TechCamp Thailand

Participants from

Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines; Thailand

Description

At TechCamp Thailand, passionate young people representing civil society organizations from Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia came together with technologists to develop joint solutions to promote peace and open dialogue through technology. TechCamp Thailand helped build a strong network of Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) members who can share best practices for further digital and traditional outreach.

Agenda

May 16th | TechCamp Day 1

08:00 - 09:00 - Networking, registration and name tags distribution (Dusit Thani Hotel)
09:00 - 09:15 - What to Expect: Jamie, Sam (State Dept.) & Ms. Wipavadee Amsungnoen (MC)
09:15 - 09:30 - Icebreaker: Snowball Fight Excercise
09:30 - 10:00 - Identifying Shared Challenges - Discussion & brainstorm among TechCamp participants with thought leaders (Q: Share one challenge that you’re facing)

TechCamp Thailand - Identifying Shared Challenges

Team Number	NGO Challenges	Trainer/Facilitator
1	Government & Political Tensions	Arthit Suriyawongkul, Thai Netizen Network; Thiti Luang, Boonmeelab.com; & Klaikong Vaidhyakarn, SocialTech
2	Misunderstanding Between Groups/Religions	Jamila Fagge, Voice of America, US & Aigerim Khafizova, LinchPin Effect
3	Promoting/Building Community	Alex Nana-Sinkam, IDEO, Maciek Slomczynski, TVN.pl, Mishari Muqbil & Open Street Map Thailand
4	Hate Speech	Silas Everett, Asia Foundation & Myo Min Aung, Myanmar ICT for Development Organization
5	Misinformation/Fake News	Eoghan Sweeney, Storyful & Harish Kotra, Deep Red Ink

10:00 - 10:15 - DCM Peter Haymond Welcome Remarks
10:15 - 11:15 - Speed Geeking - Groups of six move from one station to the next to hear about technologies that can help solve challenges, five minutes at each station.

TechCamp Thailand - Speed Geeking Sessions

Team Number	Topic	Trainer
1	Radio & Social Media & WhatsApp for disenfranchised youth	Jamila Fagge, Voice of America, US
2	Data Verification & Fake News	Eoghan Sweeney, Storyful
3	Your Images, Your Colors, Your App! (Mobile Apps)	Harish Kotra, Deep Red Ink
4	Mobile Journalism (MoJo)	Maciek Slomczynski, TVN.pl
5	Online Education and E-Learning Platforms	Aigerim Khafizova, LinchPin Effect
6	Mapping Positive Narratives and Extremist Views or Hate Speech	Silas Everett, Asia Foundation
7	Internet Freedom, Privacy, Security	Arthit Suriyawongkul, Thai Netizen Network
8	Design Thinking	Alex Nana-Sinkam, IDEO
9	Opendata, Openstreetmap, Mapillary	Mishari Muqbil, Open Street Map Thailand
10	Offline to Online Campaigns: Flower Campaign to end Hate Speech	Myo Min Aung, Myanmar ICT for Development Organization
11	Citizen Participation and Crowdsourcing	Thiti Luang, Boonmeelab.com

11:15 - 11:30 - Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00 - Interactive Training Session #1 - Each participant selects two trainers to learn more in depth from; they will attend one interactive session during the morning, and then attend the second interactive session after lunch.

TechCamp Thailand - Interactive Training Sessions

Team Number	Topic	Trainer
1	Journalism Tools & Tactics for disenfranchised youth	Jamila Fagge, Voice of America, US; Maciek Slomczynski, TVN.pl
2	Data Verification & Fake News	Eoghan Sweeney, Storyful
3	Your Images, Your Colors, Your App! (Mobile Apps)	Harish Kotra, Deep Red Ink; Thiti Luang, Boonmeelab.com
5	Online Education and E-Learning Platforms	Aigerim Khafizova, LinchPin Effect
6	Mapping Positive Narratives and Extremist Views or Hate Speech	Silas Everett, Asia Foundation
8	Design Thinking	Alex Nana-Sinkam, IDEO
9	Opendata, Openstreetmap, Mapillary	Mishari Muqbil, Open Street Map Thailand
10	Offline to Online Campaigns: Flower Campaign to end Hate Speech	Myo Min Aung, Myanmar ICT for Development Organization

13:00 - 14:00 - Lunch
14:00 - 14:05 - Divide into next training session
14:05 - 15:35 - Interactive Training Session #2 (same format as first session)
15:35 - 15:45 - Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:15 - Google Tools Plenary Session With Jirawat Poomsrikaew
16:15 - 17:15 - Challenge Statement Development - Same icebreaker groups come together: define challenges to solve on Day 2

TechCamp Thailand - Identifying Shared Challenges

Team Number	NGO Challenges	Trainer/Facilitator
1	Government & Political Tensions	Arthit Suriyawongkul, Thai Netizen Network; Thiti Luang, Boonmeelab.com; & Klaikong Vaidhyakarn, SocialTech
2	Misunderstanding Between Groups/Religions	Jamila Fagge, Voice of America, US & Aigerim Khafizova, LinchPin Effect
3	Promoting/Building Community	Alex Nana-Sinkam, IDEO, Maciek Slomczynski, TVN.pl, Mishari Muqbil & Open Street Map Thailand
4	Hate Speech	Silas Everett, Asia Foundation & Myo Min Aung, Myanmar ICT for Development Organization
5	Misinformation/Fake News	Eoghan Sweeney, Storyful & Harish Kotra, Deep Red Ink

17:15 - 17:25 - Day closing and what to expect tomorrow - IIP & Ms. Wipavadee Amsungnoen
17:25 - 17:30 - Trainer Meeting

May 17th | TechCamp Day 2

08:00 - 09:00 - Networking Over Tea & Coffee + Solutions Sign-Up Time
09:00 - 09:05 - Morning Announcements, IIP & Local MC
09:05 - 09:15 - Protecting Yourself Online - Arthit Suriyawongkul, Thai Netizen Network
09:15 - 09:30 - Presentation of Challenges Brainstormed on Day 1 - (Why did you choose this challenge?)
09:30 - 12:00 - Small Group Work on Identifying Solutions
12:00 - 13:00 - Lunch
13:30 - 15:45 - Small Group Problem Definition Refinement and Action Planning
15:45 - 16:00 - HCD Tools and Connecting to Opportunities, Alex Anan-Sinkam
16:00 - 17:00 - Final Presentations
17:00 - 17:15 - Final Survey
17:15 - 17:30 - TechCamp Closing Remarks (Ambassador Glyn T. Davies) & Group Photo