"helpdesk.rsf.org is a resource for journalists who want to inform and train themselves about digital security. Media production today can be threatened online in various ways, such as surveillance of communication, blocking of content, or defamation of journalists over social media. Reporters Witho
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ut Borders supports journalists all over the world in their fight for freedom of expression, both through our work on the ground as well as with this website. We provide guides for digital security concepts, give recommendations about tools and their uses, offer an interactive formula to practice individualized threat modeling, and conduct regular online webinars about digital security. Although we try to be as clear as possible and to update the website constantly, we have to indicate that the use of certain tools is always at the own risk of the individual. If want to reach out to us, please reach out to us via E-Mail." (About the project)
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"This report specifically examines legal remedies for online attacks against journalists. It looks at three case studies, in Finland, France and Ireland, of female journalists who were viciously attacked online for their work and the ensuing attempts to hold the perpetrators accountable. From an ana
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lysis of the case studies, it offers best practices and recommendations for OSCE participating States in implementing and interpreting laws so as to effectively respond to the diverse and growing forms of online harassment and protect the rights of journalists to do their work safely online without compromising freedom of expression as guaranteed by international human rights law." (https://www.osce.org/representative-on-freedom-of-media)
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"The rise of social media in Zimbabwe has brought with it a greater variety of platforms which offer people a means to express themselves. However, the democratisation of information and the increase in digital spaces have also come with greater state restriction and polarisation among Zimbabweans.
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This policy brief intends to discuss the state’s attempts to act as the proctor of social media in order to explore the relations between users of online platforms in terms of political leanings and gender. To this end, it will also discuss the damaging effects of online targeting and how it can exacerbate already existing political divisions between people. The paper will also discuss how the state uses legal instruments to surveil and regulate online activity as a way of maintaining its iron grip on the people." (Abstract)
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"Führende Tech-Konzerne, allen voran die aus dem Silicon Valley, instrumentalisieren zunehmend das Handelsrecht für ihre Interessen, wie die von der US-Regierung im Jahre 2000 verabschiedete Digitale Agenda zeigt. Dabei geht es längst nicht mehr nur um die Reduzierung von Zöllen auf digitale Pro
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dukte wie Software oder einheitliche Standards für Telekommunikationsdienste. Patente auf Künstliche Intelligenz sowie die (Nicht)Regulierung von Datenflüssen sind inzwischen auch Bestandteil handelsrechtlicher Regelungen und Gegenstand kontroverser Debatten in der Welthandelsorganisation WTO. Für die Länder des Globalen Südens - aber nicht nur für sie - steht dabei viel auf dem Spiel, einschließlich der Gefahr eines neuen, digitalen Kolonialismus. Die Publikation untersucht, wo die Potenziale und Grenzen digitaler Lösungsansätze liegen. Sie analysiert, was sich aus vermeintlichen Vorzeigeprojekten wie dem mobilen Bezahlsystem M-Pesa oder der Verbreitung des bargeldlosen Bezahlens in Indien lernen lässt. Die Autoren untersuchen auch, ob die Digitalisierung transnationaler Lieferketten nicht nur die Transparenz erhöht, sondern auch die Wertschöpfung bei den Arbeiterinnen und Arbeitern auf den Kaffee- und Sojaplantagen oder in Fabriken. Für eine faire Gestaltung der Digitalisierung müssen vor allem folgende Fragen beachtet werden: Wie können benachteilige Bevölkerungsgruppen in den ländlichen Regionen Afrikas oder Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner von Armenvierteln in den Megacities einen besseren Zugang zu Arbeit und Grunddienstleistungen erhalten? Welcher Maßnahmen bedarf es, um für Menschen in Asien und Lateinamerika die Risiken des digitalen Wandels zu minimieren und dessen Potenziale zu erweitern? Die Studie schließt deswegen mit neun Bausteinen zum Aufbau einer fairen Digitalisierung." (Vorwort)
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"In der jordanischen Hauptstadt Amman blühen digitale Start-ups. Die hohe Arbeitslosigkeit lindert das kaum. Doch junge Leute bringen damit neue Ideen in Jordaniens Geschäftswelt." (Seite 61)
"This report is the seventh in an annual series of publications showcasing the latest developments, trends and research in social media usage across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Using a wide variety of academic, industry and media sources, this White Paper features key insights from soci
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al media's development over the previous year. Notable trends from the past year include the continued popularity of Facebook and Facebook-owned products, especially with Arab Youth, as well as increasing challenges to online freedom of expression in many parts of the region. Saudi Arabia continues to be a social media powerhouse, being one of the biggest national markets for Snapchat and YouTube in the world. Meanwhile, the rise of social media influencers has met with some pushback; from regulation in UAE, to more tragic and threatening responses in Iraq. This report explores these developments, as well as emerging questions about the rise of fake news on social media, and the role that social networks are playing in Yemen's civil war." (Publisher description)
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"The Operational Handbook for Contact Centres for online safety of children contains action guidelines as well as knowledge, procedures and rules for successful work through the helpline for providing quality assistance and support to children, youth, families, professionals, teachers and others wor
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king with children and young people on the safer and secure use of the Internet and protection of children and young people when using modern technologies, as well as reporting illegal or harmful content on the Internet (hotline). The document also contains examples of good international and regional practices on the functioning of similar centres (Safer Internet Centres). The purpose of the Operational Handbook is to analyse the work of the Safer Internet Centres and offer guidance to the National Contact Centre for online safety of children in the Republic of Serbia on how to improve its efficiency and enhance its impact. This analysis also included a wider context in which the children helplines and reporting lines function, mapped out some of the new risks that children and young people might encounter in the digital environment, as well as the necessary support and resources needed for effective response and implications for the operational efficiency." (Page 6)
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"The four principles identified as key to Internet Universality are summarised as the R-O-A-M principles, and are fundamental to the development of the Internet in ways that are conducive to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals with no one left behind. These principles are: R – that the int
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ernet is based on human Rights; O – that it is Open; A – that it should be Accessible to all, and M – that it is nurtured by Multistakeholder participation. To enable the concept of Internet Universality to be more concretely understood and applied, UNESCO has spent two years developing indicators for the four principles. These indicators enable the empirical assessment of Internet Universality in terms of its existence at the level of a national Internet environment. By using these new indicators for research, a collage of evidence can be assembled to help governments and other stakeholders to identify achievements and gaps. The indicator framework is tailored for national use in regard to improving the local Internet environment, and is not designed or suited to rank countries in comparison with one another." (Executive summary, page 12)
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"The Digital kids Asia-Pacific (DKAP) Framework proposes a comprehensive and holistic set of competencies across five domains: Digital Literacy, Digital Safety and Resilience, Digital Participation and Agency, Digital Emotional Intelligence, and Digital Creativity and Innovation. The framework is al
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so anchored in a rights-based approach, in full recognition of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). The framework was then used as the basis for the creation of a self-reporting survey to measure children’s digital citizenship competencies. The survey was administered to 5,129 students aged 15 in four Asia-Pacific countries – Bangladesh, Fiji, Republic of Korea and Viet Nam. Among the five domains, children were most confident in their Digital Safety and Resilience competencies, and least confident in their Digital Creativity and Innovation competencies across all four countries. Some domains showed homogeneous levels of competencies across the four countries, while others showed wider gaps between the countries." (Executive summary, page xiii-xiv)
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"Part 1 approaches social media analytics from the point of view of media outlets’ most frequent needs. When you set out to analyze your social media activities, it can be hard to know where to start. The first part of the guide helps you to quickly find the answers you need, without having to go
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through the whole document. In part 2, we will look at some of the basics of social media analysis. We’ll explore what different social media metrics mean and which are the most important. Part 3 looks briefly at the resources you should have in place to effectively analyze your online communication. Part 4 is the main part of the guide. In this section, we are looking at Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp and will show you how to use free analytics tools to find out more about your communication and your audience [...] Part 5 introduces you to reporting, i.e. how you can best present your analyses to managers or advertisers. Part 6 provides guidance for trainers who want to use this guide in workshops or training. Last but not least, part 7 contains a comprehensive glossary that explains the most important technical terms related to social media analysis." (Introduction, page 6)
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"If digitalization truly is an element of great social change, it has to be sustainable, fair, and relevant to all people and working for the common good. Without proper discussions on benefits or risk, without democratic control and regulations, technologies have the potential to lead to more and n
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ew social, economic and ecological problems. Important first steps have been made to discuss the role of technology and the digital world. Yet we have to continue to actively shape the path of a truly sustainable digitalization. As a framework, in this paper we propose one of the most comprehensive sustainability concepts ever agreed on by the world: The 2030 Agenda with its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." (Page 1)
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"Knapp 2.000 Menschen zog die ‹Bits & Bäume› im November 2018 an die Technische Universität Berlin. Dieser Zuspruch verdeutlicht die Lücke, die wir mit unserer Veranstaltung gefüllt haben: Digitalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit als zwei wesentliche aktuelle Herausforderungen unserer Gesellscha
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ft müssen endlich gemeinsam diskutiert werden. Die ‹Bits & Bäume› hat vielfältige Akteure zusammengebracht, vor allem aus der Tech-Szene und der Nachhaltigkeitsbewegung, aber auch aus Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik. Die Konferenz hat gezeigt: Wir brauchen dringend neue Foren, um uns mit Digitalisierung auseinanderzusetzen. Verschiedene Akteure müssen gleichberechtigt und demokratisch daran teilhaben. Denn wie die Digitalisierung politisch gestaltet wird, darf nicht vordergründig von wirtschaftlichen Erwägungen abhängen. Mit diesem Buch möchten wir zentrale Inhalte der‹Bits & Bäume› für diese gesellschaftliche Debatte festhalten." (Editorial, Seite 2)
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"This document describes how to enable mobile and desktop software to support a written language. The recommended implementation allows native speakers to communicate online, share knowledge and documents, and to use software and devices that would otherwise be inaccessible to them. The intended aud
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iences of this document are: indigenous communities wanting to make their language accessible on mobile devices and computers; technologists supporting the digitization of one or more languages; organizations wanting to enable language communities. This document aims to help you determine what tools you need and how to use them. It may also assist you in discovering the available tools for using your language online." (Introduction)
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"The ICT User Typology categorizes older adults’ ICT use into one of five user types, each of which has a unique pattern of ICT introduction, use, display, and meaning they ascribe to technologies: The Enthusiast user type thinks ICTs and other forms of technology are great fun toys. They have won
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derful memories of using ICTs as children, including being encouraged by adults to “tinker” and “play” with technology [...] The Practicalist user type views ICTs as tools that are used to get a job done, for a specific purpose. They are typically exposed to ICTs in their work and they tend to hold jobs in which technology is heavily used [...] The Socializer user type tends to have large intergenerational networks and be highly involved in their communities, often through religious organizations and/or large families. They view ICTs as connectors between people and tend to prefer mobile communication technology [...] The Traditionalist user type also speaks about their love for ICTs. However, the technologies that Traditionalists love are the ones from their young adulthood (in the case of the older adults spoken about in this book, the television, radio, and telephone) [...] The Guardian user type tends to view all ICTs with suspicion, as they believe that technology can bring out the negative traits in individuals - traits such as gluttony and laziness. While they use many modern forms of advanced ICTs, they tend to be very cautious and regulated in how and how much they use them." (Page 3)
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"The development of the national environment of the Internet in Brazil is strong and positive, and in line with international standards when considering the regulatory framework. However, there are enforcement problems in some areas and significant shortcomings in access and connectivity for citizen
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s. Although there has been an increase in access to the Internet for Brazilians, there are still inequalities in the conditions for use and appropriation of ICTs, which can be pointed out as one of the most critical national issues for Internet development." (Executive summary, page 17)
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"Hier in Kapitel 1 definieren wir einige grundlegende Begriffe, aus denen bereits der Ansatz der Autoren zu entnehmen ist. In Kapitel 2 geht es um Begriffsklärungen und Hintergrundwissen zum Thema Mobbing, Cyber-Mobbing und (Cyber)Mobbing. Insbesondere wird dabei auf die Dynamik des Mobbings und au
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f die Spezifika des Mobbings mit digitalen Mitteln eingegangen. In Kapitel 3 werden vier Fälle von (Cyber)Mobbing aus der Praxis beschrieben. Sie zeigen in knapper Form, wie man mit Hilfe des Systemischen Konfliktmanagements bei (Cyber)Mobbing vorgehen kann. In Kapitel 4 stellen wir zwei Interventionsmethoden vor, die erfolgreich wissenschaftlich evaluierte Systemische Mobbingintervention (SMI) und die vielfach praxiserprobte Systemische Kurzintervention (SKI). In Kapitel 5 wird Systemisches Konfliktmanagement (SKM) als Bestandteil von Schulentwicklung mit Zielen, Maßnahmen und Teilprozessen ausführlich beschrieben. Sie erfahren, wie man den Schweregrad eines Falles eruiert und die dazu passenden Interventionen findet und durchführt. Die in Kapitel 4 beschriebenen Interventionsmethoden sind darin eingebettet. Am Ende des Kapitels erhalten Sie eine Kurzanleitung, auf die Sie im Notfall zurückgreifen können. Kapitel 6 beschreibt einen fünften (Cyber)Mobbing-Fall („Der Fall Nele“). Darin werden der Fall und das Vorgehen mittels Systemischen Konfliktmanagements ausführlich geschildert. Besonders für eilige Leser ist es empfehlenswert, diese Fallgeschichte zuerst zu lesen, bevor sie sich intensiv mit den Grundlagen des SKM in Kapitel 5 beschäftigen. Im Kapitel 6 erfahren sie anhand des Fallbeispiels, wie es praktisch gut laufen kann, um in Kapitel 5 zu erfahren, auf welchem konzeptionellen Hintergrund dies geschieht. In Kapitel 7 geht es um den pädagogischen Gesamtrahmen. Alles Wissen im Umgang mit (Cyber-)Mobbing darf nicht darüber hinwegtäuschen, dass eine Intervention nur dann eine nachhaltige Wirkung entfaltet, wenn sie auf einem pädagogischen Fundament steht. Dazu zählen Mut zur Führung, Souveränität und Bedürfnisorientierung, eine klare Werte- und Normorientierung, das Fördern personaler Kompetenzen, insbesondere der Fähigkeit zur Selbststeuerung, die Einbettung der Methoden in eine Motivations- und Beziehungskultur und die Förderung von emotionaler Empathie und Mitgefühl. Diese Aufzählung ist umfangreich und klingt anspruchsvoll — in Kapitel 7 wird sie mit Leben gefüllt. In Kapitel 8 finden sich zehn ausgearbeitete Praxisprojekte zur Präventionsarbeit in Klassen oder Gruppen zu (Cyber)Mobbing. Diese Projekte können ohne aufwendige Vorbereitungen umgesetzt werden. Lehrkräfte, Schulleitungen, Schulsozialarbeiter, Schulpsychologen, Präventionsbeauftragte, Multiplikatoren und Fortbildner aus Schule, Jugendhilfe und Polizei erhalten methodisch-didaktische Hinweise und Hintergrundinformationen für die rein vorbeugende Arbeit." (Einfürhung, Seite 9-10)
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"The current trend for digital overconsumption in the world is not sustainable with respect to the supply of energy and materials it requires. Digital transition as it is implemented at present results from a considerable expansion of the direct energy footprint of digital technologies, with an annu
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al growth of from 9% to 10% according to the different hypotheses. This hyper-growth, occurring in spite of regular advances made up to now in the energy efficiency of digital devices and systems, is resulting in: The appropriation of a progressively disproportionate share of available electricity, increasing tension on the buildup of non-carbon production sources; The increase by half in 5 years of digital technology in GHG emissions (2.5% to 3.7% between 2013 and 2018) and a twofold increase of this ratio from now to 2025 (if data traffic continues to grow by 30% a year); Increasing demand for rare and critical metals of which many are essential for low carbon energy technologies, hence a risk of tension regarding supplies, exacerbated by the almost monopolistic position of China with respect to most of these metals [.] So that digital transition can contribute to reducing the global energy consumption of a system, it is vital to change our consumption patterns and integrating digital technology in our projects, by applying the following recommendations: 1. Adopt digital sobriety as a principle of action; 2. Inform and spread awareness; 3. Mobilize the lever of public purchasing; 4. Allow companies and organizations to manage the environmental dimension of their digital transition; 5. Carry out a carbon balance of digital projects to facilitate their prioritization; 6. Improve consideration of the systemic dimensions of digital technology; 7. Work at the European scale and with international organizations." (Conclusions, page 60-63)
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