Cities Coalition for Digital Rights

✨ Celebrating the 1st International #DigitalRightsDays – December 10th & 11th! This week, cities around the world are coming together to champion #HumanRights in the digital era. Digital technologies have become transformative tools for public services, but their potential can only be fully realized when they are people-centered, ethically governed, and focused on bridging divides—both digital and social. The inaugural International Digital Rights Days (IDRD), launched by the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, is a global celebration of the vital role that municipalities and human rights defenders play in promoting, respecting, and protecting #DigitalRights as human rights. 💡 Why digital rights matter: ✅ They safeguard #Privacy, freedom of expression, and access to information. ✅ They ensure equitable participation in the digital world, free from discrimination or undue surveillance. ✅ They make #Technology a force for #Inclusion, equity, and empowerment. 📅 With over 50 cities and partners organizing 20+ events—from hackathons to youth dialogues, podcasts, and conferences—this is a movement turning dialogue into action for a more inclusive and ethical digital future. 👉 Let’s come together to ensure that digital innovation serves everyone and enhances quality of life for all communities. Learn more about this historic initiative and how you can join the movement: Contact us or visit Cities Coalition for Digital Rights https://lnkd.in/e_nSSfNz Thank you to our colleagues who accepted to explain what digital human rights mean to them!   Tamilla Abdul-Aliyeva Alexandra Briem Paulo Calçada Daniel Gaspar Arnau Monterde Katlijn Perneel Sophie Woodville Thank you to our international team for all their efforts to transform these days into impactful actions ! Léa Lebon Mafalda Machado  Catarina Nae Yen Kuo Nabeel Shakeel Ahmed Hector Dominguez Jasmin Repo Tamiris Cristhina Resende, Ph.D. Dr. Christoph Schubert Manon Reniers Joan Batlle Montserrat (PhD) Eva Pandora Baldursdóttir Igor Oliveira Peter Joziasse Megan L. Carmen V. #DigitalRightsDays #SmartCities #DataProtection #HumanRightsDay

The cities of Amsterdam and Barcelona lead the way on boosting #transparency and #participation in the governance of digital technologies! 🏙️ As leading cities of Mission 1 of the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, Amsterdam and Barcelona are advocating for cities as primary interfaces for digital services to adopt rights-respecting technologies, with citizen participation central to these efforts. 📣 Cities should empower citizens by giving them meaningful decision-making power, and involve them in participatory processes from the beginning, says Tamilla Abdul-Aliyeva, Digital Rights and Ethics Officer at the city of Amsterdam, together with her colleagues Joan Batlle and Antonia Sánchez Hernández from the city of Barcelona. 📜 In its advocacy paper, the CC4DR Mission 1 outlines a digital human rights landscape in cities that leaves no one behind in participation processes, and that increases transparency and trust between citizens and public administrations. Read more about it here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/drwjq3Fx

🙌 A huge THANK YOU to everyone who took part in the International #DigitalRightsDays 🌐 This inaugural edition, coordinated by the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, demonstrated that digital rights are human rights—whether in urban contexts or across the globe. 📅 Mark your calendars now! The next edition will take place on December 10th and 11th, 2025. Stay tuned! In the coming weeks, we’ll publish a report summarizing all the valuable insights gathered during these inspiring days. But first, here are some key highlights 👇: 🏙️ 22 cities officially participated in the IDRD: Assaí, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belo Horizonte, Bordeaux, Brussels, Douala, Ghent, Helsinki, Kyiv, Leipzig, Manchester, Montreal, New York City, Niterói, Portland, Porto, Reykjavik, Rotterdam, Toronto. 👥 30+ partners and speakers contributed, including representatives from the Digital Child Rights Foundation, AfroLeadership, Fórum Inova Cidades, Centre for Civil Liberties, and Forum Virium Helsinki. 📅 20+ events worldwide, ranging from workshops and conferences to hackathons, youth dialogues, podcasts, exhibitions, and social media campaigns. 💡 The journey doesn’t stop here—together, we continue to shape a future where digital rights are a priority for all. Thank you to Oleksandra Matviichuk Matviichuk from the Center for Civil Liberties for sharing her experience at this occasion!

Check out the message that we got from Senator Jeff Merkley for the international #digitalrights days https://lnkd.in/gWw-MG_K

Digital Rights: A Global Challenge That Starts in Cities 🌍💡   In today’s digital age, technology is reshaping our lives in unprecedented ways. As we navigate this transformation, ensuring digital rights becomes crucial for creating a more just, inclusive, and sustainable society.   To mark the International Days for Digital Rights (IDRD), led by the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights, Bordeaux Métropole is hosting an essential conference on the theme: “A Global Challenge That Starts in the Cities.” 🌐   Key issues like digital inclusion, net neutrality, and personal data protection are at the heart of this conversation. Cities and metropolises are not just urban centers – they are driving change, championing ethical digital strategies, and fostering policies that are inclusive, participatory, and focused on protecting citizens’ online rights. 👉 Join the conference on Wednesday December 11th at 6:30 PM CET https://lnkd.in/e5QQBuAF 👉 or online https://lnkd.in/eh3GcNJa - conference in French   Thanks to their coordination, Porto Digital and Bordeaux Métropole are spearheading this global initiative, uniting 22 municipalities to work together on this vital mission.   The IDRD is more than just an event – it’s a platform for cities worldwide to share their local innovations and build global solutions. 🌍✨   👉 Join the International Digital Rights Days to help shape responsible, inclusive, and future-ready digital cities! https://lnkd.in/eEnF-YY4 #DigitalRightsDays #SmartCities #InclusiveTech #DataProtection #DigitalInclusion #SustainableCities

Getting ready for the 🌐 International #DigitalRightsDays 🌍 on 10 & 11 December? 🚀 Be sure to have a look at the events that our members are organizing on this occasion! Gemeente Rotterdam, in cooperation with the Digital Child Rights Foundation, is organizing a Digital Child Rights Talk: Digital Child Rights youth ambassadors from all over the world will discuss their digital life, the problems and challenges they are facing, and their wishes for a more child-friendly digital environment. 🕔 10 December 2024, 12:00-14:00 CET 📍 Hybrid: Rotterdam (The Netherlands) & online Find out more about the event here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/dTK4zJBM Peter Joziasse Jochem Cooiman Joab De Lang This event is part of the International Digital Rights Days 🌐, a global campaign to promote human rights in the digital environment. Find more information on the IDRD on our dedicated website 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEnF-YY4

📢 The Cities Coalition of Digital Rights is proud to present its next advocacy paper titled "For a consent-based and transparent data management in cities - recommendations from the Cities Coalition for Digital Rights"! For cities, consent-based services mean respecting privacy and individuals' autonomy and transforming digital services in a human-centric way. To support cities in their efforts towards transparent and accountable data management, the following actions are needed: 🔒 Implementing data-driven technologies based on #privacy and #dataprotection 🤝 Mainstreaming the use of consent-based data sharing solutions 🌍 Developing coherent international data #transparency standards 💻 Investing in comprehensive Digital and data literacy programs 🏙️ Empowering cities and residents by supporting #OpenData strategies and solutions This paper was released by the Coalition's Mission 2, which aims to provide proactive digital services that meet residents' needs, led by the cities of Helsinki and Porto. You can read the full paper below or on our website: https://lnkd.in/dbjXmC3F Helsingin kaupunki – Helsingfors stad – City of Helsinki Câmara Municipal do Porto The CC4DR would like to thank the authors of this paper, Jasmin Repo and Mafalda Machado! This is one of several position papers that are released as a series leading up to the International Digital Rights Days (IDRD) on 10 and 11 December 2024. 📅 📌 Stay tuned for our campaign ahead of the IDRD, and follow our Coalition members' activities on our dedicated IDRD website: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEnF-YY4

🌐 Exciting Highlights from the International Digital Rights Days! 🌍   We're thrilled to share the impact of our global movement defending digital human rights with 50 cities and partners across 3 continents. Our mission? To champion digital human rights and empower communities worldwide.   🎯 Key Achievements: ▪️ Multiple events planned bringing together civil servants, activists, universities, and institutions ▪️ A focus on critical topics: AI Ethics, Data Protection, Digital Inclusion, and Citizen Participation ▪️ Thousands of people engaged through workshops, conferences, hackathons, and youth dialogues   🚀 Want to get involved? It is not too late!   Join the conversation using #DigitalRightsDays and help us make digital rights a global priority! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ejWkxrnq Contact: [email protected] #DigitalRights #GlobalCitizenship #Technology #HumanRights   Thank you to our international team for all their efforts to transform these days into impactful actions ! Sophie Woodville Mafalda Machado Paulo Calçada Daniel Gaspar Catarina Nae Yen Kuo Nabeel Shakeel Ahmed Hector Dominguez Jasmin Repo Tamiris Cristhina Resende, Ph.D. Jean M. Dr. Christoph Schubert Manon Reniers Tamilla Abdul-Aliyeva Arnau Monterde Joan Batlle Montserrat (PhD) Eva Pandora Baldursdóttir Igor Oliveira Peter Joziasse Megan L.

🌐 Exciting Highlights from the International Digital Rights Days! 🌍   We're thrilled to share the impact of our global movement defending digital human rights with 50 cities and partners across 3 continents. Our mission? To champion digital human rights and empower communities worldwide.   🎯 Key Achievements: ▪️ Multiple events planned bringing together civil servants, activists, universities, and institutions ▪️ A focus on critical topics: AI Ethics, Data Protection, Digital Inclusion, and Citizen Participation ▪️ Thousands of people engaged through workshops, conferences, hackathons, and youth dialogues   🚀 Want to get involved? It is not too late!   Join the conversation using #DigitalRightsDays and help us make digital rights a global priority! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ejWkxrnq Contact: [email protected] #DigitalRights #GlobalCitizenship #Technology #HumanRights   Thank you to our international team for all their efforts to transform these days into impactful actions ! Sophie Woodville Mafalda Machado Paulo Calçada Daniel Gaspar Catarina Nae Yen Kuo Nabeel Shakeel Ahmed Hector Dominguez Jasmin Repo Tamiris Cristhina Resende, Ph.D. Jean M. Dr. Christoph Schubert Manon Reniers Tamilla Abdul-Aliyeva Arnau Monterde Joan Batlle Montserrat (PhD) Eva Pandora Baldursdóttir Igor Oliveira Peter Joziasse Megan L.

🤖 🏘️ Thank you to the city of Assaí to bring the topic of ethical #AI in small cities! For the International #DigitalRightsDays (IDRD), the municipality is organising, in cooperation with Sebrae/PR, the Sun Valley Day ☀️ , an in-person event to provide insight to nine cities from the Paraná region in Brazil regarding the use of AI and digital rights. 🕔 10 December 2024, 14:00 (GMT-3) 📍 Assaí, BR Fórum Inova Cidades Igor Oliveira This event is part of the International Digital Rights Days 🌐, a global campaign to promote human rights in the digital environment. Find more information on the IDRD on our dedicated website 👉 https://lnkd.in/eEnF-YY4