New Technologies and the Impact on Human Rights, IGF 2025.

 
 

The 20th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum is hosted by the Government of the Norway in Lillestrøm from 23 to 27 June 2025. The Forum's overarching theme is: Building Digital Governance Together.

Rapid digitalisation, the dizzying speed of technological innovation and persistent digital inequality present complex challenges for the protection and respect of human rights both online and offline. This session aims to take a renewed look at the need to apply the precautionary principle to all technological innovations before solutions, services and applications are made available to users.How can the use of existing international human rights standards and instruments by different stakeholders be improved as a mechanism for preventing and addressing human rights violations and abuses in the digital environment when designing and deploying new technologies?
As adoption of new technologies increases, how should the different stakeholders balance innovation, access and inclusion with the effective protection of human rights? (And what practical examples exist to illustrate that balance?)
How can policy makers develop and implement timely and effective responses to rapidly evolving and socially impactful technologies?

Speakers:

Anita Gurumurthy, IT For Change
Rodrigo Goñi, Member of Parliament, Uruguay
Pierre Bonis, Director General of Afnic
Peggy Hicks, Director, Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures and Right to Development Division, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR)
Julian Theseira, Centre for AI and Digital Policy

Moderators:Allison Gilwald, ICT Research Africa
Pablo Hinojosa, IndependentView less


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