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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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Internet
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ICT Development Assistance: Donors
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ICT Indicators
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Civil Society
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Mobile Phone Apps
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Open Data
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Digitalization, Environment & Sustainable Development
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ICT4D: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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ICT Effects & Impact
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ICT Regulation
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Blockchain Technologies
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Mobile Phone Advocacy & Campaigns
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Digitalization in NGOs, Civil Society & Development Organizations
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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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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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ICT Research
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Sustainable Development
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
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Internet Bandwith, Broadband & Backbone Networks
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Communication Rights
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Community Informatics
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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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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 Entrepreneurs, Tech Entrepreneurs
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Development Websites, Blogs & Online Communities
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AI in Nonprofit Organizations
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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 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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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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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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Child Health, Mother & Child Care Communication
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HIV / AIDS Communication
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Indigenous Languages
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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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Low-Cost Solutions, Low Budget Calculation
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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: Urban Populations
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Mobile Phone Use: Youth
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Children: Media Representation & Reporting
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Christian Press
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International Development Cooperation
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ICANN
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Internet and Society / Social Change
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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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Humanitarian Aid
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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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Training
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University Education, Tertiary Education
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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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Trends
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Health 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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China: Transnational Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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UNESCO
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Poverty & Impoverished People: Reporting & Media Representation
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Bilingualism, Multilingualism
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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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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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Power Relations
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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 Dramas, Radio Soap Operas, Radio Fiction
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Behaviour
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Motivations
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Data Coding
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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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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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Resilience
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Social Development
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Social Security
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Marginality, Marginalized Groups
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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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Global Justice 4.0: The Impacts of Digitalisation on the Global South
Top Insights
Berlin: Brot für die Welt (2019), 74 pp.
"This publication discusses the extent to which digital technology can help tackle poverty and social inequality. Does it increase or restrict the opportunities for social and economic participation open to disadvantaged people? We analyse the history of e-commerce in the light of this question. We
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What Motivates ICT4D Champions?
Dar es Salaam: 15th International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries (ICT4D) (2019), 12 pp.
"The paper seeks to identify the factors that motivate a person who champions ICT4D initiatives. Given the important contributions of ICT4D champions to initiative success, better understanding of their motivations holds the potential to identify, develop and deploy such individuals more effectively
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Mobiltelefone in Afrika = Mobile Phones in Africa
Hamburg: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) (2019), 29 pp.
Impact Report 2017-2019: Make-IT in Africa. Successfully Promoting Tech Entrepreneurship and the Innovation Ecosystems of Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Tunisia
Bonn; Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2019), 71 pp.
"Make-IT started as a "laboratory" for new types of partnerships between development organisations, business, finance and entrepreneurs. After 2 years of implementation experience, we can proudly say that we have successfully combined the strengths of the public and private sectors to promote digita
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Entwicklungszusammenarbeit 4.0: Digitalisierung und globale Verantwortung
Baden-Baden: Nomos (2018), 172 pp.
"Die internationale Entwicklungszusammenarbeit kann die Digitalisierung in ihrer Vielfalt nutzen, um ihre Ziele besser und schneller zu erreichen. Mit der Digitalisierung sind aber auch Risiken im Bereich Datenschutz, Arbeitswelt oder Zugang zum Internet verbunden. Wer profitiert von der „digitale
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Creating Mobile Health Solutions for Behaviour Change: A Study of Eight Services in the MNutrition Initiative Portfolio
London: GSMA; Altai Consulting (2018), 50 pp.
"The GSMA mHealth programme, under the mNutrition Initiative funded by UK aid (the UK Department for International Development, DFID), has been working with mobile network operators (MNOs) and other mobile and health sector stakeholders to support the launch and scale of mobile health (mHealth) valu
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Instrumentalising the Digital: Adolescents’ Engagement with ICTs in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Development in Practice, volume 28, issue 3 (2018), pp. 432-443
"In development agendas regarding children in low-income communities, both older and emerging media are typically ignored or assumed to have beneficial powers that will redress social and gender inequality. This article builds on a recent rapid evidence review on adolescents’ digital media use and
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Empowerment as Development: An Outline of an Analytical Concept for the Study of ICTs in the Global South
"It is a certainty that the proliferation of ICTs (mobile phones in particular) has opened up a range of possibilities and new avenues for individuals, aid agencies, and NGOs. However, overviews of communication supposedly for development reveal a field based on economic understandings of developmen
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More Than Just Bitcoin: The Potential of Blockchain Technology, Using the Example of Latin America
KAS International Reports, issue 1 (2018), pp. 64-77
"Blockchain tehcnology (BT) can make a significant contribution to the future development of Latin America. It provides a robust alternative to weak state authorities in the fight for democratically legitimised laws and standards that have only been applied to a limited extent, or not at all. BT cou
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Digital Innovation Made in Africa for Sustainable and Inclusive Development, Volume 2
Bonn; Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2018), 48 pp.
"With the second volume in the series Digital Innovation Made in Africa, we want to raise awareness of the enormous potential of young entrepreneurs in Africa. In this edition, the Tech Entrepreneurship Initiative Make-IT in Africa presents innovative initiatives and projects that have attracted att
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Digital Innovation Made in Africa for Sustainable and Inclusive Development
Bonn; Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2018), 48 pp.
"Innovative Entrepreneurship is one of the key drivers behind Africa’s digital transformation. For many young people, entrepreneurship is often the best way to achieve sustainable livelihoods. Innovative entrepreneurs know their local markets and understand the social context. This gives them a co
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Le numérique et le développement des Suds
Communication, Technologie et Développement, issue 5 (2018), pp. 8-145
Social Tech Ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa
Top Insights
Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (M-ITI) (2018), 86 pp.
"Around the world diverse actors are working to develop technology that directly improves social conditions. This report refers to these types of technology as ‘social tech’. Examples of social tech include anti-corruption systems for citizens to report bribes; communications platforms for refug
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From Simple Fixes to Systemic Enablers: The Future of Digital Development
Brighton: Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (2018), 16 pp.
"Far too often the implicit theory of change in digital developments, as with technology for development more generally, is that importing technologies can fix development. This does not acknowledge the political and social transformations that are needed to address and overcome economic and power a
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Donor Organizations and the Principles for Digital Development: A Landscape Assessment and Gap Analysis
London: Jigsaw Consult (2018), 39 pp.
"This study engages with a comprehensive spectrum of stakeholders within the development and aid sectors around the role of digital, and the ideals that guide that role. The Principles for Digital Development, stewarded by Digital Impact Alliance, and the community of endorsers present a key forum f
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The Digital Nonprofit Skills Assessment
NetHope (2018), 25 pp.
"This Digital Nonprofit Skills (“DNS”) Assessment is the second white paper in a series of benchmarks established by NetHope’s Center for the Digital Nonprofit that provide insight into the opportunities and challenges for transforming the nonprofit sector. The first white paper, the Digital N
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Reflecting the Past, Shaping the Future: Making AI Work for International Development
USAID (2018), 97 pp.
"This document aims to inform and empower those who may have limited technical experience as they navigate an emerging ML/AI landscape in developing countries. Donors, implementers, and other development partners should expect to come away with a basic grasp of common ML techniques and the problems
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