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Media Culture in Nomadic Communities

Allison Hahn

Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press (2021), 222 pp.

"Media Culture in Nomadic Communities examines the ways that new technologies and ICT infrastructures have changed the communicative norms and patterns that regulate mobile and nomadic communities' engagement in local and international deliberative decision making. Each chapter examines a unique com ... more

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The Digital Disconnect: The Social Causes and Consequences of Digital Inequalities

Ellen Helsper

Los Angeles et al.: Sage (2021), viii, 231 pp.

"Ellen Helsper goes beyond questions of digital divides and who's connected or not. She asks why and how social and digital inequalities are linked, as she reveals the tangible outcomes of socio-digital inequalities to everyday lives in an expert exploration of contemporary theory, research and prac ... more

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The Economics of Digital Transformation: The Disruption of Markets, Production, Consumption, and Work

Katarzyna Sledziewska, Renata Wloch

London; New York: Routledge (2021), xix, 283 pp.

"The book refers to academic insights from economics and sociology while giving numerous empirical examples drawn from basic and applied research and business. It addresses several burning issues: how are digital processes transforming traditional business models? Does intelligent automation threate ... more

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Connectivity in the Least Developed Countries: Status report 2021

Michael Minges

Geneva: ITU (2021), ix, 59 pp.

"In 2020, the 46 LDCs had a combined population of 1.06 billion people and are highly vulnerable, with low levels of human development. And yet, geography, population size and income vary within the group, and these different conditions affect digital development. National data infrastructure is an ... more

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2021 Mobile Industry Impact Report: Sustainable Development Goals

London: GSMA (2021), 61 pp.

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The Digital Silk Road: China's Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future

Jonathan E. Hillman

New York, NY: Harper Business (2021), xiv, 351 pp.

"China is wiring the world, and, in doing so, rewriting the global order. As things stand, the rest of the world still has a choice. But the battle for tomorrow will require America and its allies to take daring risks in uncertain political terrain. Unchecked, China will reshape global flows of data ... more

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Regulating Data in India and Indonesia: A Comparative Study

Singapore: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2021), x, 109 pp.

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Emerging technology trends: Artificial intelligence and big data for development 4.0

Mirjana Stankovic, Aminata Amadou Garba, Nikola Neftenov

Geneva: ITU (2021), xv, 87 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

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¿Hay concentración en internet en América Latina? El caso Argentina

Andrés Piazza

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 ... more

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Platform Alternatives: The Strategic Guide to Responsible Platform Business

Nicolas Friederici, Vili Lehdonvirta

Berlin; Oxford: Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG);Oxford Internet Institute (2021), 50 pp.

"The Strategic Guide to Responsible Platform Business highlights alternative strategies that platform organisations can pursue to acknowledge and mitigate platform capitalism’s problematic tendencies. While it is informative for policymakers and civil society, the Guide is mainly meant to be a res ... more

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Assessing Internet Development in Thailand: Using UNESCO’s Internet Universality ROAM-X Indicators

Bangkok: UNESCO (2021), 15 pp.

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Postdigital: Medienkritik im 21. Jahrhundert

Peter Schmitt

Hamburg: Meiner (2021), 175 pp.

"Die völlige Computerisierung der Lebenswelt entwickelt eine geradezu mahlstromartige Dynamik. Massenhaft sind die Köpfe über die Bildschirme gesenkt und starren auf vereinheitlichten Geräten auf die überall gleichen Apps. Von informationeller Autonomie kann keine Rede sein, dafür umso mehr vo ... more

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Giga: Empowering communities in Asia and the Pacific through school connectivity

Geneva: ITU (2021), ix, 92 pp.

"Giga, a joint collaboration between ITU and UNICEF, is an initiative to connect every young person in the world to information, opportunity and choice. Devised before the onslaught on COVID-19, the project addresses the underlying inequities in access to the Internet. However, it is also a platform ... for creating the infrastructure necessary to provide digital connectivity to an entire country, for every community and for every citizen. With schools as a focal point, Giga seeks to build robust digital ecosystems, so communities everywhere can cope with shocks such as COVID-19 and ensure that no one is left behind. To achieve this goal, Giga builds on four pillars: map, finance, connect, empower. Map. Mapping of schools helps identify the connectivity problems and gauge the magnitude of the challenge in each country. Top-down and bottom-up approaches to mapping school connectivity support this endeavour [...] Connect. There are various infrastructure and technology solutions available that could bring affordable connectivity to the unconnected schools identified by the mapping exercise, including established technologies such as Wi-Fi, satellite, and fibre [...] Finance. The selection of appropriate financing mechanisms depends on the magnitude of the challenge. The costing analysis can only take place after mapping connectivity gaps and determining fit-for-purpose connectivity solutions. Government budgets or universal service funds (USFs) could address small- to medium-sized connectivity gaps [...] Empower. Bringing connectivity to schools will have a limited impact if e-learning solutions are not in place and if educators do not have the digital skills to empower learners. There are many case studies from Asia and the Pacific of initiatives that aim to empower digital learning [...] Giga has made significant progress since its launch. It is already active in 17 countries in three regions. Countries in Asia and the Pacific are next to join the Giga initiative. Several countries have expressed interest, including Bhutan, Pakistan, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Fiji. Each country has its own opportunities and challenges in terms of extending connectivity. The review of policies, regulatory environment, school connectivity initiatives and availability of connectivity data in potential Giga countries and the assessment of use cases strongly indicate that there is significant promise for the expansion of Giga in the region." (Executive summary, pages vi-vii) more

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Deployment of a Community Information Platform in Santo Antão Island: A Case Study from Cabo Verde

Petra Zist, Emily Boaventura, Jorge Ramos

In: C&T '21: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Communities & Technologies

New York: Association for Computing Machinery (2021), pp. 160-168

"We present a case study of a community media project development Alert4You and describe the process of fostering a local community information platform through socio-technical innovation in 4 rural and remote island communities of Santo Antão in Republic of Cabo Verde. A mix of analogous and digit ... more

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Situational Analysis of Digital Security in Cameroon

Internews (2021), 14 pp.

"Based on the needs assessment, a high proportion of women in Cameroon face online violence and are increasingly concerned about their safety in digital spaces. However, many of these respondents are unaware of any legal protections offered to them. Additionally, they believe that they lack the appr ... more

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¿Hay concentración en internet en América Latina? El caso Colombia

Gabriel E. Levy B.

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 ... more

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Pakistan's Internet Landscape 2020

Jahanzaib Haque, Shah Bano Ali Khan

Islamabad: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES);Bytes for All (2021), 89 pp.

"The internet brought new opportunities for Pakistan to develop into a progressive society and a more democratic country, and it opened doors for more forms of criminal activity (like fraud, child pornography, etc.), more intimidation and the spreading extremism, and more information gathering on ci ... more

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Alfabetización mediática e informacional: Una guía práctica de capacitación
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Sylvia Braesel, Thorsten Karg

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie, 3rd ed. (2021), 241 pp.

"Hay una variedad de estrategias y enfoques que se pueden aplicar para enseñar a la Alfabetización mediática e informacional (AMI), los cuales se centran en el conocimiento, la actitud y las habilidades. Por supuesto, las y los capacitadores están en la libertad de modificar las metodologías pr ... more

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Data for Better Lives
Top 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 ... more

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¿Hay concentración en internet en América Latina? El caso Chile

Patricia Peña Miranda

Montevideo: Observacom;Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 26 pp.

"El análisis de la información disponible para identificar si existe concentración en Internet en manos de pocas empresas en Chile muestra evidencias contundentes que pueden resumirse de la siguiente manera: 1. Acceso a Internet fija: Cuatro empresas concentran el acceso a servicios de Internet f ... more

Alfabetización mediática e informacional: Una guía práctica de capacitación Key Guidance

Data for Better Lives Top Insights

Alfabetización mediática e informacional: Una guía práctica de capacitación
Key Guidance

Data for Better Lives
Top Insights