Digital Communication Network (referred to as DigiComNet or DCN) is a non-profit communication association founded in 2016. It is run by the board, selected out of the existing members of the network.
History Digital Communication Network, founded in 2016 after the same name program by the US Department of State, is a 6.000 member strong collaborative network that connects professionals of the digital age from a variety of backgrounds, in order to generate ideas, tools, and products for media outlets, civil society organizations, businesses and public authorities. Its main activities include professional trainings and workshops for media and related professionals as well as enhancing digital skills. Among DCN's biggest projects is an exchange program, funded by the US Department of State, and run by World Learning. The program invites nearly twenty media professionals from Eastern Europe and Central Asia for a three-weeks long internship in different media in the United States.
Today The organization aims to facilitate the collaboration between media, civic entrepreneurs, businesses, policymakers, creative, tech, and other professionals around the ideas of digital innovation, entrepreneurship, and open Internet. The organization has over 6,000 members mostly from Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
The association develops projects in the following areas:
Exchange programs for communication professionals; Camps, trainings, networking events, hackathons (ranging from international conferences to local meetups) Research on trends and best practices; Product development of the digital tools, content, and educational materials.
Activities Among the organization’s biggest projects is an exchange program, funded by the US Department of State and run by World Learning called Digital Communication Network exchange. The program invites nearly twenty media professionals from Eastern Europe and Central Asia for a three-weeks long internship in different media in the United States.
Digital Communication Network is associated with different projects such as the Rockit Conferences (co-organised with Granat), which bring together activists from civil society, journalists, tech developers, and businesses. Other projects include workshops and trainings for media and other professionals such as Training for Trainers camps
History of all events Here is the list of the events the Digital Communication network has helped organize or co-organized.
Rockit Conference, Chisinau, Moldova, Feb 5–6, 2016 Language of disruptors. A digital talk, Tallinn, Estonia, March 10, 2016 Forum on Fact Checking for Political Journalism, Vilnius, Lithuania, Aug 19–20, 2016 TechCampWAW, Warsaw, Poland, Feb 15–16, 2017 Rockit Digital Summit, Warsaw, Poland, Feb 16–17, 2017 Digital Disruption Forum, Kyiv, Ukraine, Apr 3–4, 2017 Rockit Conference 2017, Chisinau, Moldova, May 11–12, 2017 Online Education Camp, Poiana Brasov, Romania, Aug 10–13, 2017 Business of Truth. Digital Impact, Belgrade, Serbia, Sep 8–9, 2017 DataFest Tbilisi 2017, Tbilisi, Georgia, Nov 15–17, 2017 Digital Communication Training for Trainers Camp, Ukraine, Apr 19–21, 2018 Future for Digital: Big Media, Big Changes, Gdansk, Poland, Apr 26–27, 2018 Rockit Conference 2018, Chisinau, Moldova, April 27, 2018 Digital Transformation Forum / Governance x Watchdogs, Bucharest, Romania, May 3–4, 2018 Digital Influencers Hub Forum, Thessaloniki, Greece, September 13-14, 2018 Business of Truth Forum, Johannesburg, South Africa, November 29-30, 2018 Media Literacy 360° Forum and Fair, Bratislava, Slovakia, December 11-12, 2018 Digital Influencers in Action Forum, Budva, Montenegro, June 18-19, 2019 Humor and Games for Social Good, Yerevan, Armenia, September 6-7, 2019 Rockit Conference 2019, Chisinau, Moldova, October 11, 2019 Media Literacy Solutions Forum, Minsk, Belarus, October 18-19, 2019 Launching event of DCN Southeast Europe Hub, Thessaloniki, Greece, December 13, 2019 Digital Storytelling for Impact Forum, Sofia, Bulgaria, December 16-17, 2019 Rockit Conference 2020, Chisinau, Moldova, May 8-9, 2020 Mediaboost, Ukraine, June-December, 2020 The Day After Covid-19 #digitaltroubleshooting, Thessaloniki, Greece, July 15, 2020 Future of Democracy, Chisinau, Moldova, Sep 29, 2020 Unlocking the truth with digital literacy, DCN Africa, October 6, 2020 Games for Impact, Warsaw, Poland, December 8-11, 2020 Combating Disinformation in South-East Asia, Online Event, December 10, 2020
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