- 24/02 to 27/02/2025
- Taipei, Taiwan
RightsCon 2025
The 13th edition of RightsCon will take place from 24 to 27 Frebruary in Taipei, Taiwan and online. This global event brings together policymakers, private sector representatives, academics, digital ecosystem stakeholders, and activists to discuss pressing challenges and innovative solutions at the intersection of technology and human rights.
With over 550 sessions on topics such as “Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies”, “Internet Access and Inclusion”, “Governance, Politics, and Elections” and many more, RightsCon serves as a platform for dialogue and collaboration towards a more open and inclusive digital future.
We look forward to our contributions:
FAIR Foward will participate in the session “Navigating GeoAI for climate action: potential and pitfalls”, hosted by the Digital Futures Lab. Speakers include:
- Ruth Schmidt, FAIR Forward, GIZ
- Dona Mathew, Digital Futures Lab
- Pyrou Chung, Knowledge for Development (K4D) Foundation
- Katya Abazaijan, Local Data Futures Initiatives
KfW will present the Digital Rights Check, a tool developed by KfW and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) in collaboration with the Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR). The aim is to sensitise professionals to potential human rights impacts in digital projects in intergovernmental financial development cooperation.