Emma Baumhofer

Tech, innovation, culture, and design. Digital Peacebuilding Advisor @swisspeace.

[Emma Baumhofer @ebaumhofer]

Check out our Digital Peacebuilding Toolkit: https://t.co/fyKzRfERvY

[Marc Owen Jones @marcowenjones]

🧵So far on X the unconfirmed report about 40 murdered babies have at least 44 million impressions, 300k likes, over 100k reposts (retweets). The key propagators of the story were @i24NEWS_EN and @Israel, the story was based on a report by @Nicole_Zedek

[Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress]

What is Secure? An Analysis of Popular Messaging Apps

A deep dive into the design and technical security of encrypted apps by Justin Hendrix, Cooper Quintin, Caroline Sinders, Leila Wylie Wagner, Tim Bernard, Ami Mehta. Read the 86-page report here:
https://t.co/9HGUqP91ei

[Emma Baumhofer @ebaumhofer]

Flashing back to this super interesting conversation I had at the start of the year with Nina Frey, Deputy Head of Swiss Digitalization in Foreign Policy & @abornyakov, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation in Ukraine @CityDiia Watch it here: https://t.co/2Cd8RkmKQD

[Emma Baumhofer @ebaumhofer]

If you're in Basel, join us! The film and discussion are in English.

[KOFF @PlattformKOFF]

Save the date! Herzliche Einladung zum KOFF Filmabend 📽️mit dem Film "Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Space", organisiert in Kooperation mit @swisspeace & @CanSwitzerland.

Jetzt anmelden! https://t.co/0cZsO4JApB

[Plattform Zivile Konfliktbearbeitung @PlattformZKB]

Happy Release Day 🎉. Am ersten Tag unserer #Jahrestagung „Frieden digital“ erscheint „Sealing the Cracks - An intersectional feminist perspective on digital peacebuilding“ von @howtobuildpeace, herausg. von @BerghofFnd und @PlattformZKB. 📖: https://t.co/Vax2cLhgzr 🕊️

[Emma Baumhofer @ebaumhofer]

The impact of technology on our work and personal lives is an ever-present topic. Join us for our next digital peacebuilding course to bring your expertise to this discussion and learn how to leverage technology in your work. - Please help to share this link with your networks!

[Basel Peace Forum @baselpeaceforum]

Were you unable to attend this year's Basel Peace Forum? No problem!
📹 Check out our diverse panels in this playlist 👇
https://t.co/pcrzZ7vwnE
#BPF2023

[Emma Baumhofer @ebaumhofer]

A great set of speakers in this thread! Looking forward to this conference next weekend in Loccum. #digitalpeacebuilding

[Thomas Müller-Färber @TMueFae]

1/Today, nearly all conflicts echo substantially within digital space. In terms of #digitalization #peacebuilding lags behind. What needs to change? 21-23 April together with @PlattformZKB we search for answers. You are all welcomed!

A short preview

https://t.co/t9uo71xe0I

[@timnitGebru (@dair-community.social/bsky.social) @timnitGebru]

Since we've been looking for more things to do, @emilymbender @mmitchell_ai @mcmillan_majora and I wrote a statement about the horrible "letter" on the AI apocalypse, the very first citation of which, was our #StochasticParrots paper.
https://t.co/6kFtBcXhZj

[⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳 @audreyt]

Many view AI governance as a Gordian knot.🪢

But an ever-largening legion of digital democracy devotees see things differently.👓

@timdavies has a razor-sharp approach for cutting to the chase on global deliberations.🌐

Read on via @ConnectedByData.🔽
https://t.co/MVVv8N5FWr

[Emma Baumhofer @ebaumhofer]

Now here's an idea. Polarization as a taxable negative externality of digital platforms. Check this 🧵👇 #polarizationtax

[Helena Puig Larrauri @HelenaPuigL]

Societal divides are a negative externality of digital platforms, much like carbon emissions are negative externalities of industrial production. Digital platforms should be taxed for this. I've been writing about why and how, here's a summary: https://t.co/9RtWpFufh3

[Data Visualization Society @DataVizSociety]

New in Nightingale: @lookfor_liubov on how she turned dream diaries into a #data project. She analyzed the types of dreams Russians experienced as the #UkraineRussiaWar war erupted, then charted the results.

#dataviz #datahumanism #Ukraine #Russia
https://t.co/oWIpzFC9Dh

[Bellingcat @bellingcat]

🚨Bellingcat will host its next hackathon between April 21 and 23.

The event will have a specific focus on increasing the accessibility of software tools used in digital investigations.

Find out more and sign up here:

https://t.co/Q1eD04uuXW

[Emma Baumhofer @ebaumhofer]

https://t.co/HIMIB23XYH @justinhendrix @techpolicypress

[KOFF @PlattformKOFF]

Der #InternationaleFrauentag 2023 beschäftigt sich mit #Gleichberechtigung im #digitalen Kontext. KOFF arbeitet kontinuierlich im Bereich #gender und am #genderdigitalnexus.

Lesen Sie die Statements unserer Expert:innen Dr. Anna Antonakis & @ebaumhofer zur Relevanz des Nexus!

[Emma Baumhofer @ebaumhofer]

I’m happy to contribute to this course on a section about communicating through mis- and disinformation. Join us!

[Emma Baumhofer @ebaumhofer]

If you're based in or near Basel, I'd love to see you at our upcoming Digital Peacebuilding Master Class on April 3rd.

[KOFF @PlattformKOFF]

What challenges & opportunities does #DigitalTechnology bring to your #peacebuilding work? How do you know when to integrate it into your program? Discuss #DigitalPeacebuilding with us during our next KOFF master class in Basel. Register here👇https://t.co/70t1terQiV @ebaumhofer

[Emma Baumhofer @ebaumhofer]

"Keep the Humanities in Tech" - Yes! Tech companies need to actively recruit folks from the Humanities to support their #TechForGood work.

[CanadaNY @CanadaNY]

The insights keep coming - now on preserving democracy in the rise of digital repression, with @amylarsen10 , @caitlintchin , @JasonSteinhauer and @mlmillerphd #BetterTechFuture

[Toda Peace Institute @TodaInstitute]

Humanity needs technology that builds trust and civic health rather than outrage and division. This article supporting the Desiging Tech for Social Cohesion conference https://t.co/7RYZQE1YPr @TodaInstitute @LIsaSchirch @HumaneTech @SFC

[Better Conflict Bulletin @better_conflict]

Starting now: How can bridge-building & peacebuilding experts inform tech design?

with @ebaumhofer, @deeptidoshi, Jonathan Gruber, Gehan Gunathilaka

livestream https://t.co/SbGctsgULv
#tech4cohesion