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Digital Civil Society: (Dis-) Connected

Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2021), 52 pp.
"This publication is a collection of a variety of outlooks, recommendations, and input from the participants of the 2020 workshop [for fellows of the CrossCulture Programme (CCP) of the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen] and others. On the subject of digital access, CCP alumnus Camilo Olea speaks about the digital divide in Mexico and how his organisation is providing access to indigenous rural communities. The German NGO Superrr demands an open digital infrastructure and more open-source software for a more inclusive digital sphere. Ali (name changed), a Bangladeshi journalist and CCP alumnus, gives an overview of the current state of free speech in Bangladesh. CCP alumna Hend Kheiralla from Sudan shares her view on the role of social media during the Sudanese Revolution and the impact of the internet shutdown. Having experienced severe discrimination online herself, a CCP alumna from Jordan talks about her experiences and the impact of attacks as well as strategies for dealing with them. Love Storm, a German NGO that focuses on countering hatred online, suggests specific measures we can start using directly to create a safe and inclusive online space for everyone." (Editorial, page 3)
Editorial / Simon Ant, 2
DIGITAL ACCESS
"We bring the Internet in a Box" / Interview with Camilo Olea, 8
Out in the Open: How Open-Source Shapes our Digital Future / Elisa Lindinger and Julia Kloiber, 12
THE DAY THE INTERNET SHUT DOWN
Crossroads on the Digital Highway / Ali, 20
"We Could not Ignore the Revolution" / Interview with Hend Kheiralla, 26
DISCRIMINATION ONLINE
The Power of Fear / Anonymous, 36
LOVE-Storm against Online Hate / LOVE-Storm, 44
Look Beyond the Screen and Start Closing the Divide - Recommendations for Action / Simon Ant and Malina Becker, 48