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…
The TechCamp Program is collaborating with YouthMappers chapters in three countries, Bangladesh, Malawi, and Paraguay, to offer virtual GIS mapping trainings for alumni in different world regions! Alumni will sign up for the training of their choice by timezone and language (Bangladesh and Malawi trainings will be in English, the Paraguay trainings will be in…
TechCamp Chile para Combatir la Desinformación en Procesos Democráticos Chile tiene uno de los entornos digitales más florecientes de América Latina. Con el auge de las redes sociales, las noticias tradicionales, la radio y la transmisión de canales populares, los chilenos consumen ansiosamente su información de una manera puramente digital. Sin embargo, la creciente amenaza…
TechCamp Australia is a two-day, interactive workshop hosted by the Centre for Media Transition at the University of Technology, Sydney in partnership with the U.S. Embassy and Consulate. The event will bring news media experts together with participants from Australia, New Zealand, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Fiji, Niue, Tonga, Cook islands, and Solomon…
Fifty young leaders from more than 15 nations across the Pacific have been selected to participate in the 2022 Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) TechCamp for Climate Action. The United States (U.S.) Department of State, in partnership with Cultural Vistas, will host the upcoming in-person workshop October 29-31, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand in conjunction with…
TechCamp Cochabamba aims to increase the effectiveness of 60 influencers, journalists, and technology practitioners to enable their communities’ ability tell true, effective stories. Participants engage with international and regional leaders on countering disinformation through advocacy on diverse media channels. The objectives of TechCamp Cochabamba are to develop cross-border efforts to address disinformation, create audio-visual content…