00:00Also in Havana, Cuba, the 5th International Patriarch Colloquium opened Thursday convened
00:06academics, researchers, activists and media representatives from Cuba and abroad to address
00:10the role of digital communication in the current global context.
00:14Participants from different outlets attend the three-day which focuses on communication
00:19beyond its technological dimensions.
00:23Organizers stress the need to sustain spaces that approach their communication not only
00:27as technology but as a political, cultural and ethical field.
00:31The meeting takes place amid what they describe as a global landscape shaped by cognitive disputes,
00:35concentration of platforms, algorithms, automation and information warfare alongside geopolitical
00:42tensions and challenges to international law.
00:44Over four previous editions the Patriarch Colloquium has developed as a space for debate and coordination
00:50among communication initiatives seeking a more inclusive global information order with a focus
00:54on amplifying voices from the global south.
Comments