TechCamp Bangladesh seeks to support Bangladesh in strengthening civil society, enabling Bangladesh to hold free, fair, credible, and inclusive elections at all levels, protect vulnerable populations, and ensure civil liberties. The TechCamp will equip journalism students with skills and best practices in addressing disinformation, enhanced knowledge on media ethics, and media technology training. CLICK HERE…
Illegal small-scale mining in Ghana, popularly known as ‘galamsey’, has been a major contributor to deforestation, polluting the water, air, and soil, and devastating farmlands. It has also contributed to serious health challenges and an increased number of school dropouts in mining communities, posing challenges to sustainable development. Although it affects all Ghanaians, there is…
North Macedonia is a centrally-located, multi-ethnic democracy and NATO ally at the crossroads of major transportation corridors in Europe. Mis- and disinformation are frequently used to create different types of provocations which in turn increases North Macedonia’s susceptibility to malign foreign and domestic influences. TechCamp Ohrid will bring together 40 educators from all over the…
TechCamp Vietnam trains 62 participants on media ethics, traditional and social media strategy, and media technology. Sessions are delivered by U.S. and Vietnamese facilitators, preparing Vietnam’s provincial and ministry-level spokespersons to effectively articulate messaging, address disinformation, professionally engage with local and international media, and manage crisis communications.
Originating from former President Barack Obama’s 2009 call for a “New Beginning” between the U.S. and the Muslim world with a focus on increased engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), ECA’s TechWomen (TW) and TechGirls (TG) programs celebrate their 10-year anniversary with three TechCamps. These TechCamps will build on pre-existing efforts to engage…
TechCamp Kazakhstan will address Mission Kazakhstan’s goal of combating disinformation by connecting a network of 50 professionals from the private sector, civil society, education, and media from Kazakhstan and the three other Central Asian countries (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan). TechCamp Kazakhstan will empower participants to counter disinformation by offering them new digital tools and strategies,…
The U.S. Department of State in partnership with implementing partner Kathmandu Living Labs, is hosting a hybrid Global TechCamp Reconnect in Nepal. The hybrid event will address the issues of shared global public health challenges, including those related to dis/misinformation surrounding COVID-19, and will provide a deep dive into the topic of countering mis/disinformation throughout…
Hybrid Global TechCamp Reconnect Nepal – Information on the VIRTUAL Component.
TechCamp Tbilisi will bring together approximately 60 actors (journalists, policy makers, educators, influencers etc. specializing in disinformation and media literacy) from the region and 10 trainers from around the world to identify tools and concepts that will empower participants to counter disinformation and promote media literacy throughout the Caucasus. Specifically, TechCamp Tbilisi aims to further…
The United States Embassy in Barbados along with other U.S. Embassies in the English-speaking Caribbean, the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs are hosting a Crisis Communication TechCamp. This initiative is bringing over 30 journalists, government information officers, disaster management professionals, and social…