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Jamila Venturini

Jamila Venturini is a journalist and digital-rights researcher whose work connects automated systems with human-rights questions in Latin America. She researched platform terms at FGV Direito Rio, served as a Google Policy Fellow at Access Now, advised Brazil's Internet Steering Committee, and led regional work at Derechos Digitales. In 2022, she co-authored a comparison of automated public administration in four countries, and in 2024 she called for human-rights impact assessments to guide AI design. She is co-executive director of Derechos Digitales and co-chairs UNESCO's global network on AI ethics and policy; in 2026, she contributes to UN and UNESCO governance forums.

Timeline

  1. 2015

    Platform terms at FGV

    In 2015, as a researcher at FGV Direito Rio, she presents partial findings from a study of 50 online platforms' terms of service, including their policies for privacy, data protection, freedom of expression, and due process. She holds a journalism degree from the University of São Paulo.

  2. 2016

    A Google Policy Fellowship

    In 2016, she is a Google Policy Fellow working with Access Now.

  3. 2017–2018

    Advising Brazil's internet body

    From 2017 to 2018, she serves as a technical adviser to Brazil's Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br).

  4. June 2019

    Regional coordinator at Derechos Digitales

    In June 2019, she joins Derechos Digitales as regional coordinator and leads its regional positioning strategy with local organizations and stakeholders.

  5. September 2021

    Sharing executive leadership

    In September 2021, she begins co-leading Derechos Digitales with J. Carlos Lara under a shared model that deepens the organization's regional work on technology policy.

  6. 2022

    Automated decisions in four countries

    In 2022, she co-authors a comparative analysis of automated decision-making in public administration across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay.

  7. 2024

    Human-rights impact assessments

    In 2024, she calls for human-rights impact assessments and broad participation to guide AI design and deployment.

  8. 2026

    Co-chairing UNESCO's AI ethics network

    In 2026, she is co-executive director of Derechos Digitales and co-chair of UNESCO's global network on AI ethics and policy. In July 2026, she delivers Derechos Digitales' intervention at the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, which calls for stronger regulation, transparency, independent oversight, and human-rights impact assessments. In September 2026, she gives a keynote and serves on a panel at UNESCO's Global Forum on AI Ethics, where she presents the network's work on public-sector AI.

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  1. Pesquisadora do CTS apresenta projeto sobre termos de uso e direitos humanos na França direitorio.fgv.br. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Jamila Venturini | Internet Policy Review policyreview.info. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Jamila Venturini será la nueva coordinadora regional de Derechos Digitales derechosdigitales.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Derechos Digitales: The Start of a New Cycle derechosdigitales.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Final considerations and comparative report derechosdigitales.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Inteligencia artificial más allá de la polarización archivo.derechosdigitales.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Derechos Digitales impulsa marco global de transparencia para el uso de IA en el sector público ante la UNESCO derechosdigitales.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. Intervention UN Global Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence Governance derechosdigitales.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  9. Derechos Digitales participa en el Foro Global de UNESCO sobre Ética de la Inteligencia Artificial derechosdigitales.org. Checked 15 October 2026.