"Cyberwomen is a digital security curriculum with a holistic and gender perspective, geared towards both professional trainers and those who want to learn how to train others on their digital protection and include gender considerations as they do so. It is made up of training modules, interactive g
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ames and recommendations for evaluating the training, as well as audio-visual and graphic materials as instructional aids." (https://iwpr.net)
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"Se, num primeiro momento parecia suficiente a oferta do acesso à Internet, hoje sabe-se que o direito à comunicação não será exercido de maneira plena na rede se esta não se mantiver um ambiente diverso e que respeite direitos fundamentais como a liberdade de expressão e a privacidade dos u
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suários/as. Tampouco teremos cidadãos empoderados digitalmente sem políticas públicas e uma regulação da Internet que levem em consideração tais dimensões, ou que resumam os usuários da rede a mero consumidores. As transformações por quais passa a Internet, em vez de ameaçar e retirar direitos, devem, pelo contrário, fomentar o surgimento de usuários conscientes de seu direito à comunicação e a um uso pleno da rede. Cada ser humano tem habilidades, objetivos e gostos específicos. Logo, as formas de aprender e praticar conhecimentos são diferentes, o que vale para a forma como lidamos com o universo digital. Defender uma internet livre, aberta, plural e para todos/as mostra-se, assim, uma tarefa essencial de quem defende o direito à comunicação no mundo contemporâneo. Sem ela, tal direito seguirá sendo sistematicamente violado e seu exercício, também em ambiente digital, limitado por interesses políticos e econômicos dos Estados e das empresas." (Conclusão, página 12)
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"Como recomendações à reversão do atual processo em curso e para o respeito à legislação para a Internet em vigor no Brasil, sobretudo o Marco Civil da Internet, propomos: A inclusão do modelo de regime público para a prestação do serviço de conexão à Internet, especialmente na presta
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ão de serviço no atacado; A criação de um modelo de plano básico, com preço, velocidade, franquia e qualidade adequados, para que a construção de redes, com recursos públicos, represente ampliação do acesso a todos/as; A separação funcional ou estrutural dos serviços prestados na camada de rede do serviço de conexão, para fins de regulação e incentivo à competição; O investimento na Telebras e a retomada de sua atuação baseada no interesse público e não apenas na rentabilidade econômica; A adequação do modelo de TACs para garantir oferta em áreas de menor interesse econômica; Criação de um fundo garantidor para pequenos provedores de Internet com recursos públicos; Redução da carga tributária incidente sobre o serviço de conexão à Internet; Criação e fortalecimento de instrumentos de transparência, fiscalização das políticas públicas e participação social." (Conclusão e recomendações, página 53)
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"Dieser Ratgeber stellt Besonderheiten, Funktionen, Auslöser und die Verbreitung von Cyber-Mobbing vor und behandelt das Thema Cyber-Mobbing in den Medien. Darüber hinaus wird erläutert, ob Cyber-Mobbing strafbar ist und wie man Cyber-Mobbing im schulischen und familiären Umfeld vorbeugen oder a
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nhand bestimmter Warnzeichen so früh wie möglich erkennen kann. Im Kapitel „Was tun bei Cyber-Mobbing?“ werden Möglichkeiten vorgestellt, gegen Cyber-Mobbing vorzugehen. Die bei Cyber-Mobbing über Smartphones und Apps geltenden Besonderheiten werden ebenfalls vorgestellt. Drei Experteninterviews beleuchten die rechtlichen Möglichkeiten sowie die psychologischen Aspekte und Folgen von Cyber-Mobbing und geben Ratschläge für Betroffene und Angehörige." (Seite 3)
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"The 43 country reports included in this year’s Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) capture the different experiences and approaches in setting up community networks across the globe. They show that key ideas, such as participatory governance systems, community ownership and skills transfe
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r, as well as the “do-it-yourself” spirit that drives community networks in many different contexts, are characteristics that lend them a shared purpose and approach. The country reports are framed by eight thematic reports that deal with critical issues such as the regulatory framework necessary to support community networks, sustainability, local content, feminist infrastructure and community networks, and the importance of being aware of “community stories” and the power structures embedded in those stories." (Back cover)
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"Having surpassed 5 billion people connected to mobile services in 2017, the global mobile industry will reach further milestones over the next eight years. The number of unique mobile subscribers will reach 5.9 billion by 2025, equivalent to 71% of the world’s population. Growth will be driven by
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developing countries, particularly India, China, Pakistan, Indonesia and Bangladesh, as well as Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. The speed of growth is slowing though, with most of the developed world approaching saturation. The more significant growth opportunity will lie in mobile internet – a market that will add 1.75 billion new users over the next eight years, reaching a milestone of 5 billion mobile internet users in 2025." (Executive summary)
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"Redefining the concept of new media in China, this cutting edge book discusses the impact of social media on Chinese public life. Examining its characteristics and the different forms of social media, such as internet and mobile phone media, weibo, wechat and micro-blogging, it considers how public
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opinion evolves through this media and its interaction with traditional media. It also offers a unique analysis of growing new media platforms, the challenges of government management and the impact of micro-blogging on journalism in China. Through quantitative research, the book also analyses new media user behavior in China, offering a 'butterfly effect' model for public opinion based on new media. It also shows the relevance of the sociological Matthew Effect and addresses issues such as the '20 million' phenomenon and the Internet Water army (Wangluo shuijun), groups of Internet ghost-writers paid to post specific content online. Finally, it scrutinizes the issue of mass disturbance in new media in China, researching evolutionary mechanisms and academic models of mass disturbance through a series of case studies." (Publisher description)
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"By publishing this anthology, we would like to help steer the research agenda away from ‘videogame addiction’ as a psychological pathology ascribed to the individual and towards a situated understanding of problem gaming as something that takes place between people in the socio-cultural context
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s of everyday life. That is, we propose that scholars consider substituting the concept of ‘problem gaming’ for the concept of ‘video game addiction’ and that the research community as well as the public, seriously question the general assumption that problems related to excessive gaming should necessarily be approached as addiction problems." (Introduction, page 9)
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"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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e-added services (VAS). As of December 2017, these services have cumulatively delivered lifesaving maternal and newborn child health (MNCH) and nutrition information to over 1.59 million women and their families across eight Sub-Saharan African markets: Malawi, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Uganda and Mozambique (Figure 1). Key findings: Adopting a HCD approach to product development and optimisation led to increased user engagement; mHealth service users demonstrated improved nutrition behaviours over non-users across all implementing markets; mHealth services resulted in an average improvement of 12 percentage points in overall nutrition knowledge among users across all eight markets; Mobile information services improve knowledge, even when existing knowledge around certain nutrition topics is reasonably high; Mobile information services have a stronger impact with poorly understood concepts; Repetition of messages about key health practices reinforces the behaviour; Forty-two per cent of mNutrition service users report sharing the information they learn with their family, friends and communities [...]" (Executive summary)
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"This latest Radio World International eBook features examples of ways radio broadcasters are implementing cloud solutions productively into their day-to-day operations. It explores specific issues one should consider when contemplating cloud usage. These include understanding when it’s advantageo
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us to use cloud storage over local storage; what security measures are necessary to ensure privacy and integrity of material; steps to take if a cloud service goes down or is unavailable due to loss of internet connectivity; the necessity (or not) of special firewalls for cloud storage and retrieval; and more." (Page 2)
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"The potential for young people to strengthen and grow the continent’s economies is only possible if they are adequately supported and provided with the tools they need to create a sustainable livelihood. Economic opportunities are a significant concern for young people globally, with youth three
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times as likely to be unemployed as their adult counterparts. Young people interviewed in urban and rural contexts across the three African countries [= Nigeria, Rwanda and Tanzania] experience poverty in a way that leaves them economically and socially deprived. Young people in all of the countries are acutely aware of the barriers to upward social mobility in their lives and those of their families. Lack of finances to support further education and training, or to set up their businesses, and lack of opportunities for meaningful employment are most often cited as holding them back. For young women, gender norms formed an additional barrier. Increasing the numbers of young people in employment will depend on providing them with the right kinds of skills for the jobs available and stimulating inclusive economic and employment growth. Despite the various challenges facing young people, they are at the forefront of Internet adoption. The way in which youths use mobile phones and the Internet is crucial for ensuring that ICTs contribute to their social and economic development." (Executive summary)
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"This report provides background context on how big data can be used to facilitate and assess progress towards the SDGs, and focuses in particular on SDG 5 – “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”. It examines successes and challenges in the use of big data to improve the li
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ves of women and girls, and identifies concrete data innovation projects from across the development sector that have considered the gender dimension. This report is the result of a literature review focused on big data and gender, interviews with colleagues from UN Women and UN Global Pulse, interviews with individuals and organizations working in the field of big data (LIRNEAsia, IDRC, World Wide Web Foundation, and the University of Southern California), and answers to a short questionnaire posed to six UN Women country offices." (About this Report, page 2)
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"In 2016, there were more than 7.3 billion mobile-cellular subscriptions worldwide. Globally, 3.5 billion people were using the Internet, of which 2.5 billion were from developing countries. Mobile-broadband subscriptions have risen constantly to reach 3.6 billion, while the number of fixed-broadban
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d subscriptions reached more than 84 million during the same period. The impacts of ICTs cross all sectors. Research has shown that investment in information and communication technologies is associated with such economic benefits as higher productivity, lower costs, new economic opportunities, job creation, innovation, and increased trade. ICTs also help provide better services in health and education, and strengthen social cohesion. The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2018 illustrates the progress of this revolution for 217 economies around the world. It provides comparable statistics on the sector for 2010 and 2016 across a range of indicators, enabling readers to readily compare economies. This book includes indicators covering the economic and social context, the structure of the information and communication technology sector, sector efficiency and capacity, and sector performance related to access, usage, quality, affordability, trade, and applications." (Preface, page v)
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"Over 68% of countries in Africa have a Universal Service and Access Fund (USAF) in place; 62% of these funds are active. Just 3 of the 37 countries with USAFs have universal access policies that explicitly aim to connect women and girls through the fund. Just 23 African countries openly publish det
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ails on their USAF activities. There is US$177 million sitting unspent in USAFs across the 13 African countries where these financial details are available. Across all 37 USAFs in Africa, unspent funds total an estimated US$408 million. This amount could bring approximately 6 million women online, or could be used to provide digital skills training to nearly 16 million women and girls. Disbursement rates for USAF funds are low, averaging around just 54% in 2016. Just four of the USAFs studied carry a zero balance: Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria, Rwanda and Uganda." (Executive summary, page 3)
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"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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ML is uniquely well-suited to solve. We will also explore some of the ways in which ML/AI may fail or be ill-suited for deployment in developing-country contexts. Awareness of these risks, and acknowledgement of our role in perpetuating or minimizing them, will help us work together to protect against harmful outcomes and ensure that AI and ML are contributing to a fair, equitable, and empowering future." (Introduction, page 5)
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