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TechCamp Kazakhstan

Countering Disinformation in Central Asia

Countering Disinformation
Astana, Kazakhstan View Map
April 14-16, 2023

Participants from

Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan

Description

TechCamp Kazakhstan will address Mission Kazakhstan’s goal of combating disinformation by connecting a network of 50 professionals from the private sector, civil society, education, and media from Kazakhstan and the three other Central Asian countries (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan). TechCamp Kazakhstan will empower participants to counter disinformation by offering them new digital tools and strategies, improving their critical thinking and analytical skills, and supporting them as they develop their own network resources to counter disinformation in their respective fields.

Trainer Bios

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Agenda

April 14 2023 | TechCamp Day 1 | Location: Astana, Park Inn by Radisson 8A Saryarka Avenue, 2nd Floor
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Participant Registration 
2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Welcome Remarks 
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM What is TechCamp? 
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Speed Geeking 
3:45 PM - 5:45 PM What’s Your Challenge? Brainstorming Groups & Read Out

Pick a topic below and work as a group to brainstorm/discuss challenges in the field
6:00 PM Mixer

 

 

 

April 15 2023 | TechCamp Day 2 | Location: Astana, Park Inn by Radisson 8A Saryarka Avenue, 2nd Floor
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM  Arrival of participants
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM Re-explanation and Training Session Instructions
9:30 AM - 11:15 AM Interactive Training Session 1 

Choose one topic from the table below
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Coffee Break
11:30 PM - 1:00 PM Interactive Training Session 2 

Choose one topic from the table below
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM Interactive Training Session 3 

Choose one topic from the table below
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM Coffee Break
4:15 PM  - 4:45 PM Conversation on Fact-Checking and Countering Disinformation
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM End of Day Announcements

 

No. Topic Trainers
1 AI Tools Akanksha Ray
2 Video Production Manon Verchot
3 Fact-Checking Methodology Duman Smakov
4 Media Literacy Aichurek Usupbayeva
5 Crowdfunding Sanshey Biswas
6 Information Campaigns Jamilya Maricheva
7 Cybersecurity Rustam Gulov

 

April 16 2023 | TechCamp Day 3 | Location: Astana, Park Inn by Radisson 8A Saryarka Avenue, 2nd Floor
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Arrival of participants
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM Morning Announcements
9:10 AM - 10:45 AM Challenge Statement Development

Participants return to brainstorming groups and narrow down top challenges to develop an actionable/tangible challenge statement. One representative from each group will share the top challenge statement and why it’s important.
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM  Coffee Break
11:00 AM- 12:30 PM Interactive Training Session 4

Choose one topic from the table in Day 1
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Project Groups Develop “Solution Model Canvas” and Presentations
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Project Groups Deliver Presentations
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM Closing Remarks & Award Ceremony
6:00 PM Dinner
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