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Though Alert to its Dangers, Zimbabweans Embrace Social Media and Demand Unrestricted Access
Afrobarometer (2021), 10 pp.
"Eight in 10 adult Zimbabweans (80%) say they have heard about social media. More than four in 10 (42%) citizens say they get news from social media “every day” or “a few times a week.” Among those who have heard about social media the vast majority (91%) say social media helps keep people i
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Privacy and Personal Data Protection in Africa: A Rights-Based Survey of Legislation in Eight Countries
African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms Coalition (2021), 372 pp.
"Of the eight countries surveyed here, only four have comprehensive data protection privacy acts in place: Kenya, South Africa, Togo and Uganda. But as these research reports suggest, this is not necessarily a strong indicator of whether a country is committed to privacy rights, or of the efficacy o
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Digital Trends in Africa 2021: Information and Communication Technology Trends and Developments in the Africa Region 2017-2020
Deep Insights
Geneva: ITU (2021), 65 pp.
"This report provides an overview of trends and developments in ICT infrastructure, access and use in Africa, which includes 44 member states and is home to a population of 1.04 billion people. The report highlights changes in ICT adoption since the last World Telecommunication Development Conferenc
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Data for Better Lives
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: World Bank (2021), xviii, 326 pp.
"This report aims to answer two fundamental questions. First, how can data better advance development objectives? Second, what kind of data governance arrangements are needed to support the generation and use of data in a safe, ethical, and secure way while also delivering value equitably? One impor
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Gender Approaches to Cybersecurity: Design, Defence and Response
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) (2021), 70 pp.
"This report outlines the relevance of gender norms to cybersecurity. It draws on existing research, supplemented by stakeholder and expert interviews, to assess gender-based differences in the social roles and interaction of women, men and non-binary people of all ages reflected in the distribution
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Regulating Data in India and Indonesia: A Comparative Study
Singapore: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2021), x, 109 pp.
Information Security and Privacy
Incheon: Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT-ESCAP), 4th ed. (2021), viii, 121 pp.
"The module aims to: 1. Clarify the concept of information security, privacy and related concepts; 2. Describe threats to information security and how they can be addressed; 3. Discuss the requirements for the establishment and implementation of policy on information security, as well as the life cy
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Media Influence Matrix: Israel. Technology, Public Sphere and Journalism
Budapest: CEU Center for Media, Data and Society (2021), 30 pp.
"Although internet penetration rate in Israel stands at 88%, internet infrastructure, and notably the roll-out of fiber-optics, was not properly regulated until December 2020. Therefore, among other things, Israel’s internet speed was in decline in comparison to OECD countries, although it is expe
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Digital Trends
D+C: Development and Cooperation, issue 9 (2021), pp. 23-33
Super-Scoring? Datengetriebene Sozialtechnologien als neue Bildungsherausforderung
kopaed; Grimme-Institut (2021), 263 pp.
"Beim so genannten „Scoring“ wird einer Person mithilfe algorithmischer Verfahren ein Zahlenwert zugeordnet, um ihr Verhalten zu bewerten und zu beeinflussen. „Super-Scoring“-Praktiken gehen noch weiter und führen Punktesysteme und Skalen aus unterschiedlichen Lebensbereichen zusammen, wie
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Der Wert der Digitalisierung: Gemeinwohl in der digitalen Welt
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2021), 437 pp.
"Wie wahren wir die Menschen-, Grund- und Bürgerrechte? Und wie können wir unsere Werte für die Gestaltung disruptiver Innovationen und der digitalen Zukunft nutzen? Die Autor*innen aus Politik, Wissenschaft und Praxis zeigen auf, wie technologische Phänomene mit unseren Werten in Einklang gebra
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Digital Roots: Historicizing Media and Communication Concepts of the Digital Age
Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Oldenbourg (2021), vi, 318 pp.
"As media environments and communication practices evolve over time, so do theoretical concepts. This book analyzes some of the most well-known and fiercely discussed concepts of the digital age from a historical perspective, showing how many of them have pre-digital roots and how they have changed
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¿Hay concentración en internet en América Latina? El caso México
Montevideo: Observacom; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 22 pp.
"El análisis de la información disponible sobre ocho indicadores de concentración en Internet en México muestra que en casi todas ellas unas pocas empresas tienen una posición dominante en el mercado o servicio relevado: 1. Acceso a Internet fija: Con un índice CR4 de 98.7%, en México se obse
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¿Hay concentración en internet en América Latina? El caso Argentina
Montevideo: Observacom; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 20 pp.
"El análisis de la información parece confirmar de manera contundente la existencia de concentración en Internet en Argentina, en manos de pocas empresas en cada una de sus categorías: 1. Acceso a Internet fija: El Grupo Clarín concentra casi la mitad del mercado de acceso a servicios de Intern
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¿Hay concentración en internet en América Latina? El caso Colombia
Montevideo: Observacom; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 19 pp.
"El análisis de la información disponible sobre ocho indicadores de concentración en Internet en Colombia muestra que en casi todas ellas unas pocas empresas tienen una posición dominante en el mercado o servicio relevado: 1. Acceso a Internet fija: Las cuatro empresas de telecomunicaciones más
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Digital News Report 2021
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2021), 163 pp.
"This year's report reveals new insights about digital news consumption based on a YouGov survey of over 92,000 online news consumers in 46 markets including India, Indonesia, Thailand, Nigeria, Colombia and Peru for the first time. The report looks at the impact of coronavirus on news consumption a
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The Routledge Companion to Digital Media and Children
New York; London: Routledge (2021), xxv, 603 pp.
"This collection investigates and critiques the dynamism of children's lives online with contributions fielding both global and hyper-local issues, and bridging the wide spectrum of connected media created for and by children. From education to children's rights to cyberbullying and youth in challen
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Communicate and Collaborate to Prepare for the Unexpected: The International Institute for Communication and Development in the Netherlands
Knowledge Management for Development Journal, volume 16, issue 1 (2021), pp. 105-112
"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
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