The Internet Society's Community Network and Infrastructure Special Interest Group (ISOC CNI SIG) invites you to join this community gathering, held in person at RMIT with online speakers.
The Internet Society (ISOC) is a global nonprofit dedicated to building an Internet that is accessible, secure, and trustworthy for everyone. It advances connectivity, supports Internet infrastructure and governance, and advocates for policies that help the Internet remain an open and inclusive resource for society.
Community-centred connectivity initiatives (CCCIs) around the world have proven essential to efforts to connect the unconnected. Each year, more CCCIs operate sustainably and provide better services to their communities. No longer a fringe experiment, community networks are here to stay.
What does Indigenous Digital Sovereignty look like when it encompasses connectivity, data control, autonomy, capacity building, and shared learning? What risks and challenges have communities encountered, and how can community ownership of digital infrastructure support cultural preservation, environmental stewardship, and economic self-determination?
The ISOC CNI SIG is dedicated to supporting and celebrating community network infrastructures worldwide. Join the SIG via the ISOC website; membership is free.
This event is supported by RMIT Regenerative Futures Institute as part of the Energy Futures events season.
RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
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