We are GIG
African Crossroads
Mombasa , KenyaAfrican Crossroads is a community of future-oriented African thinkers and doers which meets annually to exchange and critically reflect on the most cutting-edge entrepreneurial, scientific, artistic, and technological developments anchored in African intellectual and technological traditions. Through design exhibitions, invigorating workshops, art installations, and more, this three-day event will spark deep discussions about the latest […]
Internet Governance Forum 2019
Berlin Berlin, Germany
#Road2IGF: Data, Sovereignty, Democracy – a Global South Perspective
MotionLab Berlin Bouchéstr. 12/ Hall 20, Berlin, GermanyHow do we ensure people and democracies are informed and empowered through data driven systems such as AI rather than exploited and undermined? What infrastructures and data protection policies do we need?
GIG Summit 2019
Nakuru Nakuru, KenyaSave the Date! - The next GIG Summit will take place in Kenya December 5-7 2019 will see the first DOTS - A Global Impact Summit in Nakuru, Kenya. DOTS will be a all co-created and co-organized three-day event, focused on output and impact. GIG will organize it together with partners like r0g, ICEBauhaus, konnektiv... and hopefully many more partners […]
Open Source Hardware Summit 10th Edition – Call for Proposals Open!
Celebrating a decade of Open Source Hardware & Community The Open Hardware Summit is the annual conference of the 501c3 Open Source Hardware Association (OSHWA). We aim to foster technological knowledge and encourage research that is accessible, collaborative and respects user freedom. OSHWA is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity and donations and […]
FOSS ASIA Summit 2020 in Singapore – 19th till 22nd of March
Lifelong Learning Institute Eunos Road 8, Singapore, SingaporeThe FOSSASIA Summit 2020 is an exciting Open Technology event for developers, students, and start ups using open source to build up their businesses. It is a unique opportunity to share the latest innovations in open source technologies and meet contributors and potential partners. It will take place once again in Singapore from Thursday March […]
re:publica – #rp20
Berlin Berlin, Germanyre:publica GmbH’s re:publica Berlin is Europe’s largest internet and digital society conference. re:publica 19 counted more than 25.000 visits during the three conference days. The participants came together to discuss current issues of digital society at the three-day festival. re:publica participants represent a cross-section of (digital) society, which include professionals from economics, politics, business, hacker […]
Africa Hardware and Open Science Summit 2020
Focusing on DIYBio & Sustainability in 2020 Africa OSH Summit 2020 will be held in Yaounde, Cameroon, from 14 to 16 May 2020, under the theme ‘Growing the Do-It-Yourself & Do-It-Together (DIY/DIT) Culture for Community Transformation’. It will be hosted by Mboa Lab. The summit will host workshops, discussions and conferences on making, hacking and DIYBio for […]
Open Tech Summit Europe 2020
Sustainable Development and Collaborative Internet of Production; Europe’s Open Source Event in Berlin; The summit will tackle a wide range of topics; from Artificial Intelligence to Cyber Security and Open Source database solutions. You can participate by giving a talk, attend a workshop or simply be to wide range of activities and talks , Kids […]
Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum 2020 #APrIGF
Kathmandu Kathmandu, NepalAsia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) serves as a platform for discussion, exchange and collaboration at the regional level, and also where possible, to aggregate national IGF discussions, ultimately to advance the development of Internet Governance in the Asia-Pacific region. The first APrIGF http://www.igovinstitute.org/was convened in Hong Kong SAR, China, with the objectives of […]
The Nation of Makers’ Collaborative Community-Wide Maker Convening 2020
Sustainability: Building & Supporting an Ecosystem That Sustains Us All A national gathering of leaders representing the breadth of the maker movement, the Nation of Makers Conference ("NOMCON") aims to spark and increase connections across sectors, generate robust collaborations, and promote the growth of an inclusive Nation of Makers. A central goal of the event […]
