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Reflections and opinions on open source technologies, and all things at the intersection of human rights and technology. Brought to you by JOSA team and volunteer members.
Data Considerations for an Effective and Responsible Medical AI Ecosystem in MENA
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthtech has transformed patient care, diagnostics, and drug discovery. Healthtech is the fastest growing startup vertical in the MENA region, with startups utilizing AI in clinical decision support, among other areas. In this article, Shadi Bahou confirms that, while AI presents great opportunities for healthtech, challenges like data quality, bias, and ethics must be considered for a responsible and safe AI ecosystem.
Digital Safety
The Digital Footprint of Children: How to Protect Them From Unwanted Online Activity
As the use of the internet is becoming inevitable no matter how old is the user, it is crucial to protect those who might be exploited or exposed to content that is inappropriate to their age. Here are some tips for parents to ensure their children's online safety.
August 11, 2022
Mohammad Habashneh
Digital Safety
Bypassing VPN Censorship
VPNs help bypass geo restrictions and has many benefits, yet it may be used for illegal reasons, unfortunately that means that authorities bypass the issue by banning VPNs altogether, which is unfair if our VPN use is not harmful. So how can we bypass the bypass of the bypass?
August 6, 2022
Mahabba Akeel
Open Source Software
What is Open Source and Why
If you're following JOSA then knowing what Open Source is and working with FOSS is probably in your programming repertoire, but many others are unaware of the community, this article is a good primer to help your friends learn about Open Source definition and philosophy
August 1, 2022
Mahabba Akeel
Digital Rights
Is the Cybercrime Law Necessary as it Stands?
As information technology and computers became the nexus of human affairs, it is necessary to have a cyberspace that is fair and just. That doesn't necessarily mean that all cyber laws tackle the issues properly, in this post Yara Alrafie argues that the Cybercrime law in Jordan is redundant because it deals with crimes that are covered by the penal law, and it must therefore be revised.
July 13, 2022
Yara AlRafie
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