Product developers steer human behavior in a variety of ways. No technology has a "neutral" design. Tech designers make. important choices that influence human behavior.

Governments can mitigate online harm by addressing platform designs in ways that raises awareness and shifts market forces to support prosocial platforms and invest in public interest infrastructure.

The Global South has significant diversity in languages, cultures, governments, and economies. They also face unique challenges in technology governance compared to Western countries.

This one-day policy workshop in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada will bring together civil society leaders, scholars, and technologists to assess and advance “Prosocial Tech Design Governance.”

Share your reactions, questions, concerns, ideas or thoughts that come to mind during each of the sessions. We want to learn from you and value your insights. You can leave them anonymous or add your name so we can follow up.

What critical issues impact the Global South? What is getting regulated and how? How are laws getting enforced in practice? How might prosocial design governance help build toward a more prosocial future?