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How May Academics Help to Empower Marginalised Communities Through Digital Tech? - Panel contribution (Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World), UN’s World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS Forum) in Geneva in July 2026

Activity: Talk, presentation or media contribution › Invited talk

Description

Prof G. ‘Hari’ Harindranath spoke at a session titled Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World at the UN’s World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS Forum) in Geneva in July 2026. WSIS is the world’s largest meeting of policymakers and researchers in the ICT4D domain and is led by the UN’s ITU. His contribution was on the challenges that need to be overcome if academics are to empower marginalised communities through digital tech. It also included reflections on Hari's work with migrant communities through the UKRI GCRF MIDEQ project (2019-24).

PeriodJul 2026
Event titleWorld Summit on the Information Society WSIS 2026
Event typeConference
LocationGeneva, SwitzerlandShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational