EngageMedia is providing extended impact campaign support to four filmmakers from across two editions of Tech Tales Youth. Following a competitive selection process, these filmmakers—from the Philippines and Thailand edition (2023-2024) and the Bangladesh and Malaysia edition (2024-2025)—have each been awarded an additional USD 1,000 to deepen their community engagement and digital rights advocacy work.
Note: Registration is now required to join the conversation. Date and Time: October 30, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Bangkok time (UTC+7) Room: Zoom (to be emailed to registrants prior to the event)
The research, presented during a session at DRAPAC25 last August, was driven by the finding that the Indonesian government allocated IDR 75 trillion to accelerate digital transformation between 2019 and 2022.
With more than 25 participant-driven sessions, the camp served as a space for skills-building, knowledge-sharing and collaborative problem-solving where participants explored open-technology solutions.
GUEST POST: DRAPAC25 was a timely opportunity to build on two of Vietnam Rise's recent focuses. Given our recent endeavours, I spent my time at DRAPAC25 attending sessions that addressed tech-related abuses to democracy in Southeast Asia, resourcing solutions amidst rising authoritarianism, and networking with other Southeast Asian activists in the tech space.
Centralizing and strengthening human rights protection in AI strategies has been outlined in a position paper prepared by Parasurama Pamungkas and colleagues from other civil society organisations. The paper is intended to serve as the official strategic recommendation from the CSO network to the National AI Roadmap Working Group under the Ministry of Digital Communications (KOMDIGI).
Disusun dan ditulis oleh peneliti Wana Alamsyah dan Rizky Razmawardhana, riset tersebut dipublikasikan pertama kali dalam sesi “Wishful thinking: Meaningful civil society participation in AI policymaking, innit?” pada Konferensi Digital Rights Asia-Pacific Assembly, 26-27 Agustus 2025 di Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Memusatkan dan menguatkan perlindungan hak asasi manusia dalam strategi akal imitasi (AI) telah dituangkan dalam kertas posisi yang disusun oleh Parasurama Pamungkas beserta kawan-kawan organisasi masyarakat sipil lainnya. Besar harapan kami masukan konstruktif yang termuat dalam kertas posisi ini dapat dipertimbangkan oleh pemerintah dalam merangkakan Peta Jalan dan tata kelola kebijakan AI di Indonesia.
Meet the powerhouse organisations behind this year's Digital Rights in Asia-Pacific assembly, each contributing specialised expertise to drive diverse conversations that will shape our region's digital future.
Join us for this DRAPAC Series session on August 20, ahead of the upcoming DRAPAC25 event in Kuala Lumpur!
