The disinformation coupled with abuse of artificial intelligence can be harmful to the elections
The last session of today’s e-Society.mk International Conference, which has been organized by Metamorphosis Foundation for the 19th time this year, was dedicated to the issue of disinformation and abuse of artificial intelligence for malign influence on democracy or, more specifically, on the elections...
Metamorphosis Foundation is establishing a Coalition For Responsible Artificial Intelligence in North Macedonia
Photo: Meta.mk, 19 December 2023
Metamorphosis Foundation launched a process of establishing a Coalition For Responsible Artificial Intelligence, that will include stakeholders from several sectors, informed Bardhyl Jashari, Executive Director of the Foundation, closing this year’s edition of the international conference “e-Society.mk”, which was organized...
In a three-day training in Strumica, young people were learning Data Journalism and Data Visualization
Metamorphosis Foundation in cooperation with the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) held a three-day workshop “Data Journalism and Visualization” in the period 26 - 28 April in Strumica. Eleven people, primarily students and young journalists from the Vardar and Southeast Region of North Macedonia,...
The future of mass surveillance in Serbia?
This article was written by Ana Toskić Cvetinović, executive director of the civil society organization Partners for Democratic Change Serbia, a member of the Increasing Civic Engagement in the Digital Agenda (ICEDA) network. An edited version is republished by Global Voices with permission.
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The state of online free expression worldwide in 2022
"From internet shutdowns, crackdowns on expression and closed-door partnerships to attempts to restrict anonymity and end to end encryption, in many places, digital rights are under threat," writes IFEX.org in this article republished by Meta.mk. This statement was originally published by the IFEX member Electronic...
The construction of the 5G network brings the demise of the Chinese domination in North Macedonia’s telecommunications
“Makedonski Telekom” (Macedonian Telecom) and “A1 Makedonija” (A1 Macedonia) telecoms are currently modernizing their complete mobile telephony infrastructure and working on the implementation of their 5G networks in North Macedonia. Unlike all the previous instances of a technological makeover, North Macedonia as a member...
In case of cyber violence, young people should turn to a trustworthy adult
(This content is a translation of the original article in Macedonian, published on the 8th of December 2022)
Parents should teach their children about the limits of privacy in the physical and the online world, while at the same time, a solution should be provided to...
“e-Society.mk” For real privacy protection, all laws should be harmonized with the law on personal data protection
(This content is a translation of the original article in Macedonian, published on the 7th of December 2022)
What are the challenges in the implementation and harmonization of the Law on personal data protection, the manner in which the controllers cope with challenges and what...
“e-Society.mk”: Video surveillance can easily “delete” privacy
(This content is a translation of the original article in Macedonian, published on the 7th of December 2022)
The video surveillance systems and the processing of biometric data have an enormous inherent risk of violating privacy, which is one of the human rights, and intrusion...
“e-Society.mk”: Where are the Balkans in the Digital Agenda?
(This content is a translation of the original article in Macedonian, published on the 6th of December 2022)
The first panel discussion of the 18th international conference e-Society.mk, which started on the 6th of December, was devoted to the topic “Digital Agenda Observatory – Where...
e-Society.mk annual conference opened, cyber resilience for freedom and security in focus
(This content is a translation of the original article in Macedonian, published on the 6th of December 2022)
Metamorphosis Foundation for the 18th time organized the international e-Society.mk conference, which started on the 6th of December. The two-day conference in the Marriott hotel in Skopje...
In NMacedonia, state institutions without web sites and social networks presence, but with press officers “who are on vacation”
The levels of transparency and accountability of the state institutions in North Macedonia vary widely. Some of the state organs rank high on the list of accountable institutions, and are even among the best in the region, while others are at the bottom of...
The institutions in North Macedonia still publish data in scan-to-PDF documents
If the personnel of the institutions had been trained to work with open data and about the process of publishing this data, as well as the advanced technical aspects thereof, then this knowledge has to be put into practice in their everyday work. This...
Live online discussion on September 22: Techno-authoritarianism in India
In public and appearances and speeches, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared this present decade India’s “Techade”—a digital revolution at the grassroots level, touching all people and “refining” all aspects of politics, economy, and society.
Yet even as the leader of the world’s largest democracy urges...
Live online discussion on September 15: Can citizens of democracies still trust the law?
The legislature — and the legislative process — is one of the three pillars of democracy, enshrined in the very heart of the political system. The legal system and the lawmaking process both exist to protect the citizens of a democracy. Yet, Global Voices...
Artificial intelligence: A modern-day tool of the digital era for development of the societies and the civilization
Since the invention of the computer, people have been fascinated by the idea that one day it can become smarter than the humans. A conversation published on Internet several weeks ago has made people believe that this future may be closer than we thought....
Institutions use the interoperability platform “as they wish”, citizens wander around counters [infographic]
Institutions in the RNM communicate very little with each other through the Interoperability Platform, which is intended for the exchange of data through electronic systems, with the aim of more efficient and faster provision of services. The data provided by Portalb.mk show that, in...
Josifovska-Danilovska: Without a digital identity there is no continuation of the digital transformation of public services
Digital identity is very important to discuss in the digital age because without digital identity we will not be able to continue with the digital transformation of public services. Estonia’s road to digitalization is a good example to follow and master in the local...
Hackathons are the main door for promoting young people’s innovative business ideas
The innovative ideas by young winners at the data hackathons, organized by Metamorphosis Foundation as part of the USAID's Project for Civic Engagement, but also other initiatives in the region, have proven their big potential at today's panel discussion on the subject of "What...
Open Data Conference: The public interest prevails on the side of the right to information, as opposed to the right to privacy
The public interest establishes the balance between basic human rights and the freedom of expression/informing and privacy. If the public interest prevails over the private interest, then the data and information can be revealed regardless of if they represent a violation of the privacy...
