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Today’s Events^ dispatch contains curated posts — currently through June 2027 — to keep you updated on knowledge shaping moments outside the mainstream Northern discourse. Please feel free to submit any upcoming events — seminars, conferences, webinars, workshops, trainings, etc — that you feel are relevant by dropping me a note by using this button:
Training Opportunities
Self-Paced | Online | Unlocking AI for Nonprofits, by NetHope and Microsoft (*), Cost: Free
Self-Paced | Online | AI and Human Rights 101, by United Nations Global Compact, Cost: Free
22 July to 08 October 2026 | Online | The Asia-Europe Training on Science and Technology Diplomacy 2026 for young professionals, organised by Asia-Europe Foundation (Note: culminates with the Asia-Europe Science and Technology Youth Summit in October (see below)
Fellowship / Seminar Opportunities
24th ASEM Seminar on Human Rights (ASEMHRS24): The Future of Human Rights - From Local to Global, 12-14 October in Ulaanbaatar, organised by Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia, Mongolia Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Application due 31 August 2026
Research Abstracts | Call for Papers
Call for abstracts: 2026 Women and Gender Studies Association of the Philippines (WASP) Annual Conference: Subverting Silences, Building Solidarities: Gendered Perspectives on Peace, Security and Resilience in the Philippines (12-13 Nov 2026, Manila, Philippines) - 31 August 2026
🆕 The Inaugural UM-UESTC International Symposium on AI Ethics and Law: Legal Issues, Social Problems and Algorithm Ethics - Global Perspectives and Regional Practices (Chengdu Segment 14-15 Dec; Macau Segment 17-18 Dec), organised by the Universidade de Macau (UM) Faculdade de Direito and the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) - 31 August 2026
🆕 Call for papers: 11th Urbanisation and Development Conference, (14-16 December 2026, Singapore) organised by the World Bank Group, Singapore Management University, George Washington University and Jinan University – 04 September 2026
Calendar
⏮️ 🆕 17-19 August 2026 | Hà Nội, Việt Nam | ASEAN Law Forum 2026: Artificial Intelligence in Law-Making and Law Enforcement in the Digital Era, organised by the Government of Việt Nam
🆕 18-19 August 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | ASEAN Workship on Cross-Border Digital Identity and Verifiable Credentials, organised by the World Bank
19-21 August | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | LAWASIA Environmental Law Conference 2026: Environmental Rule of Law: what it is, how it is implemented, what are its threats, what are its institutions and how it can be upheld, organised by LAWASIA (the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific), the Papua New Guinea Centre for Judicial Excellence and the Papua New Guinea Law Society (*)
19-21 August 2026 | Seoul, South Korea | AI Summit Seoul & Expo 2026, organised by MIT Publishing Korea (*)
🆕 20 August 2026 | Jakarta, Indonesia and Online | Mengoptimalkan “temporary protection measures” dalam penanganan kekerasan seksual di Indonesia, organised by The Indonesian Institute Center for Public Policy Research
🆕 20 August 2026 | Webinar | Tech for Palestine Roundtable: Winning the Algorithm Wars, organised by Tech for Palestine
20 August 2026 | Sydney, Australia | Unbroken: Resilience, Dissent, and the Future of Democracy in Southeast Asia - a public lecture with Dr Chee Soon Juan, organised by the University of Sydney, Sydney Southeast Asia Centre, Malaysia & Singapore Society of Australia
🆕 20-21 August 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | 15th Global ID & Verifiable Credential Summit and Interoperability Testing Event, organised by the World Bank
20-21 August 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | Religious Freedom in Asia: Representation, Restriction, Rights (Asia Centre’s 11th Annual Conference), organised by the Asia Centre
22-24 August 2026 | Lahor, Pakistan / Online | Towards Alternative World Making: A Dialogue on Ending Imperialism and Dismantling the Coloniality of Power, organised by the Pluriversity Lahore and Centre for Critical Peace Studies at the University of Management and Technology, with international scholar network (Pakistan, Brazil, South Africa, Ireland, Hong Kong and Philippines)
24-28 August 2026 | Pathum Thani (Bangkok), Thailand | Professional Development Course on AI in HAR and Superworker Organisation Transformation, organised by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
25-27 August 2026 | New Delhi, India | AVPN Conference 2026: A Blueprint for Action in Asia, organised by Asian Venture Philanthropists Network (APVN) (*)
🆕 26-28 August 2026 | Jakarta, Indonesia and some hybrid | CIPS DIGIWEEK 2026: Co-Creating Digital Policy for Indonesia’s Rights & Livelihoods, organised by the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS), Friedrich Naumann Foundation Indonesia, inDrive, KONEKSI Knowledge Partnership Platform Australia-Indonesia, and the Indonesian Ministry of Human Rights (*)
⏮️ 🆕 27 August 2026 | Lalitpur, Nepal | Digital Nepal Conclave 2026: Shaping Nepal’s Digital Future, organised by ICT Foundation Nepal
28 August 2026 | Taipei, Taiwan | Advanced AI Safety Forum 2026: AI Risk, Governance, and Industrial Practices, organised by National Taiwan University IoX Center and Taiwan AI Center of Excellence (AICoE)
🆕 28 August 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | Book Launch: Law of the Jungle in the WOLF WORLD - Geopolitics and the Future of Southeast Asia, organised by Chulalongkorn University, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and ISIS Thailand
28-29 August 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | 5th NIC-NIDA Conference 2026: Governance in the Age of AI: Transformation for Human & Global Impact, organised by the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)
September 2026
02-04 September 2026 | Nassau, The Bahamas | World Telecommunication Policy Forum 2026, organised by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
03-04 September 2026 | Tokyo, Japan | 11th ILERA Asian Regional Conference 2026: Challenges for the New World of Work – How Should We Respond to New Technologies?, organised by JILPT (Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training) and JIRRA (Japan Industrial Relations Research Association), at Hosei University, Ichigaya Campus
🆕 03-04 September 2026 | Online | Just Transition Forum Asia (JTFA) 2026, organised by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Climate Action Network Southeast Asia (CANSEA)
04-10 September 2026 | Mumbai, India | APNIC 62, organised by Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), Internet Service Providers Association of India, and NIXI (*)
04-06 September 2026 | Estoril, Portugal | Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Annual Convening: Gathering defenders at the intersection of technology and rights, organised by APC
07-08 September 2026 | Singapore | ICIP 2026: International Conference on Internet and Politics, organised by World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
07-08 September 2026 | Uttar Pradesh, India | From Welfare to Rights: Reimagining Disability Justice in India, organised by the Centre for Disability Rights, School of Law, Bennett University; Dharmashastra National University
⏮️ 🆕 07-08 September 2026 | Hong Kong, China | PBC Forum: Philanthropy for Better Cities, organised by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and the Institute of Philanthropy (*)
07 Sept - 09 Oct 2026 | Geneva, Switzerland | 63rd Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council, organised by the United Nations
🆕 08-10 September 2026 | Barcelona, Spain | Data for Policy 2026 (DfP’26): Governance of/with AI - Implications for data, infrastructure and tech sovereignty, organised by Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Data & Policy, Cambridge University Press, The Digital Statecraft Academy, and 22@Network Barcelona (*)
08-11 September 2026 | Paris, France | UNESCO Digital Learning Week 2026 - Education in the Age of AI: Facts | Frictions | Frontiers, organised by UNESCO
🆕 12-13 September 2026 | 18th BRICS Summit, organised by the Government of India
09-20 September 2026 | Siem Reap, Cambodia | Cambodia ICT Camp 2026 (4th Edition), including thematic areas: AI and the Future of Digital Rights; Staying Safe ONline; and Digital Media, Censorship and Access to Information; organised by Open Development Cambodia Organisation (ODC), Cambodia ICT and Digital Forum, Transparency International Cambodia, Stop Online Harm, Klahaan, Cooperation Committee for Cambodia, Cambodia Indigenous Youth Association
09-10 September 2026 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | M360 ASEAN, organised by GSMA and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) (*)
10-12 September 2026 | Singapore | ASEAN Symposium for Youth Leaders 2026, organised by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
⏮️ 🆕 13-14 August 2026 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | CPDP-LatAm, organised by FGV Direito Rio, Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade
14-16 September 2026 | Seoul, South Korea | 39th LAWASIA Conference 2026, organised by LAWASIA (the Law Association for Asia and the Pacific) and the Korean Bar Association (*)
14-17 September 2026 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | The 4th Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, organised by UNESCO and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
14-18 September 2026 | Honiara, Solomon Islands | 5th Pacific Ocean Climate Change Conference, organised by Solomon Islands National University, Pacific Climate Change Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, National University of Samoa, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
15-16 September 2026 | Jakarta, Indonesia | INDOSEC: Reinforcing Indonesia’s Cyber Shield for a Connected Future, organised by Indosec Awards with Badan Keamanan Laut Republik Indonesia (Indonesia Maritime Security Agency) (*)
15-17 September 2026 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Global AI Summit - GAIN 2026, organised by the government of Saudi Arabia (*)
14-17 September 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand | 8th UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific, organised by UN OHCHR, UNDP, UN WOMEN, ILO, IOM, UNEP, UNICEF and UNESCAP
19 September 2026 | Malé, Maldives | Maldives Internet Governance Forum (MVIGF26), organised by Maldives IGF Secretariat, Women in Tech Maldives
21-25 September 2026 | Savusavu, Fiji | Pacific Media Summit 2026: Reaching the Remote - Media and Digital Innovation for a Connected Blue Pacific, organised by PINA Pacific News Service
21-25 September 2026 | New York City, United States | UN General Assembly High-Level Week and AI Governance Day, organised by the United Nations
22 September 2026 | Global, Online | Rights Con Continues Summit (replacing the cancelled annual RightsCon in Zambia earlier in the year), organised by Access Now
24-25 September 2026 | Hong Kong | 10th Asian Privacy Scholars Network Conference: Privacy and Data Protection in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, organised by the City University of Hong Kong, Centre for Legal Innovation and Digtal Society (CLINDS) and Asian Privacy Scholars Network (APSN)
25 September 2026 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka IGF 2026, organised by Internet Governance Forum Sri Lanka
26-30 September 2026 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: Accelerating crime prevention, criminal justice and the rule of law: protecting people and planet and achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the digital age, organised by the United Nations
27-28 September 2026 | Hong Kong SAR | ICLSPI 2026: 20. International Conference on Legal, Security and Privacy Issues, organised by International Research Conference
🆕 27-28 September 2026 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | FactFest 2026: Truth, Trust, and Democratic Transition, organised by Digitally Right, Fojo Media Institute; with funding from the Swedish Government
🆕 28 Sept - 04 Oct 2026 | Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka AI Week 2026: AI Amplified, organised by Ministry of Digital Economy, GovTech Sri Lanka, and SLT Mobitel (*)
29 September - 01 October 2026 | Athens, Greece | Athens Democracy Forum 2026, organised by the Democracy & Culture Foundation, and the New York Times
The rest of this calendar covers more than 100 events through June 2027 on AI governance, platform accountability, digital rights, human trafficking, inclusion, media freedom and related topics — with a particular eye on civil society, researchers, and advocates working in the Global South — and with a note on who's actually behind each one. Several have registration deadlines in the coming weeks. Paid subscribers see all of it.
