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ICT Development Assistance
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ICTs and Development
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
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Electronic Commerce
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Digital Inclusion
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
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Agricultural Information & Extension
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Agriculture & ICTs, e-Agriculture
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ICTs and Poverty Reduction
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ICT Industries & Markets
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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Digital Economies & Markets
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Internet & ICTs in Rural Areas
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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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Digital Media Markets
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Artificial Intelligence
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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ICT Policies
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Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
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Information Society
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Good Practice Examples
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Telecommunications
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Rural Communication for Development
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Digital Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payphone Business
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Mobile Phone Use
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Social Media & Web 2.0 for Development
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Internet
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Social Media
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
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Mobile Phones in Rural Areas
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Open Source Software
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Social / Digital Media and ICTs in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Management & Prevention
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Online Learning, E-Learning
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ICT Development Assistance: Donors
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ICT Indicators
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Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
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Civil Society
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Mobile Phone Apps
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Digital Skills, Digital Production Skills
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Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
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ICT4D: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Mobile Phone Markets
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ICT Effects & Impact
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ICT Regulation
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Blockchain Technologies
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Open Data
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Mobile Phone Advocacy & Campaigns
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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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Nonprofit Organizations, NGOs
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Millenium Development Goals (MDG)
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Internet and Development
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Media Assistance: Digital Journalism & Social Media
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Digitalization, Environment & Sustainable Development
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ICT Research
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Sustainable Development
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Mobile Phone Use: Women
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Website Design & Development
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Digital Economies, Digital Societies
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Poverty & Poverty Reduction
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Impact Assessment & Outcome Evaluation
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Crowdsourcing
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
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Data Analysis & Interpretation
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Internet Bandwith, Broadband & Backbone Networks
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Communication Rights
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Community Telecommunication Networks
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Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
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Development Assistance
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Digitalization in NGOs, Civil Society & Development Organizations
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Communicating Development Projects, Media in Development Programmes
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Development and Media
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Data
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Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
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Digital Criticism
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Digital Entrepreneurs, Tech Entrepreneurs
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AI in Development Assistance
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AI in Nonprofit Organizations
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ICT4D Research
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Data Bases, Digital Libraries, Open Access Repositories
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Energy Supply, Electricity
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Microcredits, Microfinance, Small-Scale Loans
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Climate Change Communication, Climate Journalism
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Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Communication Networks
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Media & Communication Policies
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Human Rights Protection
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Media Effects
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Data Collection, Data Collection Methods
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Rural Areas, Rural Communities, Rural Development
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Science Communication & Research Dissemination
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Technological Change, Technological Developments, Technological Progress
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WLAN Wireless Internet Access
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SMS
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Telephone
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Youth & Digital Media
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Access to Media & Information
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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Empowerment
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Internet & Social Media Use: Women
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Behaviour Change Campaigns
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Data Protection: Law & Regulation
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Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
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Digital Rights
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Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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Community Development
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Community Informatics
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Community Radios
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Participatory Communication
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Modernization Development Approaches, Developmentalism
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World Bank
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Nonprofit Management, NGO Management, Management General
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One Laptop per Child (ICT Development Programme)
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Development Strategies
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Development Theories
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Good Governance
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Communication for Social Change
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Digital Communication
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Open Access Publishing
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Blogging, Blogs
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Development Websites, Blogs & Online Communities
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Ecological Footprint & Sustainability of Digitalization, E-Waste & Recycling
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ICT Business Management
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ICT Economics
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ICT Financing
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ICT Training
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Alternative Economy, Solidarity Economy, Social Economy Businesses, Fair Trade
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Economic Policies
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Labour, Labour Markets, Labour Laws, Working Conditions
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Education and Communication / Media
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Education (General)
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Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Tools
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Rural Women & Communication
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Innovations
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Food / Nutrition Communication & Media Representation
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HIV / AIDS Communication
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Francophonie
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United Nations (UN)
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Mobile Journalism, Video Journalism
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Communication Processes
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Ushahidi (Crowdsourcing Mapping Software)
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Small States: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
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Cost-Benefit-Analysis, Cost-Effectiveness, Efficiency
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Media / Communication
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Project Design, Project Planning
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Project Impact, Project Effects, Project Effectiveness, Project Efficiency
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Stakeholders, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Participation
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Public Service Broadcasting
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Informatics
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Computers
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Data Protection (Computer Software)
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Technology Transfer
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Telecommunication Industries & Markets
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Urban Communication, Urban Media
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Urban Areas
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Advocacy Campaigns
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Indigenous People
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Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
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Agricultural Development & Policies
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Audiences & Users
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Audience Research: Online Surveys
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Social Media Analytics, Web Metrics, User Data Analytics
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Health Information Access & Use
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Information Needs & Media Use: Refugees & Displaced People
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Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Media Use: Urban Populations
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Mobile Phone Use: Youth
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Mobile Phone Use: Migrants & Refugees
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Development Communication Campaigns
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Children & Digital Media
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Children: Media Representation & Reporting
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Christian Press
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Indigenous Films, Indigenous Videos
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Videos
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Freedom of Expression
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Digital Rights Management
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Indigenous Knowledge: Intellectual Property Rights
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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
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Censorship Circumvention Tools & Strategies
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Communication Strategies
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Local Government Communication Strategies
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Social Marketing
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Community Development: Role of Communication & Media
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Cyberwarfare, Cyber Operations: Attacking Enemy Computers, Software, and Control Systems
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Cultural Cooperation (Development Aid)
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Cultural Exchange
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Cultural Relations
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Culture (General)
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Culture and Development
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Donor Coordination, Funder Collaboration, Aid Harmonsation
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Development Education
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Development Financing
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Small-Scale Funds
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Local Development Planning
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Development Projects
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Gender Projects (Development Cooperation)
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Information For All Programme (IFAP/UNESCO)
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Information Technology for Asian Cooperatives IT@COOPS ( ICT Project)
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Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
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Development Studies, Development Research
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Funding Criteria & Priorities
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International Development Cooperation
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Public-Private Partnerships
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Regional Cooperation, South-South Collaboration
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Behaviour Change Communication
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Communication for Local Development
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Development Communication Research
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Development Education: Use & Role of Media
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Rural Radio Programmes, Rural Radios, Rural Development & Radio
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Social Change & Media / Communication
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Digital Media Landscapes
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Digital Media Research, Digital Communication Research
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Digital Research Methods
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ICANN
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Indigenous Digital & Social Media Communication
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Internet and Society / Social Change
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Internet Business Management
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Internet / ICTs and Social Change
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Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
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Online Communication
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Alibaba
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Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
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Social Media in Political Communication
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Internet Markets
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Reporting on Digitalization, AI, Internet, ICTs
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Video Blogs, Vlogs
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Video & Foto Online Communities
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Wikis
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Websites
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AI Ethics
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AI Regulation & Legislation
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Hackathons
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Software Industries
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ICT Enterprises
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ICT Sector Development
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Industry 4.0 (Decentralised Industry Production with Digital Technologies)
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Communication
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Information Management
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Documentation Systems
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Documenting Human Rights Violations
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Information Management
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Libraries
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Preservation of Information
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Media Ownership
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Commodities, Raw Materials, Extractive Industries, Mining
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Mobile Money Cash Transfer Programmes
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Standards of Living
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Industries, Industrial Development
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Foreign Investments
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Money, Currencies, Cryptocurrencies, Means of Payment
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Privatization
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Public Goods, Commons
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Remittances
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Traffic & Transport Infrastructure
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Open Educational Resources (OER)
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Learning Processes
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Lifelong Learning
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Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
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Mobile Learning
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Training
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Training of Trainers, Teacher Education
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Vocational Training
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Workshops & Seminars: Methods, Tools, Planning, Experiences
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Humour, Parody, Satire
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Tourism & Travel
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Environmental Communication
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Environmental Journalism
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Natural Resources
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Evaluation
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Gender in Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Female Researchers
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Feminism & Communication
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence
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Gender Media Studies & Feminist Communication Research
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Gender Relations
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Media Assistance: Gender Focus
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Women (General)
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Women's Organizations
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Collaboration
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Health Communication
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Child Health, Mother & Child Care Communication
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COVID-19 Communication
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Health Campaigns: Experiences
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Health Data
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HIV / AIDS (General)
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Indigenous Languages
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China: Transnational Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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Foreign ICT & Telecommunication Investments & Ownership
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Globalisation: Impact on (Local) Media & Communication
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International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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China: Foreign Policy, Foreign Investments, Development Assistance
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Colonialism
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UNESCO
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UNESCO & IPDC Media Assistance
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Journalistic Skills
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Local Journalism
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Newsroom Management
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Poverty & Impoverished People: Reporting & Media Representation
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Bilingualism, Multilingualism
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Local Radios, Local Radio Programmes
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Media Assistance: Interaction with Foreign Policies
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Media Assistance: Research Communication
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Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
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Dissemination of Information
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Diffusion of Innovations
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Information Exchange
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Information Transfer
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Media, Mass Media
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Media Law & Regulation
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Regulatory Bodies
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Corporate Social Responsibility
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Knowledge Management
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Indigenous Knowledge, Local Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge
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Knowledge Sharing & Transfer
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Leadership, Leadership Development
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Low-Cost Solutions, Low Budget Calculation
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Organisational Development & Capacity Building
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Scaling
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Strategic Alliances, Strategic Partnerships
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Female Migrants / Migration
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Labour Migration
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Refugees / Displaced People
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Deaf & Hard of Hearing People
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Politics
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Capitalism
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Parliaments
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Election Campaigns: Social Media
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Public Spheres
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Press
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Project Management
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Local Ownership, Local Stakeholder Participation
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Pilot Projects
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Sustainability
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Radio
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Radio Debates, Radio Talk Shows, Call-In Radio Programmes
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Radio Dramas, Radio Soap Operas, Radio Fiction
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Behaviour
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Motivations
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Symbols
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Data Coding
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Digital Sources
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Human Development Index (HDI)
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Ethnographic Action Research
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Research Results
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Statistical Data: Collection, Analysis & Interpretation
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Sciences, Natural Sciences
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Human Security
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Economies of Violence
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Society
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Corruption & Combating Corruption
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Networks & Networking
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Resilience
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Social Aspects
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Social Development
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Social Security
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Marginality, Marginalized Groups
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Society & Media, Media Sociology
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Technologies, Information & Communication Technologies
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Tablet Computers
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Overhead Projectors
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Satellite Communication & Information Services
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GIS, Geospatial Services
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Software
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Software Development
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Telecommunication Technologies
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Development Assistance: Telecommunications
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Telecommunication Companies, Mobile Phone & Fixed Line Operators
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Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
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Postcolonial & Decolonial Communication Approaches
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Suburbs, Poor Districts, Slums, Shanty Towns
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Youth and Media
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"20 years after its foundation in 1996, IICD, the International Institute for Communication and Development, definitively closed. Over the years, IICD proved that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can accelerate socio-economic development and that a methodology based on principles such ... more

Integrating Cyber Capacity Into the Digital Development Agenda

The Hague: Global Forum on Cyber Expertise Foundation (GFCE);Digital Development Partnership (DDP) (2021), 85 pp.
"This report aims to bridge two communities – the broader development community and the cybersecurity capacity building community – to achieve more resilient outcomes by ensuring incorporation of cybersecurity and digital resilience into digital development activities. This report is a product o ... more
"This evaluation is an analysis of the Mozilla Foundation’s grantmaking and fellowship work led by the F&A team from the beginning of 2016 through mid-2020. It seeks to understand: 1) the impacts of the programs on individual funding recipients and organizational partners, on the issues the progra ... more
"Positive Deviance (PD) is based on the observation that in every community or organization, there are a few individuals who achieve significantly better outcomes than their peers, despite having similar challenges and resources. These individuals are referred to as positive deviants, and adopting t ... more
"The connection between digital and inequality has traditionally been understood in terms of the digital divide or of forms of digital inequality whose core conceptualisation is exclusion. This paper argues that, as the global South moves into a digital development paradigm of growing breadth and de ... more
"The Serbian government prioritizes digitalization. Serbia’s digital transformation accelerated in 2017 with the government’s focus on building a digital government, or “digitalization” as defined by Serbians, and Serbia’s participation in the Digital Agenda for the Western Balkans. As one ... more
"During the Covid 19 pandemic, a digital transformation happened in all spheres of life, including cultural relations. The DICE Digital R&D Fund emerged in this context as part of a wider Digital Skills Programme, an effort by the British Council to keep the flow of international cultural exchanges ... more

Harnessing Blockchain for Sustainable Development: Prospects and Challenges

Geneva: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2021), vii, 56 pp.
"What are the impacts of expanding mobile broadband coverage on poverty, household consumption and labor market outcomes in developing countries? Who benefits from improved coverage of mobile internet? To respond to these questions, this paper applies a difference-in-differences estimation using pan ... more

Information and Communication Technologies contributing to achieving development objectives: Project experiences and lessons learnt

Bonn: Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2021), 43 pp.
"Intended as a guide for policy-makers and other stakeholders in crafting a national AI and data strategy for development, the report highlights opportunities and outlines good policy and regulatory practices for implementation, while also flagging key challenges and offering hands-on suggestions in ... more
"The study identified resource gaps relating to broadband connectivity, affordability, digital literacy and skills, and priority digital services. It identified the need for reliable and quality telecommunication network coverage; digital literacy and skills training (sales and marketing resources a ... more
"Seven years since the establishment of the Digital Defenders Partnership by the Freedom Online Coalition, the challenges to Human Rights and Internet Freedom globally have mounted, while the movements in their defence remain diverse, creative, and resilient. In this context, DDP has evolved to beco ... more

Digital Strategy 2020-2024

Washington, DC: USAID (2020), 58 pp.
"The digital strategy centers around two core, mutually reinforcing objectives: improve measurable development and humanitarian assistance outcomes through the responsible use of digital technology in USAID’s programming; and strengthen the openness, inclusiveness, and security of country-level di ... more

Digitalization for Development? Challenges for Developing Countries

Wien: Österreichische Forschungsstiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (ÖFSE) (2020), pp. 25-81

A Valuing Impact Toolkit for ICT Investment

NEF Consulting;Digital Impact Alliance (dial) (2020), 124 pp.
"ICT4D projects are known for having social, economic, and environmental impacts that are difficult to capture. Investments in digital infrastructure and innovation often have high up-front costs with largely medium-to-long-term benefits, not quick, short-term outcomes desired by policy makers. The ... more
"This Smart Village Blueprint, piloted in Niger, has been conceived as a practical tool for establishing smart villages. It contributes to the implementation of the Niger 2.0 Smart Villages project, which aims at providing broadband infrastructure to improve Internet access in rural and remote parts ... more
"This guide has explored some of the key considerations that should inform the conceptualization and implementation of Machine Learning (ML) and artifical intelligence (AI) components within a development project. New, automated decision systems can offer considerable and rapid efficiency gains, but ... more
"mNutrition is a global initiative supported by FCDO, managed by GSMA, and implemented by in-country MNOs and third party providers to use mobile technology, that sought to improve the health and nutritional status of children and adults in the developing world. The potential to utilise mobile techn ... more
"This thesis describes the search for and the design of a field-based approach to ICT4D. Ten years of field and action research in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana have led to a practical approach that guides design and development of information systems. It fosters knowledge exchange between people fr ... more