Tech Against Terrorism - Dublin Startup Workshop

TheTech Against Terrorisminitiative is launched and supported by the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (UN CTED) pursuant to UN Security Council Resolutions, and isaimed at connecting industry, governments, and civil society to help tech companies tackle terrorism.We are focused on delivering practical assistance to startups facing potential terrorist and extremist exploitation (typically those that provide content sharing platforms, communications services, data storage and fintech tools).Our initiative represents both a response to rising political pressures on technology companies large and small to do more to combat terrorism and extremism and a recognition that many new and emerging firms are looking for greater resources and capacity support to better protect themselves and their reputations.We are supported by leading technology companies and a range of startups, academic institutions, civil society, and inter-governmental organisations. These include Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft, Telefonica, JustPaste.it, Yellow, SoundCloud and Stripe.

Tech Against Terrorism

The Tech Against Terrorism Project is holding a startup workshop in Dublin in collaboration with Dublin City University and VOX-Pol. The aim of the event is to reach out to the tech startup community in Ireland and discuss responses to the terrorist use of online platforms and services. 
Tech Against Terrorism is a global campaign designed to help fight the terrorist exploitation of technology, in support of the knowledge-sharing component of the “<A HREF="https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/26/facebook-microsoft-youtube-and-twitter-form-global-internet-forum-to-counter-terrorism/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism</A>”. Together with leading tech companies, our focus is on building practical tools to help startups develop responses to the exploitation of their services, whilst reinforcing the importance of human rights and protecting fundamental freedoms. To this end, we are engaging with startups around the world to identify their concerns and the best ways in which we might be able to provide assistance. Our partners include major tech companies such as <A HREF="https://www.facebook.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Facebook</A>, <A HREF="https://www.google.co.uk/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Google</A>, <A HREF="https://twitter.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Twitter</A> and <A HREF="https://www.microsoft.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Microsoft</A>, and startups including <A HREF="https://soundcloud.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">SoundCloud</A>, <A HREF="https://transferwise.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TransferWise</A>, <A HREF="https://justpaste.it/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">JustPaste.it</A> and <A HREF="http://www.yellw.co/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Yellow</A>. 
The Dublin workshop is designed to educate startups on the nature of the threat and the ways in which their platforms might be susceptible to exploitation, to learn what particular vulnerabilities firms' might have identified, and to ascertain the best means for the Tech Against Terrorism team to provide support. 
Our aim is to get as many tech startups from Dublin and Ireland at large attending. In particular we're interested in startups that provide social media, communications, data storage, fintech or block chain services - as these are the areas that can provide propaganda and operational applicability for terrorist groups. This is a free event that will also afford networking opportunities.
Please visit our website on <A HREF="http://www.techagainstterrorism.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.techagainstterrorism.org</A> for more information or get in touch with the Tech Against Terrorism team at contact@techagainstterrorism.org with any questions you may have. We hope to see you in September!
Tech Against Terrorism is being implemented by the ICT4Peace Foundation for the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (UN CTED), pursuant to UN Security Council resolution 2354 (2017) and the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee.

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