An international gathering on digital media, knowledge and activism from a Global Majority perspective
Join us at the Hotel Yak & Yeti in Kathmandu, Nepal on December 6-7 for two days of connection, collaboration and conversation with journalists, activists, technologists, and others from around the world.
Program and Schedule
View the schedule of talks, panels, and workshops presented by experts from around the world.
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About Global Voices
Global Voices is an international, multilingual community of writers, translators, and human rights activists founded in 2004.
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Exploring Wikimedia Collaboration on Language Preservation: Highlights from the 2024 Global Voices Summit in Nepal
The recent Global Voices Summit 2024 saw strong participation from the Wikimedia movement, spurring new ideas for collaboration with a like-minded community and ways to bring more diverse knowledge to Wikimedia projects.
Digital security training: Understanding the political and operational landscape
Asia Centre conducted a 90-minute training session during the Global Voices Summit 2024, focusing on enhancing digital security for high-risk individuals in the Asia-Pacific region.
Global Voices Summit 2024: When the internet goes dark
Internet shutdowns have become increasingly common in South Asian countries, with governments using digital blackouts as a tool to control information flow and suppress dissent.
Global Voices Summit 2024: Looming large – China’s effects on the world
Public perceptions of China's presence are mixed in Global South countries, with many calling for fairer loan and investment terms, while others are eager to take advantage of the financial opportunities.
Strong female ledes
The “Strong Female Ledes” panel at the Global Voices Summit 2024 brought together a dynamic group of women to explore the pivotal role they play in fostering an inclusive media landscape.
Global Voices Summit 2024: Can we save the internet?
This session highlighted the importance of intentionality, solidarity, and empathy-based learning when building communities that can help us regain the internet or better use its potential to serve our interests.
Making Data Work Easier: Highlights from the Global Voices Summit 2024
At the Global Voices Summit, Open Knowledge Nepal showcased the Open Data Editor (ODE), a tool for non-technical users to detect errors, edit, and publish tabular data, while sharing best practices for effective data management.
Summit Photos are Online!
As the official unnofficial photographer for the GV Summit, I put together these galleries to showcase the event!
Global Voices Summit 2024: Where have all the bloggers gone?
Blogging has changed over time, making the online space in which people are expressing themselves more valuable than ever.
Rising Voices: Listening to the world on its own terms
Preserving a language has multiple elements. It’s about ensuring that scripts are digitized, so that we can read and write a language online — this might include scanning and digitizing analog books, as well as designing contemporary fonts.
