IGF 2025

Ching Yee Choo

Journalism tools trainer

Malaysia

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Currently freelancing. Formerly Southeast Asia Teaching Fellow @ Google News Initiative, fact check journalist for Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Malaysia correspondent for Nikkei Asia.

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Day 0 Event #123 Making the WSIS+20 moment deliver digital rights and justice - A civil society brainstorming session Workshop Room 1 Day 0 Event #222 IGF Support Association - Sustainable Funding for IGF & NRIs Workshop Room 4 Norway and the Internet Open stage Day 0 Event #236 EU rules on disinformation: who are friends or foes ? Conference Hall Day 0 Event #59 How to develop trustworthy products and policies Workshop Room 3 Day 0 Event #256 Truth Under Siege: Tools to Counter Digital Censorship Workshop Room 2

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Lightning Talk #247 Nordic AI Centre: The Nordic-Baltic Path in Responsible AI Open stage

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Day 0 Event #161 Preparing Your Internet to Power the Digital of Tomorrow Workshop Room 1 Day 0 Event #254 Spyware Accountability in Global South Workshop Room 3 Day 0 Event #263 Public Service Media and Meaningful Digital Access Workshop Room 2

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[Parliamentary session 2] Striking the balance: Upholding freedom of expression in the fight against cybercrime Studio N Day 0 Event #150 Digital Rights in Partnership: Strategies for Impact Workshop Room 3 Day 0 Event #220 Restoring Internet Credibility and Preserving Democracy Workshop Room 2 Day 0 Event #249 Sustainable Digital growth - Net Negative, Net Zero or Net Positive Conference Hall Day 0 Event #252 Editorial media and big tech dependency: The material conditions for a free and resilient news media Workshop Room 1 Day 0 Event #259 Motorola's Digital Inclusion Initiative Workshop Room 4

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Lightning Talk #91 Inclusion of the global majority in C2PA technology Open stage

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Day 0 Event #250 Building trust and combatting fraud in the internet ecosystem Workshop Room 2 Day 0 Event #265 Using digital platforms to promote info integrity Workshop Room 4

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Lightning Talk #246 AI for Sustainable Development: Public & Private Sector Roles Open stage

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Day 0 Event #251 Large models and small player - Leveraging AI in small states and startups Conference Hall Dynamic Coalition Session: An Inclusive, Lifelong Multistakeholder, Rights-Based Approach to Innovation in AI, the Metaverse, Web 4.0, and other Emerging Technologies Studio N Day 0 Event #248 No One Left Behind: Digital Inclusion as a Human Right in the Global Digital Age Workshop Room 1

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Lightning Talk #245 Advancing Equality and inclusion in AI Open stage

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Day 0 Event #258 Nowhere to hide: accountability to fight global ransomware Workshop Room 5

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Day 0 Event #261 Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in AI-Generated Content Workshop Room 4

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Day 0 Event #92 Eyes on the Watchers: Challenging the Rise of Police Facial Workshop Room 2

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Day 0 Event #270 Everything in the Cloud? How to remain digital autonomous. Workshop Room 5 High Level Session 1: Losing the Information Space? Ensuring Human Rights and Resilient Societies in the Age of Big Tech -Plenary Hall Day 0 Event #257 Enhancing Data Governance in the Public Sector Workshop Room 3

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Networking Session #232 Bringing Safety Communities Together: A Fishbowl-Style Event Open stage Day 0 Event #197 Ethical Networking: Sustainability and Accountability Workshop Room 2

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[Parliamentary session 3] Click with care: Protecting vulnerable groups online Studio N Launch / Award Event #52 Intelligent Society Development & Governance Research Workshop Room 3 Launch / Award Event #57 Governing Identity Online: Nations and Technologists Workshop Room 1 Launch / Award Event #96 Empower the Global Internet Standards Testing Community Workshop Room 2 Innovating for the future: Exploring the Task-Based Labour Model Open stage Lightning Talk #155 Ethical Access to AI Therapists: Addressing Risks and Safeguards Workshop Room 6

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AI4Interviews – Efficient interview documentation in the field & forensic crime scene documentation. Open stage

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WS #300 Information Integrity through Journalism & Alternative Platforms Workshop Room 5

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AI for good, Tech for all Open stage

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Open Forum #13 Bridging the Digital Divide: Focus on the Global South Workshop Room 4 Open Forum #60 Cooperating for digital resilience and prosperity Workshop Room 2 Lightning Talk #121 The AI Dilemma: Balancing Automation and Accountability Open stage Open Forum #8 Modern Warfare, Timeless Emblems Workshop Room 3 Open Forum #80 Creative workshop: Mix & Fix. Tech-driven solutions to societal challenges Workshop Room 1

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Lightning Talk #22 EuroDIG inviting global stakeholders Open stage