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6. October 2025 Geneva

Geneva Talks on Autonomous Weapons: Momentum Builds, But Challenges Remain

Under the framework of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), states are discussing how to regulate or prohibit machines that can select and engage targets without human intervention.

Geneva Talks on Autonomous Weapons: Momentum Builds, But Challenges Remain Negotiations in Geneva on the future of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) seem to enter a critical phase. Under the ...

ICRC, UN Security Council, UN First Committee - Disarmament and International Security, Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and UN GGE Geneva, Activities, Policy Research CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Geneva Cyber Week, Geneva Peace Week, Geneva Digital Atlas, UN WSIS Processes,Global Digital Compact, Summit for the Future, ICT4Peace Paragraph 36, UN SDGs, International Geneva

29. September 2025 QEII Centre London UK

ICT4Peace launching partner of GenAI London Conference on 24 October 2025

GenAI Zurich is expanding and launching GenAI London in partnership with ICT4Peace.

ICT4Peace is proud to be a launching partner of the GenAI London Conference at the QEII Centre London UK on 24 October 2025. ICT4Peace is proud to be a Special ...

Responsible use of ICTs by Private Sector Companies including Private Cybersecurity Services Companies, Zurich Hub for Ethics, Technology and Society (ZHET), GenAI Zurich Basel and London, Activities, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security

19. September 2025 Basel

GenAI Enterprise Day: Turning AI Into Real Business Value (part of Swiss {ai} Weeks)

Anne-Marie Buzatu, Executive Director at ICT4peace Foundation, will bring a unique perspective on cybersecurity, human rights, ethics and technology in her talk

For a business, a misstep can damage reputation. For a humanitarian organization, it can cause real harm. That’s why at GenAI Enterprise Day: Turning AI Into Real Business Value (part ...

ETH, EPFL, Activities, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security

25. June 2025 Geneva

ICT4Peace co-organising the AI Soveregnity & AI Collaboration Event at Maison de La Paix

Advanced & Trustworthy AI Systems for the Benefit of Society - A networking event and panel discussion This event is organized by Swisscom and Swisscom Ventures together with the Swiss {ai} Weeks, ETH AI Center and EPFL AI Center, Geneva Graduate Institute,ICT4Peace Foundation and THE Port Humanitarian Hackathons at CERN.

ICT4Peace is pleased to co-organise the AI Sovereignty & AI Collaboration event on the topic of Advanced & Trustworthy AI Systems for the Benefit of Society on 7 July 2025 ...

Responsible use of ICTs by Private Sector Companies including Private Cybersecurity Services Companies, Digital Sovereignty, Activities, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Geneva Cyber Week, Geneva Peace Week, Geneva Digital Atlas, UN WSIS Processes,Global Digital Compact, Summit for the Future, ICT4Peace Paragraph 36, UN SDGs, International Geneva

26. May 2025

Participate in the WSIS + 20 High-Level Event (7-11 July 2025)

Geneva

As former Ambassador and Delegate of the Swiss Federal Council for the hosting of WSIS 2003 in Geneva in cooperation with the ITU I look forward to the WSIS + ...

Responsible use of ICTs by Private Sector Companies including Private Cybersecurity Services Companies, Activities, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Geneva Cyber Week, Geneva Peace Week, Geneva Digital Atlas, UN WSIS Processes,Global Digital Compact, Summit for the Future, ICT4Peace Paragraph 36, UN SDGs, International Geneva

16. April 2025 Marakesh

ICT4Peace at GITEX Africa 2025 in Marrakesh

Invited by the Embassy of Switzerland in Marocco, Anne-Marie Buzatu, Executive Director, ICT4Peace presented the ICT4Peace work on The Responsibility of Private Cybersecurity Companies and the IT Industry at large.

Responsible use of ICTs by Private Sector Companies including Private Cybersecurity Services Companies, Swiss Federal Department for Foreign Affairs, Activities, Policy Research ICT, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Policy Research CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security

1. April 2025 Digital Society Initiative, Eventroom Rämistrasse 69 Zürich, 8001 Schweiz

Presentation by ICT4Peace at University of Zurich – Beyond Compliance: Responsible Technology Use as a Competitive Advantage in Private Security and Beyond

Speech by Anne-Marie Buzatu, Executive Director, ICT4Peace at Digital Society Initiative on 9 April 2025 @ 16:30 – 18:00. Digital Society Initiative, Eventroom Rämistrasse 69, 8001 Zürich.

Want to ensure your organization uses technology responsibly and transforms potential risks into business opportunities? Then join us for a presentation by Anne-Marie Buzatu, the Executive Director of the ICT4Peace Foundation. Developed in collaboration with ...

Responsible use of ICTs by Private Sector Companies including Private Cybersecurity Services Companies, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Policy Research, Advisory

23. March 2025 Zurich

ICT4Peace presenting at GenAI 2025 in Zurich on: “Beyond Compliance: Responsible Technology Use of AI in Private Security and Beyond”

GenAI 2025 Conference on 1 April 2025 at Technopark Zurich

ICT4Peace is delighted to present on 1 April 2025 at GenAI 2025 at the Technopark Zurich. Anne-Marie Buzatu, Executive Director, ICT4Peace, will speak on the topic: “Beyond Compliance: Responsible Technology ...

15. February 2025

The Paris AI Action Summit: The cleavages over global governance made apparent

While the US and UK failed to endorse the Summit’s final statement, China did, no doubt with an eye to the future and playing a leading role on AI governance. By Amb. Paul Meyer, Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace Foundation and Adjunct Professor of International Studies at Simon Fraser University

The Paris AI Summit: The cleavages over global governance made apparent While the US and UK failed to endorse the Summit’s final statement, China did, no doubt with an eye ...

The International Association for Safe and Ethical AI, ICT4Peace Commentary, Responsible use of ICTs by Private Sector Companies including Private Cybersecurity Services Companies, Paris Peace Forum, Activities, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security

11. February 2025

Promoting Private Sector Toolkits for Responsible AI on the occasion of Paris Peace Forum and AI Action Summit

Use ICT4Peace Tool 7: Artificial Intelligence Algorithmic Bias and Discrimination

In November 2024 ICT4Peace launched the groundbreaking Toolkit: From Boots on the Ground to Bytes in Cyberspace prepared by Anne-Marie Buzatu, Executive Director, ICT4Peace, in cooperation with The International Code of ...

ITU, Paris Peace Forum, Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology, Council of Europe (CoE), The International Association for Safe and Ethical AI, Responsible use of ICTs by Private Sector Companies including Private Cybersecurity Services Companies, La Francophonie (OIF), Activities, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Policy Research, Advisory

8. January 2025

HUDERIA: New tool to assess the impact of AI systems on human rights

A new Council of Europe tool that provides guidance to carry out risk and impact assessments for Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, approved by the CoE Committee on Artificial Intelligence in Strasbourg on 28 November 2024.

HUDERIA: New tool to assess the impact of AI systems on human rights ICT4Peace welcomes the new Council of Europe tool that provides guidance to carry out risk and impact ...

Council of Europe (CoE), AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Policy Research CS, Advisory CS, Capacity Building CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Policy Research

24. December 2024

Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa’s article: “We are engaged in a world war of stories – a war between incompatible versions of reality – and we need to learn how to fight it.” Salman Rushdie, Knife

Article by Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor, ICT4Peace for the The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

“We are engaged in a world war of stories – a war between incompatible versions of reality – and we need to learn how to fight it.” Salman Rushdie, Knife ...

IFRC, ICT4Peace Commentary, Activities, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Risk and opportunities of ICTs and social media in a pandemic world, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Policy Research, ICTs for the prevention of mass atrocity crimes, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, New media for crisis management and peacebuilding, ICTs, new media and Election Monitoring:Sri Lanka, Egypt, Tunisia, ICT4Peace Matrix Plug-In

20. December 2024

The first international treaty on AI governance – a basis for convergence or dissention?

By Amb. Paul Meyer, Chair of ICT4Peace International Advisory Board.

The first international treaty on AI governance – a basis for convergence or dissention? The transforming technologies contained under the AI label have prompted a flurry of action by governments ...

Council of Europe (CoE), Activities, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security

14. January 2024

ICT4Peace reflecting on 2023 and outlook 2024

Poised at the beginning of 2024, we at ICT4Peace reflect on 2023 as a year marked by significant geopolitical shifts and ongoing challenges in cyberspace governance and digital diplomacy. The ...

ICT4Peace Academy, Responsible use of ICTs by Private Sector Companies including Private Cybersecurity Services Companies, Support to L'Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Activities, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, End of Year Review

23. May 2023

Prof. Margarita Boenig Liptsin and Prof. Nadja Mazouz Inaugural Lectures at ETH

ICT4Peace and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology are happy to report the inaugural lectures by Prof. Margarita Boenig Liptsin and Prof. Nadja Mazouz on 10 May 2023 at ...

Zurich Hub for Ethics, Technology and Society (ZHET), ETH, Policy Research CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Zurich Hub for ethics and technology

17. February 2023

ICT4Peace and Ethics, Technology and Society at ETH Zurich: Prof. Margarita Boenig- Liptsin and Prof. Nadia Mazouz appointed

Launch events by the new Professorship for Ethics, Technology and Society at ETH Zurich

ICT4Peace and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET) were delighted to participate in two inaugural Conferences on Digital Democracy and Ethics in Technological Societies at ETH by the newly ...

Zurich Hub for Ethics, Technology and Society (ZHET), Policy Research ICT, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Activities, Policy Research CS, Risk and opportunities of ICTs and social media in a pandemic world, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Norms of Responsible Behaviour and Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) for the Cyberspace

11. February 2023 Löwenbräukunst Limmatstrasse 268 8005 Zurich

Can You See Me Now ? – Practises of Tracking, Control and Resistance

Groundbreaking Exhibition at AIA Zurich curated by !Mediengruppe Bitnik and Martina Huber

ICT4Peace is a proud supporter of the exhibition CAN YOU SEE ME NOW? curated by iMedienGruppe Bitnik and Martina Huber, Founder and Director of AIA Awareness in Art at Löwebräukunst in Zurich, ...

Responsible use of ICTs by Private Sector Companies including Private Cybersecurity Services Companies, Zurich Hub for Ethics, Technology and Society (ZHET), AIA Awareness in Art, Activities, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security

1. February 2023

Responsibly mining the “New Gold”

Article by Anne-Marie Buzatu, Executive Director of ICT4Peace, published in The Geneva Policy Outlook

Digital Data is the gold of the 21st century. It is nearly impossible to browse a website, write an email, or use a mobile app without generating copious amounts of ...

ICT4Peace Commentary, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Activities, Policy Research CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Geneva Cyber Week, Geneva Peace Week, Geneva Digital Atlas, UN WSIS Processes,Global Digital Compact, Summit for the Future, ICT4Peace Paragraph 36, UN SDGs, International Geneva

22. December 2022

ICT4Peace 2022 End of Year Reflections

ICT4Peace 2022 End of Year Reflections The war in Ukraine was the paramount event of the past year. It defined international relations and will dominate annual reviews as well. It ...

ICT4Peace Commentary, Activities, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Policy Research, End of Year Review

4. December 2022 Geneva, Switzerland

Groundbreaking ICT4Peace Mapping Study on the Use of ICTs in Security Services provided by Private Commercial Actors

"From Boots on the Ground to Bytes in Cyberspace - A Mapping Study on the Use of ICTs in Security Services provided by Private Commercial Actors". With the generous support of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affair’s Peace and Security Division

Groundbreaking ICT4Peace Study: From Boots on the Ground to Bytes in Cyberspace: Mapping Study on the use of ICTs in private security services by commercial actors by Anne-Marie Buzatu, ICT4Peace Executive ...

ICT4Peace Commentary, Responsible use of ICTs by Private Sector Companies including Private Cybersecurity Services Companies, Activities, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Policy Research, Publications

5. November 2022

At Geneva Peace Week – From Boots on the Ground to Bites in the Cyberspace – The emerging Role of Private Cybersecurity Services Companies

Presentation at Geneva Peace Week of the ICT4Peace Mapping Study on Private Cybersecurity Services carried out for the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs

ICT4Peace Vice-President Anne-Marie Buzatu along with Frédéric Chenais of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA and Vincent Bernard from ICOCA presented and discussed at Geneva Peace Week the groundbreaking mapping ...

Responsible use of ICTs by Private Sector Companies including Private Cybersecurity Services Companies, Activities, Policy Research CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Geneva Cyber Week, Geneva Peace Week, Geneva Digital Atlas, UN WSIS Processes,Global Digital Compact, Summit for the Future, ICT4Peace Paragraph 36, UN SDGs, International Geneva

26. March 2022

ICT4Peace Publication: A Compilation of Articles, Policy briefs, Op-eds on AI, LAWS and Ethical and Political Perspectives on Emerging Digital Technologies

ICT4Peace and ZHET Publication by Regina Surber (Author) and Daniel Stauffacher (Editor)

ICT4Peace, in cooperation with the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET), is pleased to publish this compilation of policy briefs op-eds and recorded talks (2017 – 2022) by Regina ...

Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and UN GGE Geneva, Activities, Policy Research ICT, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Risk and opportunities of ICTs and social media in a pandemic world, Policy Research CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, Big data

16. February 2022

Tech4Trust Geneva – Panel on Metaverse

Moderated by Jean-Marc Rickli (GCSP) with Anne-Marie Buzatu (ICT4Peace), Caecilia Charbonnier, Dreamscape Immersive and Prof. Sylvain Métille, UNIL

30. November 2021

Beyond Pegasus Improving Transparency Rights Protection and Accountability in the Surveillance Tech Space

Anne-Marie Buzatu participating in the Panel Discussion at the Freedom Online Conference on 30 November 2021

18. June 2021

Bi-monthly update: Cyber diplomacy, cyber war, social media and democracy

Read the Foundation’s bi-monthly update of projects, strategic input, conferences, papers, interviews and other activities here.

AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Activities, Risk and opportunities of ICTs and social media in a pandemic world, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Policy Research, Advisory, Capacity Building, Bi-Monthly Updates, Foundation

2. May 2021

The New EU Legislation on Artificial Intelligence: A Primer

by Prof. Thomas Burri and Dr. Fredrik von Bothmer

In this primer Prof. Thomas Burri and Dr. Fredrick von Bothmer 1) discuss the EU Commission’s proposal of 21 April 2021 of new Union legislation to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) ...

Activities, Policy Research ICT, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Policy Research CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, Zurich Hub for ethics and technology

26. October 2020

Celebrating the United Nations at 75

As a global custodian of technology in the pursuit of peace, the ICT4Peace Foundation congratulates the United Nations on its 75th anniversary. ICT4Peace was launched with the support of the ...

Activities, Risk and opportunities of ICTs and social media in a pandemic world, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Foundation, UN Crisis Information Management Strategy (CIMS), Strategic Input into UN peacekeeping, peacebuilding and humanitarian operations, ICT4Peace Call to Governments to commit to refrain from Offensive Cyber Operations against civilian Critical Infrastructure, ICT4Peace Proposal for a States Cyber Peer Review Mechanism, ICT4Peace proposal for an independent incident attribution mechanism

17. June 2020

Report of the UN Secretary General: Roadmap for Digital Cooperation

ICT4Peace welcomes the release of Report of the UN Secretary General: Roadmap for Digital Cooperation 2020. “Digital technology does not exist in a vacuum – it has enormous potential for ...

Activities, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Crisis Information Management Capacity Building, Strategic Input into UN peacekeeping, peacebuilding and humanitarian operations, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, ICT4Peace Call to Governments to commit to refrain from Offensive Cyber Operations against civilian Critical Infrastructure, ICT4Peace proposal for an independent incident attribution mechanism

4. April 2020

CORONA PAN(DEM)IC: THE GATEWAY TO GLOBAL SURVEILLANCE?

Our solidarity must be grounded on facts – not on fear.

CORONA PAN(DEM)IC: THE GATEWAY TO GLOBAL SURVEILLANCE? Our solidarity must be grounded on facts – not on fear. As a follow-up to the key note speech by Regina Surber ...

AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Activities, Policy Research ICT, Risk and opportunities of ICTs and social media in a pandemic world, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, New media for crisis management and peacebuilding, Big data, Zurich Hub for ethics and technology

1. April 2020

Regina Surber on Corona, Technology and Human Rights

An audio recording of her presentation.

Regina Surber, Senior Advisor at ICT4Peace and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET) delivered the keynote speech at the #SwissCognitive and @AICapitalCO virtual conference entitled “Corona, Technology and Human Rights”. Regina provided ...

AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Activities, Policy Research ICT, Advisory ICT, Risk and opportunities of ICTs and social media in a pandemic world, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Capacity Building, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, Big data, Zurich Hub for ethics and technology

25. February 2020

UN Report on Digital Cooperation: ICT4Peace Contribution to UN Discussion on Global Principled and Inclusive Artificial Intelligence Governance

As part of the UN Secretary General’s Digital Cooperation Recommendations Follow-Up Process, to which ICT4Peace has contributed the following Reflections and Recommendations , ICT4Peace has been invited to participate as one ...

AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Activities, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Policy Research, Advisory, Reports, Norms of Responsible Behaviour and Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) for the Cyberspace, Zurich Hub for ethics and technology

24. February 2020

ICT4Peace and ZHET at Women in AI – WaiTALK: The Dark Side of AI

Regina Surber, Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology has been Invited by Women in AI Switzerland to make a presentation on AI, Autonomous Systems, Lethal ...

20. January 2020

ICT4Peace and WEF Global Shapers Meeting in Zurich: Building an Inclusive and Principled AI Governance

Along with Dr. Christian B. Westermann, Leader Data & Analytics and Partner at PwC Switzerland, Dr. Daniel Stauffacher, President, ICT4Peace and Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET) ...

AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Activities, Policy Research ICT, Advisory ICT, Capacity Building ICT, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Publications, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, Geneva Cyber Week, Geneva Peace Week, Geneva Digital Atlas, UN WSIS Processes,Global Digital Compact, Summit for the Future, ICT4Peace Paragraph 36, UN SDGs, International Geneva, Zurich Hub for ethics and technology

20. December 2019

2019: End of year review

ICT4Peace has had quite a year! Over the course of 2019, the breadth and complexity of our work can be gleaned through the more than 80 blog posts as well ...

AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Activities, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Policy Research, Advisory, Capacity Building, Publications, End of Year Review, Responding to/preventing Violent Extremism using ICTs and the Internet, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, ICT4Peace Call to Governments to commit to refrain from Offensive Cyber Operations against civilian Critical Infrastructure, Norms of Responsible Behaviour and Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) for the Cyberspace

7. December 2019

ICT4Peace supports Zurich Human Rights Film Festival: Truth Detectives

ICT4Peace is proud to have been working with the Zurich Human Rights Film Festival since its beginning. This year, thanks to the Corymbo Foundation of Annette Ringier, ICT4Peace is supporting ...

AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Activities, Policy Research ICT, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Zurich Hub for ethics and technology

9. November 2019

ICT4Peace Moderating Stephen Goose Lecture on the Human Rights Implications of Killer Robots at ETH Zurich

On 6 November 2019 Stephen Goose, Director of Human Rights Watch’s Arms Division gave a lecture at ETH on “Loosing Humanity: The Human Rights Implications of Killer Robots” and presented ...

Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and UN GGE Geneva, Activities, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security

28. October 2019

Outlining Future Challenges of Cybersecurity: CANVAS Report

Dr. Markus Christen, Head of the Digital Society Initiative of the University of Zurich, convened on 24 October 2019 the workshop on “Outlining Future Challenges of Cybersecurity – the CANVAS ...

Activities, Policy Research CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Publications, Cybersecurity High-Level Policy Briefings, Norms of Responsible Behaviour and Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) for the Cyberspace, Zurich Hub for ethics and technology

23. October 2019

New policy paper by foraus: Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence

Kevin Kohler, Pascal Oberholzer and Nicolas Zahn of the Swiss Think Tank foraus published the policy paper: Making Sense of Artificial Intelligence The executive summary of the paper notes: “Artificial ...

Activities, ICT4Peace in the Media, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, Zurich Hub for ethics and technology

23. September 2019

#SpeakingTheTruth at Zurich Film Festival: Q&A after screening of ‘Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World’

As part of the #SpeakingTheTruth series, the Foundation will host a Q&A session after the screening of ‘Bellingcat: Truth in a Post-Truth World‘, a film by Hans Pool, on 5th ...

ICT4Peace in the Media, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Activities, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Responding to/preventing Violent Extremism using ICTs and the Internet, ICTs and Human Rights Protection

19. September 2019

“We must confront what we fear”: Responding to terrorism on social media

At a time when social media is under scrutiny for its role in tragedies like the Christchurch mosque shootings, governments must avoid knee-jerk reactions, writes ICT4Peace Special Advisor Sanjana Hattotuwa. ...

ICT4Peace in the Media, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Responding to/preventing Violent Extremism using ICTs and the Internet, New media for crisis management and peacebuilding

2. August 2019

ICT4Peace Lecture at ETH on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and UN negotiations

On July 18, 2019, Regina Surber of ICT4Peace and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technololgy (ZHET) gave a one-hour lecture on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and the United Nationals ...

Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and UN GGE Geneva, Activities, Policy Research CS, Capacity Building CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, ICT4Peace Cybersecurity Policy and Diplomacy Capacity Building, Norms of Responsible Behaviour and Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) for the Cyberspace, Zurich Hub for ethics and technology

1. July 2019

ICT4Peace supports Geneva Consultations on the report of UN HLP on Digital Cooperation

On Monday 24 June 2019, Anne-Marie Buzatu Senior Advisor for ICT4Peace attended the event Unpacking the High-Level Panel’s Report: Contributions from Geneva hosted by the Geneva Internet Platform, in conjunction with ...

AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Policy Research ICT, Advisory ICT, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Reports, UN Crisis Information Management Strategy (CIMS), Strategic Input into UN peacekeeping, peacebuilding and humanitarian operations, Responding to/preventing Violent Extremism using ICTs and the Internet, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, Norms of Responsible Behaviour and Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) for the Cyberspace

10. June 2019

UN Digital Cooperation – Questions to SG Guterres, Melinda Gates and Jack Ma

To support the launch of the UN SG Guterres’ Report on Digital Cooperation on 10 June 2019, ICT4peace submitted the following four questions addressed to the UN SG, Melinda Gates ...

AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Activities, Policy Research CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Reports, UN Crisis Information Management Strategy (CIMS), Responding to/preventing Violent Extremism using ICTs and the Internet, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, New media for crisis management and peacebuilding, Geneva Cyber Week, Geneva Peace Week, Geneva Digital Atlas, UN WSIS Processes,Global Digital Compact, Summit for the Future, ICT4Peace Paragraph 36, UN SDGs, International Geneva, Tech against terrorism

6. June 2019

ICT4Peace on Emerging Security Issues at New Haven School of Jurisprudence Conference in Hangzhou, China.

ICT4Peace’s Daniel Stauffacher was invited to present at the 10th International Conference on the New Haven School of Jurisprudence in Hangzhou, China. The conference – founded and led by Tulane Law ...

Activities, Policy Research CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Reports, Big data, Cybersecurity High-Level Policy Briefings, Geneva Cyber Week, Geneva Peace Week, Geneva Digital Atlas, UN WSIS Processes,Global Digital Compact, Summit for the Future, ICT4Peace Paragraph 36, UN SDGs, International Geneva, Zurich Hub for ethics and technology

5. June 2019

ICT4Peace on AI, Human Dignity and Inclusive Societies at ITU’s AIforGood Conference in Geneva

ICT4Peace’s Regina Surber took part in the panel ‘AI, Human Dignity and Inclusive Societies’ at ITU’s AIforGood Conference in Geneva. The panel was moderated by Megan Metzger, co-panelists were Wafa ...

Activities, Policy Research ICT, Policy Research CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Reports, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, Zurich Hub for ethics and technology

14. May 2019

ICT4Peace input to Christchurch Call meeting in Paris

The Christchurch Call to Action to Eliminate Terrorist and Violent Extremist Content Online In preparation of the Christchurch Call Meeting hosted by the Prime Minister RT Hon Jacinda Ardern in ...

AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, Activities, Policy Research ICT, Policy Research CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Reports, Responding to/preventing Violent Extremism using ICTs and the Internet, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, Tech against terrorism

13. May 2019

ROCHE Tower Talks at ETH: ‘Human or Machine – Who makes the diagnosis?’

Dr. Daniel Stauffacher and Regina Surber of the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET) participated at the discussion event ‘Mensch oder Maschine – Wer stellt die Diagnose?, co-organised by ...

Activities, Policy Research CS, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Zurich Hub for ethics and technology

9. May 2019 Switzerland

INVITATION TO A PUBLIC LECTURE: From Christchurch to Sri Lanka – The curious case of social media

Interactive Lecture by Mr. Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor, ICT4Peace, TED Fellow Alum

«From the burning of the Notre Dame in Paris to heinous terrorism in Sri Lanka and Christchurch, social media inextricably is entwined with how billions see or engage with the ...

Capacity Building ICT, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, New media for crisis management and peacebuilding

7. May 2019

ICT4Peace in NZZ: Auslagerung des Grundrechtsschutzes von der Politik auf Firmen

Article in NZZ: Are governments outsourcing protection of fundamental rights to companies ?

On 24 April 2019 Regina Surber published an op-ed in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ): “Auslagerung des Grundrechtsschutzes von der Politik auf Firmen” (Are governments outsourcing protection of fundamental rights to ...

7. May 2019

ICT4Peace at Milano Human Rights Film Festival on “Technology Off-Limits”

Together with Professor Maria Chiara Carrozza, Regina Surber of ICT4Peace and Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET) participated in a Panel on „Technology off Limits” at the Human Rights ...

Activities, AI, disinformation, misinformation and hate speech, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Reports, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, Big data, Zurich Hub for ethics and technology

3. May 2019

Regina Surber participating in Panel on AI and Civilian, Transdisciplinary and International Perspectives during UN CCW/GGE

During the 2019 Group on Governmental Experts Meetings on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) at the UN in Geneva, 25-29 March 2019, Regina Surber of ICT4Peace and the Zurich Hub for Ethics ...

2. May 2019

Updates on social media, terrorism, AI and LAWS

Managing the risks and rewards of emerging and converging technologies: International cooperation, national policy and the role of the individual. A new paper by Regina Surber. Access it here. The ...

ICT4Peace in the Media, AI, Autonomous Systems, Converging Technologies, Peace and Human Security, Policy Research, Bi-Monthly Updates, Responding to/preventing Violent Extremism using ICTs and the Internet, ICTs and Human Rights Protection, Tech against terrorism

29. April 2019

New ICT4Peace Paper : Managing the risks and rewards of emerging and converging technologies: International cooperation, national policy and the role of the individual

New ICT4Peace Paper: Managing the risks and rewards of emerging and converging technologies: International cooperation, national policy and the role of the individual ICT4Peace is pleased to announce the publication of ...

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15. April 2019

ICT4Peace at the 2019 CCW Group on Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) at the UN in Geneva

On behalf of ICT4Peace, Regina Surber and Emanuel Teicher participated at the 2019 Group on Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) at the UN in Geneva, 25-29 March ...

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5. April 2019

Rethinking Arms Control: The case of Biotechnology

On behalf of ICT4Peace and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET) Regina Surber and Daniel Stauffacher participated in the Conference “2019. Capturing Technology. Rethinking Arms Control” organized by ...

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4. April 2019

Principles over promises: Responding to terrorism

Almost exactly a year ago, Facebook was in the news in New Zealand over a row with Privacy Commissioner John Edwards. The heated public exchange between Edwards and the company ...

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3. April 2019

Radio interview with Daniel Stauffacher on the Christchurch Tragedy

In the aftermath of the Christchurch Tragedy, on 18 March 2019, Swiss Radio conducted an Interview with Daniel Stauffacher, President of ICT4Peace on the role of social media in the ...

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21. March 2019

Pulse points

A Social Media Analysis of the Christchurch Massacre

Whether bound by country, city or community, the pulse of or, on Friday, the pain from a place like Christchurch can often be determined by the careful collection of social ...

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21. March 2019

Terrorists know they have the upper hand on social media

Coming out of a long meeting, the first I heard of the violence in Christchurch was from those in Sri Lanka who had got breaking news alerts. I was both ...

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17. March 2019

ICT4Peace at OAS Meeting in Oxford: Urgent Need to address the Digital Security Divide

ICTPeace was invited by the Organization of American States (OAS) to participate in a Workshop with Parliamentarians from the OAS on (27-28 February 2019) on Cybersecurity and Strengthening Democratic Processes ...

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12. February 2019

Implications of Social Media for Reformed Peace Operations: ICT4Peace Presentation to UN Leadership Group

Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor at the ICT4Peace Foundation, was invited by the Centre for International Peace Operations (ZIF) to give a presentation on the impact of social media around political ...

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21. January 2019

High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation: Reflections and Recommendations from the ICT4Peace Foundation

The ICT4Peace Foundation is pleased to present for the consideration of the High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation some insights, observations and recommendations based on over ten years of a close, ...

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21. December 2018

ICT4Peace Paper | Digital Human Security: Human beings need to be the core focus of the IT and security agenda going forward

AI, Autonomous Systems, Lethal Autonomous Systems (LAWS)

ICT4peace, in cooperation with the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET), is proud to announce its most recent paper Human security in the age of AI: Securing and empowering ...

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12. October 2018

Ron Deibert from Citizen Lab on ‘Three Uncomfortable Truths about Social Media’ at the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF)

ICT4Peace and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology, sponsors of the new section Hashtag # Big data at the Zurich Film Festival, have organised on 6 October 2018 a ...

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9. October 2018

ICT4Peace in Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ demands an urgent public debate and regulatory engagement regarding artificial intelligence by the Swiss people and authorities

Regina Surber and Daniel Stauffacher published the following guest commentary in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) on 19 September 2018. Regina Surber is a Scientific Advisor to ICT4Peace and the ...

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6. October 2018

Welcoming UN Secretary General’s strategy on new technologies

As noted on Twitter, the ICT4Peace Foundation welcomes the release of the report on new technologies by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The report outlines a bold new vision for the ...

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3. October 2018

Ron Deibert at the 14th Zurich Film Festival: Talk on “New Media, AI and how it affects our lives“

The ICT4Peace Foundation and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET) are proud partners of the #BigData section of the 14th Zurich Film Festival. In this context, the foundation has organised a talk, which ...

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26. September 2018

Artificial Intelligence and ‘Fake News’: Recording of public lecture

On 21 September 2018, Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor at the Foundation, delivered a lecture on Artificial Intelligence and ‘Fake News’ to a packed room in Vischer AG in Zurich, Switzerland. ...

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25. September 2018

ICT4Peace present Chinese artist Xu Bing at the 14th Zurich Film Festival

ICT4Peace Foundation are happy to be the partner of the new program section at the Zurich Film Festival called “Hashtag #big data”. In particular CT4Peace is presenting the Film by ...

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25. September 2018

ICT4Peace at Facebook Integrity, Safety, and Conflict Roundtable

Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor at the ICT4Peace Foundation, was invited to be part of the Integrity, Safety, and Conflict Roundtable held at Facebook’s HQ in Menlo Park, from 17-18 September 2018. ...

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14. September 2018

Public talk on AI and fake news: Peeking into the rabbit hole

Speaker: Sanjana Hattotuwa Event details 21 September 2018, 11:30 – 13:30 Vischer AG Schützengasse 1 8001 Zürich For further information or registration please contact: annahofmann@ict4peace.org The term fake news increasingly frames our ...

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30. August 2018

ICT4Peace’s Third Year at UN Conference on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS) from 27 to 31 August in Geneva

It is the third year that the ICT4Peace Foundation is taking part at discussions on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) at the ...

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26. July 2018

Understanding and Countering Disinformation, Online Falsehoods and Fake News

The Centre of Excellence for National Security (CENS) at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) organised a workshop on Understanding and Countering Disinformation, Online ...

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15. July 2018

Dr. Serge Droz of ICT4Peace invited by the ITU GSR 2018 to participate in the Global Dialogue on AI, IoT and Cybersecurity

On 9 July 2018, Dr. Serge Droz, Member of the Board, First and Senior Advisor, ICT4Peace was invited by the ITU to participate in the ITU GSR Thematic Event on ...

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10. July 2018

The Janus Effect: Social Media in Peace Mediation

Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor at the ICT4Peace Foundation, presented at “Social Media and Mediation: the good, the bad and the ugly”, a workshop held in Geneva on 10 July 2018, ...

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24. June 2018

ICT4Peace Colloquium with Professor Stuart Russell at the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET)

The ICT for Peace Foundation and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology hosted a colloquium on 9 June 2018 with Stuart Russell, Professor of Computer Science and Smith-Zadeh Professor in Engineering, University of California, ...

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12. June 2018

ICT4Peace and ZHET at RightsCon Toronto 2018 on Artificial Intelligence: Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems and Peace Time Threats

ICT4Peace and ZHET Panel Discussion at RightsCon Toronto 2018 on Artificial Intelligence: Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems and Peace Time Threats with: Todd Davies, Associate Director and Lecturer, Symbolic Systems Program, Stanford ...

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16. May 2018

ICT4Peace Panel at RightsCon in Toronto: Artificial Intelligence, Lethal Autonomous Weapons and Peace Time Threats

ICT4Peace and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology are proud to announce its Panel today, 16 May 2018 at RightsCon on Artificial Intelligence, Lethal Autonomous Weapons and Peace Time ...

8. May 2018

Workshop on Artificial Intelligence, Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and Peace Time Threats with Prof. Ron Arkin

ICT4Peace and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET) were honoured to welcome Prof. Ron Arkin for an informal workshop on Artificial Intelligence, Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and Peace Time ...

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4. May 2018

Bots Before the Ballot: Twitter’s big problems in South and South East Asia

### Special Advisor to the ICT4Peace Foundation, Sanjana Hattotuwa’s research in Sri Lanka is quoted in a new Time magazine exposé on the scale and scope of Twitter bot problem ...

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23. April 2018

ICT4Peace at 12th International Forum on Information Security in Garmisch on AI, LAWS and Peace Time Threats

On behalf of ICT4Peace and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET), Daniel Stauffacher participated again at the “Garmisch 2018: 12th International Forum on Information Security” on 17 April 2018. ...

20. April 2018

Progress at the UN on use of Lethal Autonomous Weapons

ICT4Peace and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET) participated in the UN Meeting (GGE) on Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS) in Geneva from 9 to 13 April 2018. ICT4Peace ...

4. April 2018

President Macron on Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, Transparency, Democracy and Ethics

Photo courtesy Wired magazine. President Emmanuel Macron of France, in a recent speech and interview with Wired magazine on Artificial Intelligence. provided some valuable insights and comments, which concur with ...

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28. February 2018

ICT4Peace Paper: Artificial Intelligence: Autonomous Technology (AT), Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and Peace Time Threats

AI, Autonomous Systems and Lethal Autonomous Systems (LAWS)

The ICT4Peace Foundation and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET) are pleased to announce the publication of the paper: Artificial Intelligence (AI): Autonomous Technology (AT), Lethal Autonomous Weapons ...

21. February 2018

Autonomous technology: The danger beyond killer robots

In February 2018, Regina Surber released a commentary ‘Autonome Technologie ist nicht nur in Kriegsrobotern riskant’ (eng.: Autonomous technology: the danger beyond killer robots), which was published in the Neue ...

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23. January 2018

ICT4Peace calls for a holistic understanding of peace and security implications of autonomous technology, including Lethal Autonomous Weapons (LAWS)

Recorded Presentation by Dr. Regina Surber

Regina Surber, Advisor to the ICT4Peace Foundation and the Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET), gave a lecture on Autonomous Intelligent Software Agents, LAWS and Peace-Time Threats on 16 ...

23. December 2017

In conversation with Ron Deibert: Cybersecurity, privacy, ethics and using technology for good

As noted on its website, since 2015, the Human Rights Film Festival Zurich takes place each year on the occasion of the International Day of Human Rights on 10 December. ...

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13. December 2017

ICT4Peace at UN CCW Meeting discussing Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS)

From 13 to 17 November 2017, the UN’s Convention of Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) met at United Nations Offices at Geneva to discuss Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) [aka ‘killer robots’]

From 13 to 17 November 2017, the UN’s Convention of Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) met at United Nations Offices at Geneva to discuss Lethal Autonomous ...

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28. November 2017

ICT4Peace Presentation at ETH on Artificial Intelligence, Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems and Peace Time Threats

Regina Surber, Advisor ICT4Peace Foundation, presented on 13 November 2017 at ETH Zurich current research of ICT4Peace and Zurich Hub for Ethics and Technology (ZHET) on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems ...

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22. November 2017

Screening «Black Code» & Talk «Surveillance and Privacy»

«SURVEILLANCE AND PRIVACY AND THE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CITIZEN» The screening of «Black Code» will be followed by a conversation with Ronald Deibert (author and director of the Citizen Lab ...

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2. July 2017

ICT4Peace at Cyberweek 2017 – Tel Aviv: Peace and Security Cooperation in Cyberspace

Daniel Stauffacher, President of ICT4Peace, was invited to be speaker at Cyber Week 2017, which took place place in Tel Aviv from June 25th to June 29th. He participated in ...

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20. October 2014

Supporting ICRC’s Global Partnerships for Humanitarian Impact and Innovation

Photo courtesy ICRC Daniel Stauffacher and Sanjana Hattotuwa from the ICT4Peace Foundation were invited to attend the inaugural Global Partnerships for Humanitarian Impact and Innovation conference held on October 16th ...

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27. June 2014

How to innovate responsibly in a digital world?

On 19 June 2012 ICT4Peace’s Daniel Stauffacher was invited by Oxford University’s Framework for Responsible Research & Innovation in ICT (FRRIICT) Project to participate in a panel discussion at the ...

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2. June 2014

The future of ICTs in peacebuilding: Presentation at Build Peace conference 2014

ICT4Peace was an early advisor to and sponsor of this first of its kind conference ‘Peace Through Technology‘ at MIT, Cambridge in April 2014. The Conference explored how information and ...

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17. April 2014

UAViators: Exploring the use of UAVs for non-lethal purposes

Photo credit: Pia Zaragoza, via UNICEF In March 2014, Patrick Meier invited the ICT4Peace Foundation to give input into what at the time was a draft note around creating a global ...

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16. April 2014

Innovation in UN peacekeeping: Discussing the state-of-the-art and the future

On April 7th a high-level panel with the two UN Under-Secretaries for Peace-Keeping, Ameerah Haq and Hervé Ladsous was organized at IPI in New York focusing on advances in technologies ...

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1. June 2013

Presentation at OpenGov Hub on Big Data

Sanjana Hattotuwa from the ICT4Peace Foundation was invited to deliver a brown-bag presentation at the OpenGov Hub in Washington DC in late April. His presentation was on Big Data and ...

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27. April 2013

Consultation on “Protection in violent situations – standards for managing sensitive information”

Dutch Red Cross worker Meike Groen, working for the ICRC in Haiti, helps people use the satellite phone to reassure relatives that they are alive, via Flickr. © ICRC / Marko Kokic / ...