Socio-technical trailblazer. I help civil society organisations use the internet for good: connecting people, processes, data, and technology.
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New on Rolf's events watch list: FOSDEM, Feb 01, 2025 <a href="https://fosdem.org/2025/">https://fosdem.org/2025/</a>
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New on Rolf's events watch list: WHY2025, Aug 08, 2025 What Hackers Yearn 2025 <a href="https://why2025.org/">https://why2025.org/</a>
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@jamesbelchamber @mgifford the 2024-2025 calendar says exams should end Friday Feb 1st, and the next semester starts Mon Feb 10th, so still a bit up for grabs perhaps? In 2024 it was the weekend at the end of exams (would be Feb 2+3 2025); and usually it's the first weekend of Feb, but I've also…
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New on Rolf's events watch list: Palestine Digital Activism Forum (PDAF), Jun 04, 2024 Many sessions on the role of #AI, #LLM etc in conflicts. #PDAF https://pdaf.net/
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@mgifford wow, keep me posted on what you learn about AI for policy-making 🙂 safe travels!
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New on Rolf's events watch list: Datafest Africa, Jul 17, 2024 Harnessing Data & Technology for Africa's Transformation <a href="https://datafest.africa/">https://datafest.africa/</a>
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New on Rolf's events watch list: Global Digital Development Forum, Jun 12, 2024 Hybrid event <a href="https://www.digitaldevforum.com/">https://www.digitaldevforum.com/</a> #ICT4D
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@andrew Back in the '90s, I was part of a grassroots facilitators collective. We had a meeting in Libkovice, a village completely destroyed for a brown coal mine. Very weird to walk around streets: no houses, but apple and pear trees in gardens still with their fruits… We stayed with the former mayor, Stanislav Břicháček,…
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New on Rolf's events watch list: Large Language Models for media and democracy: wrecking or saving society? , Apr 23, 2024 <a href="https://www.cwi.nl/en/events/large-language-models-for-media-and-democracy-wrecking-or-saving-society/">https://www.cwi.nl/en/events/large-language-models-for-media-and-democracy-wrecking-or-saving-society/</a>
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New on Rolf's events watch list: Impact Space, Apr 22, 2024 Impact Space means collaborative, participant-driven events for campaigners and fundraisers from across Europe <a href="https://www.impact-space.org/">https://www.impact-space.org/</a>