Friday 7 may
| 12:55-13:00 CEST (UTC +2) | Stage – SIF21 Studio – Opening |
| 13:00-14:00 CEST (UTC +2) | Digital Resilience of Movements using a Design Lab How to build solutions to key challenges facing movements – with the aim of inspiring future actions! Organised by CIVICUS, activists, and CSOs from the global south that lead movements and online mobilisations |
| 13:00-14:30 CEST (UTC +2) | A Collaborative Exercise: Connecting & Building Community Join us for a highly interactive workshop to share your experiences building resilience and community in the last year Organised by Team CommUNITY @ ARTICLE19 |
| 13:00-13:15 CEST (UTC +2) | Secure Virtual tools for organizing and action How to implement secure channels for videoconferencing and file-sharing for human rights defenders Organised by OurVoices Coordinators |
| 14:00-15:00 CEST (UTC +2) 15:00-16:00 CEST (UTC +2) | Safety and freedom of women human rights defenders online – Part 1 Mobilizing towards the Paris Generation Equality Forum for indispensable measures and urgent action to protect the online space of WHRDs Applying a feminist lens to freedom of expression and opinion – Part 2 Consultation with Irene Khan, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of freedom of expression and opinion Organised by The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) |
| 14:30-15:30 CEST (UTC +2) | Defining a collective digital rights strategy for Africa This session will bring together representatives of key networks on the African continent to discuss digital rights in Africa Organised by The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) |
| 15:00-16:00 CEST (UTC +2) | Help! We are under attack Human rights organisations are facing digital threats – what can a holistic security or protection look like? Organised by Digital Defenders Partnership |
| 16:00-17:30 CEST (UTC +2) | Civil Society – Government Dialogue: the Americas An interactive dialogue between regional civil society and supportive international governments on the state of human rights on the internet Organised by the Embassy of Sweden in Guatemala City and The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) |
| 16:00-17:30 CEST (UTC +2) | Civil Society – Government Dialogue: Europe and Eurasia An interactive dialogue between regional civil society and supportive international governments on the state of human rights on the internet Organised by the Embassy of Sweden in Belgrade and European Center for Not-for-Profit law (ECNL) |
| 16:30-17:30 CEST (UTC +2) | A Vision for Universal, sustainable access The role of broadband policy in addressing the climate crisis in the context of planning for universal, affordable internet access Organised by Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) in collaboration with Sida |
Monday 10 may
| 08:00-09:30 CEST (UTC +2) | Civil Society – Government Dialogue: Asia and the Pacific An interactive dialogue between regional civil society and supportive international governments on the state of human rights on the internet Organised by the Embassy of Sweden in Bangkok, Human Rights Watch and ARTICLE 19 |
| 09:00-09:30 CEST (UTC +2) | How can space empower people? This session will discuss the risks and benefits with increased internet coverage and monitoring capacity Organised by Swedish National Space Agency |
| 10:00-11:00 CEST (UTC +2) | The potential of collaboration for wider digital impact The session will highlight the importance of collaboration to promote free open and secure internet connectivity post pandemic period Organised by SPIDER, Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University |
| 10:00-11:30 CEST (UTC +2) | Civil Society – Government Dialogue: MENA region An interactive dialogue between regional civil society and supportive international governments on the state of human rights on the internet Organised by: Embassy of Sweden in Tunis and Access Now |
| 10:00-11:30 CEST (UTC +2) | Civil Society – Government Dialogue: Sub-Saharan Africa An interactive dialogue between regional civil society and supportive international governments on the state of human rights on the internet Organised by: Embassy of Sweden in Abuja, ARTICLE 19, and ICNL |
| 10:00-11:00 CEST (UTC +2) | Elections – Internet Regulation and Information Integrity This session will identify emerging trends and challenges to electoral integrity in Africa within the fast-evolving context of digital information regulation Organised by International IDEA, CIVICUS, and EISA |
| 11:45-12:45 CEST (UTC +2) | Connecting the Unconnected: Workings of a community network The session will discuss how communities are addressing social and digital disparity which became apparent due to the pandemic Organised by Association for Progressive Communications (APC) + local partners: Janastu/Servlots (India), Coolab (Brazil) and La Difference/Pamojanet (DRC) |
| 12:10-12:40 CEST (UTC +2) | Get to know the Digital Safety Clinic We will share information about how to receive real-time support and advice from our team and welcome all your digital security questions. Organised by Access Now Digital Security Helpline, Internews, DefendDefenders, Digital Defenders Partnership, CiviCERT |