Day 0, August 20
For a better digital democracy: defend and strengthen digital rights with public-private partnership
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm Taipei Time | 2F, NPO HUB Taipei
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Taipei Time: AI’s human right crisis and the role of civic sector
The discussion will be moderated by Namrata Maheshwari, Access Now’s Senior Policy Counsel and Encryption Policy Lead. Panelists joining the conversation include Isabel Hou, AI Academy Taiwan’s Secretary General; Peter Micek, Access Now’s Legal and UN Policy Director; and Isedua Oribhabor, Access Now’s Business and Human Rights Manager.
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Taipei Time: Public-private partnership and digital privacy protection
This session will be moderated by Raman Jit Singh Chima, Access Now’s Asia Pacific Policy Director. Panelists include Elizabeth Donkervoort, ABA ROLI’s East Asia Program Director; Faydah Dumarpa, the Commissioner for Emerging Technologies at the Philippines Commission on Human Rights; and Chia-Shuo Tang, Open Culture Foundation Taiwan’s Research Manager.
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Taipei Time: How could civic groups create policy impact in digital democracy?
This session will be moderated by Wei-Chen Lim, Open Culture Foundation Taiwan’s Executive Secretary. Panelists include Don Le, Article 19’s coordinator; Shruti Narayan, Access Now’s Asia Pacific Policy Counsel; Faiz Naeem, Access Now’s Asia Pacific Program Associate, along with participants from the local internet governance community and members of Access Now’s Digital Security Helpline.