centers (ReData) na forma em que foi apresentada. Reconhecemos a relevância de fortalecer a infraestrutura digital do país e de promover cadeias produtivas tecnológicas próprias. No entanto, o processo de formulação dessa medida provisória foi marcado pela falta de transparência. Houve exclusão da sociedade civil dos processos decisórios e foram realizadas reuniões prévias com grandes empresas antes de qualquer debate público ou diálogo com comunidades afetadas.
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Published on September 16, the Global Innovation Index 2025 ranks the innovation performance of nearly 140 countries and economies. Themed “Innovation at a Crossroads: Charting the Future,” this year’s edition takes the pulse of innovation against a background of global realignments, sluggish economic growth of the leading multinationals, but also technological breakthroughs, and evolving regulatory landscapes which shape how ideas emerge, spread, and scale globally.
Politics vs. press: How we monitor undue influence on Europe’s media
An introduction to the methodology of the Political Independence area of the Media Pluralism Monitor, and its evolution after EMFA
Concours de bourses de recherche CRDP/Faculté de droit (UdeM)