Description

To celebrated the Human Rights Day, annually on 10 December, we invited the leading experts within the field of human rights in cyberspace during our Episode 39: “The Interplay Between Human Rights and Technology” and explored the complex relationship between human rights and the digital realm.

Last February, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, emphasized the necessity of incorporating human rights into technical standards during a high-level meeting at the World Standards Cooperation (WSC). Moreover, several Human Rights Council and UN General Assembly resolutions address human rights and digital technology issues and the development of the “UN Secretary-General’s Guidance on Human Rights Due Diligence for Digital Technology Use” is currently underway.

Our discussion tackled essential questions, including safeguarding privacy, data protection, the impact of emerging technologies on our rights, and the crucial role of technical standardization.

Target Audience

Participation is open to the ITU Member States, Sector Members, Associates, ITU Academia, and to any individual from a country that is a member of the ITU and who wishes to contribute to the work. This includes individuals who are also members of international, regional and national organizations. Participation to the webinar is free of charge.

Note: By registering for this event, you agree for ITU (the event organizer and data controller) to process your personal data for the organization and management of the event in accordance with the UN Personal Data Protection and Privacy Principles. The personal data you submit as part of the registration will be used by ITU for the organization, management and follow-up of the event, including managing attendance and for internal ITU administrative requirements. The event is taking place via Zoom and it will be recorded. You can read here Zoom’s privacy notice on how it processes your personal data. The event video recording will be made publicly available on ITU’s event webpage to raise awareness and promote standardization aiming at knowledge-transfer and bridging the standardization gap. For any questions or requests concerning your personal data, including your inclusion in video, you can contact ITU at digitaltransformation@itu.int.