[* Cancelled *] Rethinking Connectivity as a Human Right: Emerging Debates in International Law and Practice

BCNM will no longer be hosting this lecture with Isabel Jijon. If you have any questions, please contact us at info.bcnm [at] berkeley.edu.

A Building a Global, Equitable, and Just Internet Infrastructure event, presented in conjunction with NWMEDIA198: Building A Sustainable Internet, with generous support from the Berkeley Economy & Society Initiative (BESI)

with Isabel Jijon
MA Candidate, Sciences Po Paris' School of International Affairs

Nearly every aspect of contemporary life, from education and health to civic participation and economic opportunity, depends on the ability to connect. Yet access to reliable and affordable connectivity remains profoundly uneven, often reproducing existing inequalities and creating new forms of exclusion. Drawing on global case studies, we will explore how decisions about who builds, owns, and governs digital infrastructures shape whose voices and communities are connected and left behind.

About Isabel Jijon

Isabel Jijon is a Colombian-Ecuadorian Master's student at Sciences Po Paris, studying Human Rights and Diplomacy. She is interested in the intersections of the development of digital infrastructure, human rights, and international policy. She has collaborated with international organizations, development finance institutions, and grassroots initiatives.

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