On Friday, March 24th, 2023, the ISOC-CH General Assembly decided to join the explicit disassociation from the position paper "Joint Statement zur Plattformregulierung" issued and co-signed by Digitale Gesellschaft (Digiges) a few months ago. The post ISOC-CH to support disassociation from DigiGes Platform statement appeared first on ISOC Switzerland Chapter.

The parliamentary initiative Pult violates the Swiss Federal Constitution, including freedom of expression and information as well as freedom of the media. Therefore ISOC-CH, pEp Foundation and Pirate Party recommend rejection of the parliamentary initiative Pult. The post ISOC-CH, pEp Foundation and Pirate Party recommend rejection of the parliamentary initiative Pult appeared first on ISOC Switzerland Chapter.

John Spencer, a former US Army Major, is the Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Madison Policy Forum. When Russian troops invaded Ukraine and started to get bogged into a gruelling siege at Mariupol, he decided to help the best way he could: by getting his urban warfare manual translated to Ukrainian and hope... The post Can Russian Wikipedia go offline? [https://www.isoc.ch/can-russian-wikipedia-go-offline/] appeared first on ISOC Switzerland Chapter [https://www.isoc.ch].

On June 5th and 6th, Mission Publiques invited stakeholders worldwide to discuss the future of Internet governance and to seek answers to How to shape the future of digital cooperation? Who should decide how to leverage the opportunities brought by the use of digital technologies and mitigate the risks they involve? A couple of board... The post ISOC Switzerland Chapter takes part in “We the Internet” Global Citizens’ and Stakeholders’ Dialogue appeared first on ISOC Switzerland Chapter.

Building on the first two events of the Values of Internet Technologies (VIT) series, this third workshop will explore Human Rights and how they relate to the digital sphere. We will delve into the impact of Internet protocol design on Human Rights and look at the protocols existing today. Finally we will discuss the potential of... The post Human Rights and present / future ICT ‒ Why and how are they related? [https://www.isoc.ch/human-rights-and-present-future-ict-%e2%80%92-why-and-how-are-they-related/] appeared first on ISOC Switzerland Chapter [https://www.isoc.ch].