IT for Change was at RightsCon 2025 in Taipei (and online) from February 24-27, co-organizing key sessions on AI governance, digital trade, and labor rights alongside <A+> Alliance, and OECD Watch. As AI, digital trade, and platformization reshape economies and societies, we must interrogate these shifts through the lens of equity, accountability, and social justice.
Sessions Co-organized by IT for Change
Is AI Silencing the South? Decolonizing Abuse Detection in AI-driven Hate Speech Moderation
Feb 25 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CST | Hybrid (Room 202A) / Online
Sadaf Wani will be participating in this session.
Co-hosted by IT for Change and <A+> Alliance, this session critically assessed the structural blind spots of generative AI, the coloniality of content moderation practices, and pathways for building inclusive, context-aware AI governance. AI-driven moderation disproportionately fails non-dominant languages and Global South contexts.
Due Diligence for Responsible AI: Protecting Workers’ Rights in (In)visible Supply Chains
Feb 25 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM CST | Online
Nandini Chami was part of this session.
Co-hosted by OECD Watch and IT for Change, this session examined how AI is intensifying labor precarity in digital and platform economies. It explored corporate accountability mechanisms, regulatory gaps, and the role of AI governance frameworks in safeguarding labor rights within global value chains.
Other Key Engagements
Digital Human Rights International Workshop
Feb 24 | 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM CST | Grand Hyatt Taipei — The Residence
Sadaf Wani participated in this workshop.
Co-hosted by the National Human Rights Commission of Taiwan (NHRC Taiwan), and the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHRP), this workshop explored AI governance, digital surveillance, and threats to human rights defenders, emphasizing the urgent need for stronger policy interventions in the digital space.
How Trade Rules Shape Global Digital Regulation (and Why We Should Care)
Feb 26 | 8:15 - 9:15 PM CST | Online
Nandini Chami participated in this session.
Co-hosted by Indonesia CSOs Coalition for Economic Justice and IT for Change, this session unpacked how digital trade agreements—driven by Big Tech interests—are shaping global governance frameworks. It critically examined their impact on economic justice, competition, and national policymaking in digital economies.
Digital Health Governance Forum: Inputs on the Open Health Issue
February 25, 2025 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM UTC+8 | Room 202B, Taipei & Online
Sadhana Sanjay participated in this session.
This hybrid session organized by IDEC, Brasil explored the complexities of open health governance and strategies for building equitable, rights-based digital health systems.
Learn more about the event here.