Sara Pacia

#HumanOnTheLine: ‘Human rights should also be protected in the digital space’

Sara Pacia 10/06/2021

As part of EngageMedia’s campaign to mainstream digital rights in Thailand, EngageMedia interviews Thitirat Thipsamritkul, a lecturer from Thammasat University’s Faculty of Law, about the state of digital rights in Thailand and why the Thai public should pay attention. The full interview is part of EngageMedia’s broader #HumanOnTheLine campaign to educate and empower Thai netizens about their digital rights.

Video Blog: How will 5G affect AI technologies in Southeast Asia?

Sara Pacia 23/02/2021

In the last of our video blog series on artificial intelligence (AI) and Southeast Asia, EngageMedia interviews 5G researcher Melinda Martinus on how the different 5G providers in the region – whether from China or outside Asia – can influence the AI technologies that will be powered by it.

Digital security and safety resources in Burmese now available in one database

Sara Pacia 18/02/2021

In support of the people of Myanmar protesting against the human and digital rights violations by the military, civil society organisations working in Myanmar or on Myanmar issues have published on Gitlab a list of digital security and safety resources in the Burmese language.

Video Blog: Why AI alone cannot ‘cure’ societal problems

Sara Pacia 20/01/2021

Independent researcher Jun-E Tan shares her realisations while researching the opportunities and challenges that artificial intelligence has and continues to bring to Southeast Asia. Her video blog is the second in a series, and part of EngageMedia’s research on AI and its implications in the region.

Funding Opportunity: Applications now open to produce ‘Tech Tales’ digital rights films

Sara Pacia 22/12/2020

EngageMedia invites filmmakers, video journalists, and animators across the Asia-Pacific to produce short films on important digital rights issues happening in our region, as told with our voices and from our perspectives.

Human Rights Day 2020: ‘Recover Better’ in Physical and Digital Spaces

Sara Pacia 11/12/2020

On Human Rights Day 2020, the UN called on the world to “Recover Better – Stand Up for Human Rights”. These human rights also extend to the digital space.

Pretty Good Podcast Episode 8: How Digital Rights Challenges Reflect Democratic Ones In Myanmar

Sara Pacia 24/11/2020

Following the recently concluded elections in Myanmar, EngageMedia sits down with Maung Zarni, Burmese scholar and co-founder of Forces of Renewal Southeast Asia (FORSEA), to discuss how the poll results tie into the bigger digital rights challenges facing the country today.

Video Blog: What is the problem with AI governance today?

Sara Pacia 10/11/2020

In a video blog for EngageMedia’s research on artificial intelligence (AI) in Southeast Asia, IT for Change Deputy Director Nandini Chami answers two pressing questions on AI governance: What is the problem with AI governance today? And, how should developing countries address this issue when evolving AI strategies and roadmaps?

Pretty Good Podcast Episode 7: Protecting the stories of marginalised people in the digital space

Sara Pacia 06/11/2020

Bishakha Datta, Executive Director of Point of View, elaborates on how the challenges marginalised groups face on the internet are parallel to the obstacles encountered offline, as well as how allies in solidarity can protect and amplify these stories in the digital space.

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