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Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) organized an online orientation program on Vaccine Education & Counter Misinformation, Disinformation & Malinformation with the Community Radio in Bangladesh on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. A total of 33 participants from 18 Community Radio and 2 Visual Radio joined the orientation. The main objective of the orientation… Continue reading COVID-19: Orientation for Bangladesh Community Radio Broadcasters on Vaccine Education & Counter Misinformation, Disinformation & Malinformation

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced 22 January the appointment of Fabrizio Hochschild Drummond of Chile as his Envoy on Technology. Taking into account the growing prominence of technology issues and the recognition that the United Nations must enhance its efforts on digital cooperation and global connectivity, the Envoy will lead the implementation of the… Continue reading UN Secretary-General appoints Mr. Fabrizio Hochschild Drummond of Chile as Envoy on Technology

The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) on behalf of the WSIS Stakeholders announces the launch of the 10th edition of the WSIS prizes and calls for submission through the  http://itu.int/go/JON9 by the February 1st, 2021. The WSIS Prizes 2021 is an exceptional international recognition of the WSIS Stakeholders as Winners and Champions for their excellence in supporting the… Continue reading UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2021 – Call for Submissions

Engage Men & Boys Network Bangladesh and its Secretariat Save the Children have been started a 10-day long Campaign of Engaging Fathers to Prevent Child Marriage at Communities through 10 Community Radio from 8 to 18 December 2020 in cooperation with Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) The main objective of the program… Continue reading 10 Days Campaign of Engaging Fathers to Prevent Child Marriage at Communities through Community Radio Stations in Bangladesh

This document sets out the aspirations of non-State actors engaged in the Digital Cooperation process concerning the guiding principles, profile, roles and responsibilities, and working methods of the United Nations Technology Envoy (Tech Envoy) to be appointed by the Secretary-General. It is a consensus document among several organizations, networks and industry stakeholders. The process leading… Continue reading BNNRC @ NON-STATE ACTORS’ POSITION PAPER ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE UN TECH ENVOY

The Verified initiative, led by the United Nations Department of Global Communications in collaboration with Purpose, recently commissioned the Centre for Public Interest Communications (CPIC) at the University of Florida, to produce a Guide to COVID-19 Vaccine Communications based on latest evidence-based research and analysis. As we move closer to viable vaccine/s, there are growing concerns about the unprecedented levels… Continue reading COVID-19 Vaccine Communications

This document sets out the aspirations of non-State actors engaged in the Digital Cooperation process concerning the guiding principles, profile, roles and responsibilities, and working methods of the United Nations Technology Envoy (Tech Envoy) to be appointed by the Secretary-General. It is a consensus document among several organizations, networks and industry stakeholders. The process leading… Continue reading BNNRC @ Non-State Actors’ Position Paper on the appointment of the UN Tech Envoy

American Center of U.S. Embassy Dhaka has organized a virtual discussion on “The Role of Fact-Checking in the 2020 U.S. Elections” with Mr. Aaron Sharockman, Executive Director of PolitiFact, on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. Aaron Sharockman is the Executive Director of PolitiFact, the largest fact checking organization in the United States. Most recently he served as… Continue reading Virtual discussion on “The Role of Fact-Checking in the 2020 U.S. Elections

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication has endorsed the Open Data Charter. The principles of the Open Data Charter have been endorsed by 66 organisations and non-state actors that work to support their delivery with governments around the world and Since its inception in 2015, the Open Data Charter has been adopted by 77 national… Continue reading Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication Endorsed the Open Data Charter.