The overall media landscape in Malaysia and the wider Southeast Asia region has seen a rise in internal and external disinformation. The extensive reach of social media, combined with the publication of clickbait news online along with a general lack of media literacy skills has increased the impact and difficulties posed by this challenge. To…
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported that as of November 2019, some 4.6 million Venezuelans have migrated from Venezuela into neighboring countries due to the dire economic circumstances created by the Maduro regime and this number only continues to rise. The tense situation has created a complex and challenging information environment in…
A 10 meses de que el gobierno mexicano haya recomendado a la población quedarse en casa debido a la crisis sanitaria mundial derivada del virus SARS CoV-2, el periodismo ha implementado diversas estrategias, esto ha significado ampliar las posibilidades en la manera de hacer periodismo así como en los productos entregados a los lectores. El…
STE(A)M TechCamp Brasil 2020 supports innovations that respond to recent Brazilian education reforms and demands of the private sector for more qualified professionals, by empowering educators and curriculum designers through targeted digital and media literacy training as well as sessions on the maker-space movement and current education trends. This workshop week is part of a…
Campanhas de desinformação vêm proliferando no Brasil e chamaram atenção durante as eleições de 2018. O projeto “Eleições sem Fake”, da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), identificou 800 mil mensagens falsas durante o processo eleitoral. Enquanto novas fontes de informação surgem no mundo digital, a sociedade precisa se preparar para consumi-las de maneira reflexiva…
Nearly 30 years ago, Mongolians made their famous “choice for democracy” by peacefully rebuking the socialist, one-party rule of the prior 70 years. Now a committed democracy, Mongolia is an example of the opportunities a free and open society can offer its citizens. In the shadow of its two autocratic neighbors, Mongolia maintained its commitment…
Argentina es el país más activo de América Latina en materia digital y su sociedad es una de las más polarizadas también. La superabundancia de medios digitales y prensa tradicional ha llevado a los consumidores a pensar que la verdad puede ser relativa. Para el TechCamp Argentina, la Embajada de Estados Unidos junto a la…
Este evento tiene como objetivo promover la eficacia de actores gubernamentales, activistas de la sociedad civil y periodistas en el uso de estrategias digitales para combatir la delincuencia y la corrupción y adoptar tecnologías digitales para rastrear, prevenir y crear conciencia respecto a las actividades delictivas y, al mismo tiempo, fomentar la colaboración nacional y…
Tackling disinformation and cultivating media literacy have emerged as a shared priority between the United States and Taiwan, as both societies are targets of both internal and external disinformation campaigns. The ubiquity of social media and its use as a platform to spread disinformation has increased the difficulty of addressing this challenge. Social media influencers and members of…
TechCamp Kathmandu, Clean Air for South Asia will be hosted in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 29-31, 2019 in partnership with our implementing partner Kathmandu Living Labs. TechCamp is a U.S. Department of State initiative to connect those who have demonstrated expertise and knowledge working to combat air pollution and promote government transparency in South Asia.…