On 6-10 May, 2019 new edition of the Global Classroom entitled “New Technologies and Human Rights” took place at the Salon Dorado of the Legislative Palace of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires with the presence of the many speakers.
The 2019 edition of the Global Classroom was hosted by the Global Campus Latin America-Caribbean coordinated by CIEP-UNSAM in Buenos Aires with the institutional sponsorship of the Regional Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Ombudsperson of the City of Buenos Aires, the European Parliament and the Legislative Palace of the City of Buenos Aires.
The event took place with a rich programme of events about “New Technologies and Human Rights”. The profusion of New Technologies and of Information and Communication Technologies in many aspects of individual and collective life is one of the defining features of our times. The advancement of new technologies in the XXI century –also known as the fourth industrial revolution – along with the expansion of the Internet, social media, and artificial intelligence have a direct impact on how the public and private sectors and individuals interact. These new and transformational environments present opportunities and challenges when their practices are analysed in terms of human rights.
GC Caucasus alumni and representatives participated in the event. Our students delivered an impressive presentation during the panel discussions.
In addition to the students and representatives from Global Campus of Human Rights, the event feautured experts from Latin America on Human Rights, State representatives, International and Non-Governmental organisations, Think Tanks, Diplomatic Corps, the EU Delegation in Buenos Aires, Tech organisations and Global Campus Alumni.