Mozilla Fellowship & Awards News: December 2022 and January 2023

Looking to learn more about or engage with Mozilla Fellows and Awardees around the world? Stay up-to-date with regular updates about these leaders and their work by reviewing the current and upcoming news and announcements below.

Mozilla launches second call for US applicants to the Responsible Computing Challenge

10 U.S. based institutions of higher education will be awarded up to $150,000

A Toolbox for Dataset Bias Detection

Özden is now one of the four Mozilla Common Voice ‘Our Voices’ competition winners receiving the cash prize award of $2,000 USD which asked technologists worldwide to propose innovative solutions for making voice technology less biased and more inclusive.

Cutting Through the Jargon - Independent Audits in the Digital Services Act

The EU’s Digital Services Act aims to reinforce transparency and accountability of digital services from hosting services and online platforms. Above all it will set new standards for very large online platforms and search engines, or VLOPs and VLOSEs, with over 45 million users across the EU.

Strategies for Language Inclusion at MozFest 2023

MozFest is excited to prioritize language inclusion and embrace an open-ended experiment that will implement Spanish into the core of the festival in 2023.

Giving a Voice to Low-resourced, ‘Minority’ Languages

Profile feature of Preben Vangberg and Leena Farhat, one of the winning teams from Mozilla’s Common Voice, ‘Our Voice’ competition.

January 8th and the Information Crisis in Brazilian Democracy

This piece was edited and a longer version appears in Tech Policy Press.

Why MozFest Virtual 2023 Is The Place To Be

MozFest isn’t just another virtual conference. We’re a party for artists, a playground for tech enthusiasts, a workspace for makers, and an energy tank for activists. Here are 5 reasons you should attend!

Name Change Alert! From Responsible Computer Science To Responsible Computing Challenge

This name change signifies

Why metadata matters

about metadata on common voice

Designing critical feminist interventions

This is the last blog in a three-part series exploring alternatives to platforms’ exploitative Terms of Service.

Keeping Kurdish Alive

This is a profile feature of Davud Kakaie, one of Mozilla’s Common Voice, ‘Our Voice’ competition winners.