Enabling Tech

published May 19, 2025 , last modified Dec 20, 2025

To build an enabling environment for civil society and new activists to have capacity and resources to effectively deal with current and future challenges in digital and technological space

Project Summary

Start Date	2024-11-16
End Date

Project objectives

To build an enabling environment for Malaysian civil society and new activists to have technical capacity and literacy to effectively address current and future challenges for human rights in digital and technological space.
To bridge the gap between tech industry and civil society, by involving and educating tech professionals on social and human issues to address these issues as allies within tech and digital spaces
To facilitate and develop shared data and digital services for civil society that facilitates collaborative ecosystem approach in addressing digital rights and technology issues.

Implementation

The project aims to achieve these objects broadly through the following initiatives.

Building a Community of Practice for Civic Tech though meetups, newsletters, online space and knowledge sharing website.
Civic Tech Project Fellowships and Travel Fellowships to support civil society and tech practitioners to attend events and work on active research projects address cross-practice social and digital rights issues
Training materials and curriculum of key knowledge and skills for digital rights and technology for civil society

Activities

Activity	Type	Status
Community of Practice Website	Capacity building and awareness raising	Implementation
Research Fellowship - AI Abuse Case Database and Creator Protection Guidebook	Research and knowledge generation	Implementation
Research Fellowship - Monitoring OKU Rights	Research and knowledge generation	Implementation
Travel Fellowships - RightsCon 2025	Capacity building and awareness raising	Closed
Enabling Tech for CSO Training Curriculum	Capacity building and awareness raising	Implementation

Updates

Making digital spaces safer for everyone – not just children

BFM Top 5 at 5: Story 3 Deep faked images of two 18-year-olds circulated on social media

Malaysia grapples with AI legal grey zone as deepfake porn blackmail targets lawmakers

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Events

Civic Tech for Good Governance Workshop
Dec 14, 2025 09:00 PM
Kuching, Sarawak

Workshop on data governance, AI and Tech for Civil Society (Klang Valley)
Nov 25, 2025 09:00 AM
VE Hotel & Residence, Kuala Lumpur

AI Misuse on Creators
Nov 20, 2025 05:00 PM
Lolla Paluza Cafe, Seapark

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Resources

Using Investigative Journalism Techniques, FATF Guidelines and Open Data Standards
14 December 2025 Training slides and example documents and templates for training workshop Read More

Enabling Tech Curriculum
10 December 2025 Skills and resources to strategically position leaders from civil society organizations (CSOs) to secure free and open online and digital spaces where democracy and human rights can flourish Read More

Civic Literacy in the Age of AI
05 December 2025 Slides introducing concept of Civic Tech and Internet for Good Read More

Leading Regional AI Governance: Traversing Public Interests, Rights and Innovation in Malaysia
30 November 2025 This paper frames its proposal within Malaysia’s existing policy direction and focuses on supporting the achievement of 13th Malaysia Plan and the AI National Action Plan 2030 through proposed recommendations. Read More

Deploying and Using AI Models Locally
26 November 2025 Materials for introductory training session on deploying and using AI Models locally Read More

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