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Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Policy

Maggie Walter, Tahu Kukutai, Stephanie Russo Carroll, Desi Rodriguez-Lonebear (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2021), xi, 244 pp.

"This book examines how Indigenous Peoples around the world are demanding greater data sovereignty, and challenging the ways in which governments have historically used Indigenous data to develop policies and programs. In the digital age, governments are increasingly dependent on data and data analy ... more

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Civic Rights in a Digital Age: Putting Civic Action, Justice and Responsibility at the Heart of Our Societies

Hivos (2021), 19 pp.

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10 Facts to Counter Encryption Myths

Namrata Maheshwari

Access Now (2021), 23 pp.

"There is no question that we must address the issues of child safety, disinformation, national security, and criminal activity in the digital age. However, even if the stated end goal for mandating encryption backdoors is legitimate, the means must be necessary and proportionate. Deliberately intro ... more

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Public Participation: An Assessment of Recent ICT Policy Making Processes in Kenya

Grace Githaiga, Victor Kapiyo, Sigi Waigumo Mwanzia

KICTANet (2021), 29 pp.

"This report assesses the extent to which the public participated in three recent ICT policy and law-making processes. These include the National Information Communications and Technology (ICT) Policy, 2019, the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, 2018, and the Data Protection Act, 2019 [...] Gener ... more

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Prepare, Prevent, Resist: The OPTIMA Internet Shutdowns Resource Library

Internews (2021)

"The OPTIMA workflow is a compilation of new and existing resources, guides, methodologies, and more to assist individuals and activists before, during and after an Internet shutdown. The following repository is organized into four categories: ADVOCACY RESOURCES. Designing effective advocacy campai ... more

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Myanmar Coup and Internet Shutdowns

Asia Centre (2021), 15 pp.

"Asia Centre’s Briefing Note, Myanmar Coup and Internet Shutdowns, tracks the period 1 February to 31 March 2021. The Note provides a timeline of the shutdowns, reactions from protestors, technology companies and the international community, legal analysis of key laws and Myanmar’s international ... more

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The Open Internet on the Brink: A Model to Save its Future

Andrew Bennett, Melanie Garson, Bridget Boakye, Max Beverton-Palmer, Akos Ersze

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (2021), 92 pp.

"Existing international alliances and institutions are falling short in protecting the future of the internet. Our report, presented as a series, sets out a new model of internet internationalism that reassesses states’ core interests and identifies novel coalitions that combine security guarantee ... s with commitments towards an open internet. We recommend that: 1. D10 countries establish a Digital Infrastructure & Defence Alliance (DIDA). This would be a novel coalition starting with, but not limited to, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, the UK and US. These nations would cooperate on collective internet security and supply chains; regulatory coordination, including a mechanism to discourage internet shutdowns; cybersecurity; and global infrastructure to compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Importantly, the alliance should create trade, security and economic incentives to encourage other countries to join up. 2. The UN creates a “Strategic Geopolitical Status” designation as part of a new geopolitical settlement with global tech. Applicable to large technology firms with global geopolitical importance, this would require the creation of a self-regulatory, industry-wide body, with Permanent Observer status at the UN. Firms would also be required to set out an explicit “international policy” detailing their roles as proponents of an open internet. 3. The UN, D10 and Strategic Geopolitical Status fifirms establish a Multi-Stakeholder Panel on Internet Policy (MPIP), modelled on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to oversee the ecosystem. Composed of nation-states, civil-society organisations and industry, the MPIP would provide an early-warning system about the health of global information and communication networks. Additionally, it would evaluate progress on reforms, including institutional, where a lack of accountability has traditionally held them back. 4. All countries, at minimum the D10, create foreign-policy strategies integrating digital, data and technology into diplomacy. This would include empowering a new cadre of technology diplomats and ambassadors to align siloed approaches to internet and foreign policy, and to build state capacity to enable coordination across global-technology issues including cybersecurity, technical standards and platform regulation." (Pages 1-2) more

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Hashtag Palestine 2021

Mona Shtayeh (ed.)

Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media (2021), 29 pp.

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Timor Leste: Internet Freedoms under Threat

Bangkog: Asia Centre (2021), 26 pp.

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Digital Rights in Zimbabwe, UPR Submission, Session 40

Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2021), 10 pp.

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Making ICT Policy in Africa: An Introductory Handbook
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Sekoetlane (ed.) Phamodi

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 71 pp.

"This introductory handbook to the development of ICT policy in Africa aims to assist law makers, government officials, lawyers, civil society organisations (CSOs), academics and members of the public engaged in the development and implementation of ICT policy. Its primary purpose is to provide an i ... more

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Internet Shutdowns and Elections Handbook: A Guide for Election Observers, Embassies, Activists, and Journalists

Access Now; KeepItOn (2021), 10 pp.

"This handbook explains how internet shutdowns undermine democractic elections and provides tips and recommendations for key actors to navigate shutdowns and understand and assess the extent to which an election taking place under a shutdown is free and fair. It is aimed at election observers, peopl ... more

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Super-Scoring? Datengetriebene Sozialtechnologien als neue Bildungsherausforderung

Harald Gapski, Stephan Packard (eds.)

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 ... more

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Hashtag Palestine 2020

Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media (2021), 61 pp.

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The Rise of Internet Throttling: A Hidden Threat to Media Development

Samuel Woodhams

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2020)

"An increasing number of governments around the world are forcing internet service providers to slow their services during critical sociopolitical junctures—a practice known as throttling—infringing on citizens’ right to information and freedom of expression. Despite its deleterious impact on ... more

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Data Imperialism: The GDPR's Disastrous Impact on Africa's E-Commerce Markets

Cara Mannion

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, volume 53, issue 2 (2020), pp. 684-711

"The European Union (EU) recently passed the General Data Protection Regulation-a sweeping regulatory framework that sets a new global standard for the collection, storage, and use of personal data. To ensure far-reaching compliance with the GDPR, the EU has adopted a strict take-it-or-leave-it appr ... more

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Dialling in the Law: A Comparative Assessment of Jurisprudence on Internet Shutdowns

Aayush Rathi, Arindrajit Basu

Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Cyrilla (2020), 23 pp.

"This report and the associated workbook seeks to contribute to the discourse in three ways. First, we hope to open an extensible documentation and overview of practices, experiences, and resources on the legitimisation of, and resistance to, state-backed internet shutdowns across the world. Second, ... more

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Communications Capacity and Training Needs Assessment of African Digital Rights Organisations

Kampala: African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME); CIPESA (2020), 16 pp.

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Digital Rights in the Light of Emergency State

Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) (2020), 7 pp.

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Jurisprudence Shaping Digital Rights in South Asia

Divya Srinivasan, Gayatri Khandhadai

Association for Progressive Communications (APC); Cyrilla Project (2020), 54 pp.

"The objective of this report is to make available a resource that can be used by lawyers, policy experts and civil society to gauge the trajectory of judicial discourse on digital rights and use this as a tool to advocate for greater protections. This is not a compendium of all cases relating to th ... e topics dealt with. For studying the cases, the researchers developed a workbook that collated decisions available in online databases including CYRILLA and the Columbia University’s Global Freedom of Expression database. Resources developed by national groups on the state of digital rights in their countries provided critical guidance. The cases selected naturally fell into three categories of Access, Privacy and Freedom of expression. A key challenge faced, while developing this research, relates to collection of data. In many of the countries (except India), case laws are not easily available on free, open and searchable case law databases. Judgements and orders are often not available or are difficult to access on official court websites. In some countries, many of the decisions or orders relating to digital rights were not reported and thus were inaccessible. In a few instances, particularly for Nepal and Pakistan, some judgements were not available in English and reliance had to be placed on the analysis of the judgement provided by researchers with knowledge of the local language. The countries selected share similar legal systems and challenges in the exercise and enjoyment of digital rights. Some of the issues covered by the report include discussions around access to the internet and its impact on other rights as well as network shutdowns. Judicial pronouncements in relation to privacy, surveillance, national identity programmes, data protection have been analysed across jurisdictions. A significant number of cases studied related to challenges surrounding freedom of expression. Judgements on access to the internet indicate that there is some recognition of the central role the internet and connectivity play in the lives of all individuals. Cases discussed in this report include judgements relating to equitable telecast rights, instances where use of mobile phones were prohibited, providing limited internet access to prisoners, recognition of medium of information being protected and multiple cases on network shutdowns." (Overview and refelections, page 7) more

Making ICT Policy in Africa: An Introductory Handbook Key Guides

Making ICT Policy in Africa: An Introductory Handbook
Key Guides