Notices by Izaro :pleroma: :fediverso: (izaro@pleroma.libretux.com)

#TNI #WebinarOur weekly Wednesday COVID Capitalism series continues on 10 June 2020 at 4pm (CEST) with Taking on the #Tech #Titans: Reclaiming our data commons.You can register here.The webinar will bring together a great panel of international activists, researchers and policy-makers who will help deepen our understanding of the power of Big Tech. It will explore who owns our data and why it matters, the relevance of data extraction for countries in the Global South, and the impact of COVID-19. It will ask what strategies, structures and institutions are needed at national and international levels to confront Big Tech and advance digital justice.

Panellists

• Anita Gurumurthy: Founding member and director of IT for Change, India, where she leads research collaborations and projects with a focus on governance, democracy and gender justice.
• Nanjira Sambuli: Researcher, writer, policy analyst, advocacy strategist on tech and governance, Kenya
• Ben Tarnoff: Tech worker, writer and founding editor of technology magazine Logic and author of the forthcoming Voices from the Valley: Tech Workers Talk About What They Do—And How They Do It (Sept 2020), US
• Caroline Nevejan: Chief Science Officer, City of Amsterdam & Chair of Designing Urban Experience, University of Amsterdam
• Vahini Naidu: Trade negotiatior, Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, South Africa

Moderated by Ben Hayes, TNI Associate, Founding Director of AWO, a new data rights agency. Researcher and consultant on security policies, counter-terrorism, border control and data protection.