commbox Digital Governance & Regulation

Digital Governance & Regulation

Filter

232

Sort by:

Direction:

Download (0)

A digital scramble for Africa: US, EU and Chinese influences on internet regulation in Africa and their effects on freedom of expression and the right to privacy

David Fischer

Coimbra: University of Coimbra, European Master’s Programme in Human Rights and Democratisation, Master Thesis (2020), 91 pp.

"Divisive Internet regulation is fragmenting the formerly worldwide web into numerous shards that follow their own rules. The US, the EU and China are influential in shaping regulation even beyond their own jurisdictions, with consequences for human rights, particularly in Africa. This paper argues ... more

External Link (7)

Analysis of Ethiopia’s Hate Speech and Disinformation Prevention and Suppression Proclamation No.1185/2020

Kampala: CIPESA (2020), 4 pp.

"Although the Proclamation has good intentions of curbing hate speech in Ethiopia, it fundamentally restricts freedom of expression online and the right to information. Further, the proclamation has a chilling effect on online and offline rights, which could lead to self-censorship. For instance, jo ... more

Download (0)

Notions of Disinformation and Related Concepts (ERGA Report)

European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA) (2020), 93 pp.

"1) Any definition of disinformation in legislation or other regulation, such as regulatory guidance, must take into account the serious implications for freedom of expression and media freedom. Particularly to the extent that provisions on disinformation have been adopted in criminal law, a precise ... more

Download (0)

Online surveillance and the repressive Press Council Bill 2018. A two-pronged approach to media self-censorship in Nigeria

Olunifesi Adekunle Suraj

In: Journalist Safety and Self-Censorship

Ingrid Fadnes; Anna Grøndahl Larsen; Roy Krøvel (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2020), pp. 80-99

"This chapter examines the perceptions of Nigerian journalists towards the Nigerian Press Council Bill 2018 and the governments’ online surveillance. The study employs survey and interview methods: 217 Nigerian media practitioners selected from print and online media responded to the questionnaire ... more

Download (0)

Perspektiven digitaler Governance in China: Zwischen Verbesserung sozialer Teilhabe und politischer Kontrolle

Katja Drinhausen

Hanns Seidel Stiftung (2020), 40 pp.

Download (0)

The Last-mile Internet Connectivity Solutions Guide: Sustainable Connectivity Options for Unconnected Sites

John Garrity, Aminata Amadou Garba

Geneva: ITU (2020), xviii, 137 pp.

"There are several overarching reasons why billions of people remain offline, ranging from a lack of network infrastructure availability and affordable Internet services to gaps in skills and ability, the availability and cost of personal devices, and a perceived lack of relevancy. For example, over ... 750 million people (approximately 10 per cent of the global population) are not covered by mobile broadband (3G or higher).2 This lack of coverage is particularly concentrated in rural and remote areas. In addition to the coverage gap, usage gaps exist in places with broadband coverage. For example, while up to 31 per cent of individuals in Africa do not have mobile broadband coverage, around 45 per cent do not use mobile Internet even though they live in places with mobile coverage. Estimates also suggest that there are at least 88 countries worldwide where average prices for entry-level mobile broadband service are considered unaffordable (above 2 per cent of average monthly GNI per capita). The Last-Mile Connectivity Internet Solutions Guide was developed to support the design and development of programmes and interventions that address two of these main issues: the lack of Internet infrastructure availability in certain areas; high Internet service prices that make Internet connectivity unaffordable for local populations. The Solutions Guide presents a methodology for introducing sustainable, affordable connectivity solutions in unconnected and underserved geographies. Although the other challenges (e.g. digital literacy, personal devices and locally relevant content) are as important, they are not the focus here, as they are addressed in depth in other resources listed in the Annex 2. This Solutions Guide was developed to help accelerate actions by Member States to address last-mile Internet connectivity issues in situations that include a lack of network infrastructure and with a view to encouraging more affordable service delivery. It has been written from the perspective of localities and users in geographies without Internet access: the last-mile connectivity communities. The tools, service interventions and policy solutions therefore reflect how best to extend Internet access to those localities, taking into account their unique characteristics." (Executive summary) more

Download (1)

Rural Broadband Policy Framework: Connecting the Unconnected. A Rural Broadband Policy Framework providing guidance to address the 'Digital Divide'

Washington, DC: Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI);World Wide Web Foundation;Association for Progressive Communications (APC);CIPESA (2020), 15 pp.

"The internet has revolutionised the way that many of us live our lives, enabling new forms of communication, fostering online communities, fuelling economic growth, and facilitating all manner of entertainment. Yet about half of the world’s population remains offline, and only about 19% of the Le ... more

External Link (7)

Online Hate Speech: Introduction Into Motivational Causes, Effects and Regulatory Contexts
Key Guidance

Konrad Rudnicki, Stefan Steiger

DeTACT;Media Diversity Institute (2020), 71 pp.

Google Scholar (10)

WorldCat (9)

Prinzip Mensch: Macht, Freiheit und Demokratie im Zeitalter der Künstlichen Intelligenz

Paul Nemitz, Matthias Pfeffer

Bonn: Dietz (2020), 431 pp.

"Paul Nemitz und Matthias Pfeffer zeigen eindrücklich, wie die derzeitigen Versuche ethischer Regulierung von Künstlicher Intelligenz zu kurz greifen. Nemitz ist Mitglied der Datenethikkommission der Bundesregierung und war massgeblich verantwortlich für die Einführung der EU-Datenschutzgrundver ... more

External Link (7)

Legal Responses to Online Harassment and Abuse of Journalists: Perspectives from Finland, France and Ireland

Jonathan McCully et al.

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media;International Press Institute (IPI) (2019), 39 pp.

"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 ... more

External Link (11)

How Social Media Taxes Can Burden News Outlets: The Case of Uganda

Juliet Nanfuka

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2019)

"In July 2018, the government of Uganda implemented a tax on individual users of social media platforms. In the first three months following the introduction of the tax in the country, internet penetration dropped from 47 percent to 35 percent. Given that a significant amount of news circulation now ... more

Download (0)

Negotiating Internet Governance
Top Insights

Roxana Radu

Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2019), xix, 228 pp.

"This book provides an incisive analysis of the emergence and evolution of global Internet governance, revealing its mechanisms, key actors and dominant community practices. Based on extensive empirical analysis covering more than four decades, it presents the evolution of Internet regulation from t ... more

Download (0)

Glasnost! Nine Ways Facebook Can Make Itself a Better Forum for Free Speech and Democracy

Timothy Garton Ash, Robert Gorwa, Danae Metaxa

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2019), 27 pp.

"Following multiple controversies in the past two years, Facebook is seeking to implement much needed processes for self-regulation and governance to help regain the trust of the public, politicians, and regulatory authorities. Facebook has thus entered a new era of cautious glasnost, inviting resea ... more

Download (0)

Data Politics: Worlds, Subjects, Rights

Didier Bigo, Engin F. Isin, Evelyn Ruppert (eds.)

London, New York: Routledge (2019), x, 293 pp.

"Data has become a social and political issue because of its capacity to reconfigure relationships between states, subjects, and citizens. This book explores how data has acquired such an important capacity and examines how critical interventions in its uses in both theory and practice are possible. ... more

Download (0)

A Global South Perspective on Alternative Spectrum Policy

Senka Hadzic

Cape Town: Research ICT Africa (2019), 32 pp.

Download (0)

Rendición de cuentas de Google y otros negocios en Colombia: La protección de datos personales en la era digital

Vivian Newman Pont, María Paula Ángel

Bogotá: Dejusticia (2019), 117 pp.

Download (1)

Accountability of Google and Other Businesses in Colombia: Personal Data Protection in the Digital Age

Vivian Newman Pont, María Paula Ángel

Bogotá: Dejusticia (2019), 104 pp.

External Link (7)

The Highs and Lows of Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019

Kampala: CIPESA (2019), 8 pp.

External Link (6)

Promoting Best Practice Among Activists for More Effective Collaboration in Digital Rights Litigation in Kenya

Kampala: CIPESA (2019), 4 pp.

Download (0)

Child Online Safety: Minimizing the Risk of Violence, Abuse and Exploitation Online
Top Insights

Geneva: Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development;ITU;UNESCO (2019), 82 pp.

"This report aims to increase the prioritization of child online safety among all the key stakeholders and decision-makers from governments, the private sector, civil society, NGOs, and academia. Its recommendations are actionable and represent a call to collective action. They are based on the know ... more

Online Hate Speech: Introduction Into Motivational Causes, Effects and Regulatory Contexts Key Guidance

Negotiating Internet Governance Top Insights

Child Online Safety: Minimizing the Risk of Violence, Abuse and Exploitation Online Top Insights

Online Hate Speech: Introduction Into Motivational Causes, Effects and Regulatory Contexts
Key Guidance

Negotiating Internet Governance
Top Insights

Child Online Safety: Minimizing the Risk of Violence, Abuse and Exploitation Online
Top Insights