[Air-L] WEBCAST 15, 17, 23 NOV: Community Networks for Social Good

[Joly MacFie]

This has just kicked off. Day 1 real time text is at https://bit.ly/3wKCNqH

ISOC Live posted: "On 15, 17, 23 November 2021 the Digital Empowerment
Foundation and the Internet Society host the 5th annual Community Network
Exchange Asia Pacific will be held on;line, with the theme 'Community
Networks for Social Good'. Within this overall theme, sessi"


[image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cnx2021>*On 15,
17, 23 November 2021* the *Digital Empowerment Foundation
<https://defindia.org/>* and the* Internet Society
<https://www.internetsociety.org/regions/asia-pacific/>* host the 5th
annual *Community Network Exchange Asia Pacific <https://cnxapac.org/>*
will be held on;line, with the theme '*Community Networks for Social Good*'.
Within this overall theme, session sub-themes will reflect on the
importance of community networks in accelerating reach and providing help
to the communities to respond to COVID-19 and also to benefit from digital
opportunities. It will also explore the experiences and challenges faced by
community networks during the pandemic.

*DAY 1 - Monday November 15 2021* 10:30-12:45 IST (05:00-07:15 UTC)

*Session 1: The Pandemic, Digital Dependence and the Unconnected:
Challenges and Opportunities*
*Dr Daniel Featherstone*, Senior Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence
for Automated Decision-Making and Society, Royal Melbourne Institute of
Technology (RMIT) University
*Bhai Shelly*, Communication for Development Specialist, UNICEF India
*Amrita Choudhury*, President of Internet Society Delhi Chapter, Vice-Chair
Asia Pacific Regional IGF (AprIGF)
Satish Mittal*, Head, Facebook Express WiFi India*
Moderator: *Rajnesh Singh*, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet
Society

*Session 2: Community Networks: Empowering Education and Health Care*
*Talant Sultanov*, Co-founder of the Internet Society-Kyrgyzstan
*Meeta Sengupta*, Expert on Education and Policy
*Dr Regi George*, Cofounder, Tribal Health Initiative, Sittilingi, Tamil
Nadu
*Sylvia Cadena*, Head of Programs & Partnerships, APNIC Foundation
Moderator: *Osama Manzar*, Founder Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation

*DAY 2 - Wednesday November 17 2021* 10:30-12:45 IST (05:00-07:15 UTC)

*Session 1: Why CN and CR are Twins*
*Prof. Vinod Pavarala*, UNESCO Chair on Community Media, University of
Hyderabad
*Martin Corben*, Community Media Consultant, Australia
*"Radio Rob" Hopkins*, Radio and Telecommunications Enthusiast Yukon, Canada
*AHM Bazlur Rahman*, Chief Executive Officer, Bangladesh NGOs Network for
Radio & Communication
*Philomena Gnanapragasam*, Director, Asia-Pacific Institute for
Broadcasting Development
*Rajnesh Singh*, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society

*Session 2: CR & CN Case Stories*
*DREAM project* of APC and DEF
*Mew Community* in Haryana, Nuh (video)
*Rajnesh Singh*, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society
*Osama Manzar*, Founder Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation

*Session 3: The How and Future of CN and CR Collaboration*
*Naveed Haq*, Regional Director, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Internet
Society
*Balkrishna Pokhrel*, Executive Director, ACORAB, Nepal
*Prof. Ralph Afolabi Akinfeleye*, Chairman, Centre of Excellence in
Multimedia & Cinematography, Unilag Radio 103.1FM and Television, Nigeria
*Osama Manzar*, Founder Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation
*Rajnesh Singh*, Regional Vice President, Asia-Pacific, Internet Society
*Philomena Gnanapragasam*, Director, Asia-Pacific Institute for
Broadcasting Development

*DAY 3 - Tuesday 23 November 2021* 10:30-12:45 IST (05:00-07:15 UTC)

*Session 1: Community Networks: Media, Misinformation and Misuse*
*Philomena Gnanapragasam*, Director, Asia-Pacific Institute for
Broadcasting Development
*Sarbani Banerjee Belur*, Asia Regional Coordinator, Community Networks, APC
*Anju Mangal*, Head of Asia-Pacific Region, A4AI, World Wide Web Foundation
Moderator: *Anita Gurumurthi*, Executive Director, IT for change

*Session 2: Rural Changemakers and Innovators: Community Networks as a
Catalyst for Digital Transformation*
*Harish Pillay*, Head, OSPO APAC, Red Hat Asia Pacific
*Jane Coffin*, Senior Vice President, Internet Growth, Internet Society
*Satyam Darmora*, CEO & Founder, i2e1
*Siope Vakataki ‘Ofa*, Economic Affairs Officer, ICT and Development
Section, ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, ESCAP
Moderator: *Dr Syed S Kazi*, Director, Council for Social & Digital
Development, North East India

*LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cnx2021
<http://livestream.com/internetsociety/cnx2021>*

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*REAL TIME TEXT (see ISOC.LIVE <https://ISOC.LIVE>)*

*TWITTER #CNX2021 <https://bit.ly/3qRS883> @DEFindia @internetsociety
@isocapac #communitynetworks #GrowInternet #SwitchItOn *

*SIMULCASTS*
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*ARCHIVE*
*https://archive.org/details/cnx2021 <https://archive.org/details/cnx2021>*



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