Digital technologies, with their promises of efficiency and process optimization, are seen by many as a panacea. But who pays the price for them?  

In their book Digital Colonialism: How Tech Corporations and Great Powers are Dividing Up the World Among Themselves, tech journalist Ingo Dachwitz and globalization expert Sven Hilbig shed light on the global power dynamics and economic structures within which the digital revolution is taking place. They argue that colonial relations are perpetuated through digitalization, specifically in AI, meaning that a digital society is achieved at the expense of the Global South.

During this event, Ingo Dachwitz will expand participants‘ understanding of this issue by discussing the analytical insights and theoretical background of the book.

Joan Kinyua will then engage participants in the struggles and demands of AI workers in the Global South. Together, we will discuss the political action required to ensure digitalization is shaped in an ethical and globally just manner, reflecting on what a just and decolonial approach to digitalization means for education and global justice education.

Trainer*innen  

• Joan Kinyua is the founding president of the Data Labelers Association (DLA) in Kenya and a prominent advocate for ethical and dignified labour standards within the digital and AI landscape.   
• Ingo Dachwitz is a communications scholar and an expert in the field of ethics in digitalization processes who works as a political technology journalist for the investigative media outlet Netzpolitik.org. 

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Registration

Please register by 3 December. Participation is free of charge.

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Please note:

• You can unregister up to 24 hours before the event by sending an email to veranstaltungen@globaleverantwortung.at. 
• Recordings and screenshots may be taken during the event for future use, for example on our website, social media, and in publications. If you do not wish to be recorded, please inform the event manager at the start of the event. 

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