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Telecommunication Infrastructure
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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Culture and Communication, Culture and Media
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Social / Digital Media and ICTs in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Management & Prevention
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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Online Learning, E-Learning
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Freedom of Expression
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Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
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Community Telecommunication Networks
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Cultural Domination, Media Imperialism, Cultural & Media Dependency
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Millenium Development Goals (MDG)
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Digital Criticism
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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Digital Media Landscapes
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Indigenous Digital & Social Media Communication
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Access to Media & Information: Migrants, Refugees, Diasporas
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Information Gaps
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Media Use: Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups
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Mobile Phone Use: Youth
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Child Protection, Protection of Minors
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Children & Digital Media
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Educational Comics & Comics for Development
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Girls and Media
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Christian Communication Ethics, Christian Media Ethics
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Government Communication Strategies
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Alternative Communication & Media
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Community Media
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Cyberwarfare, Cyber Operations: Attacking Enemy Computers, Software, and Control Systems
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Foreign Conflict Reporting, International War Reporting
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Arts
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Corporate Donors
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Free Basics (Facebook Internet Access Programme)
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Information Technology for Asian Cooperatives IT@COOPS ( ICT Project)
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One Laptop per Child (ICT Development Programme)
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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Development Theories
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North South Relations
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Regional Cooperation, South-South Collaboration
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Entertainment Education, Edutainment
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Social Change & Media / Communication
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Cyberbullying, Cyberharassment
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Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
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Digital Media, Internet & Religion
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Digital Skills, Digital Production Skills
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Internet and Society / Social Change
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Digital Political Communication
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Facebook
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Digital Economies, Digital Societies
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AI & Social Justice
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Ecological Footprint & Sustainability of Digitalization, E-Waste & Recycling
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ICT4D Research
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Disadvantaged Groups & Communication, Minorities & Media
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Diaspora Media
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Romani People
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Economy
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Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
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Education and Communication / Media
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Open Educational Resources (OER)
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Primary Education
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Gaming, Video Games
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Environmental Communication
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Contamination, Pollution
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Environmental Protection
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Sustainable Development
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Feminist Media
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Gender Media Studies & Feminist Communication Research
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Sexuality
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Indigenous Communication
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Indigenous Media, Indigenous Language Media Productions
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Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Population
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Foreign ICT & Telecommunication Investments & Ownership
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Globalisation: Impact on (Local) Media & Communication
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United Nations (UN)
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News
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Election Reporting
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Poverty & Impoverished People: Reporting & Media Representation
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Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
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Media & Communication Policies
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Digital Literacy: Youth
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Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
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Small States: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
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Human Rights
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Design Thinking
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People with Disabilities: Access to & Use of ICT and Media
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Human Development Index (HDI)
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Alternative Technologies
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Digital Switchover
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Digital Television
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Satellite Communication & Information Services
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GIS, Geospatial Services
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Software
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Telecommunication Industries & Markets
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Telephone
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Theories of Communication & Media
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Postcolonial & Decolonial Communication Approaches
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Urban Areas
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Youth and Media
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Zambia
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2022), 83 pp.
"The Zambia Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment report outlines the key aspects of the country's digital ecosystem and provides recommendations for the international development community to create a more inclusive, safe, and enabling environment to achieve development outcomes." (https://www.usaid
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Peru
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2022), 82 pp.
"Key findings include: 1. Peru’s digital ecosystem is one of many contrasts. There have been sustained advances over the last 30 years in connectivity, digital literacy, digital rights, digital government, and the digital economy; 2. Challenges in digital policy implementation and coordination cap
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Moldova
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2022), 104 pp.
"Key findings include: Moldova is home to a competitive telecommunications market, affordable internet, and well developed internet infrastructure, much of which has been achieved over the last 10 years; cybersecurity implementation and capacity have not kept pace with policy development. The govern
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Libya
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2022), 85 pp.
"Key findings include: Connectivity infrastructure is fairly well developed in coastal urban areas but lags behind in Libya’s sparsely populated southern region; COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of digital tools and services across sectors; however, Libyans are reluctant to adopt new tools du
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Eastern and Southern Caribbean
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2022), 118 pp.
"The Eastern and Southern Caribbean (ESC) Regional Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA) report presents the findings and recommendations of the DECA, covering 11 ESC countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenad
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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Uzbekistan
USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2022), 116 pp.
"Key findings: Overcoming the digital divides between men and women and urban and rural populations requires long-term planning and resource commitments that include broad stakeholder engagement and coordination [...] The public’s appetite for online content is growing, but accessible, diverse, hi
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Why addressing digital inequality should be a priority
Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC), volume 89, issue 3: e12255 (2022), 12 pp.
"This article addresses the multifaceted and far-reaching implications of digital inequality (DI), drawing upon emerging trends and examples. The aim is to sensitize policymakers, practitioners, and academics to issues surrounding DI and foster a common and deeper understanding among relevant stakeh
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Social Media and Inclusion in Humanitarian Response: ‘Caminantes’ at the Venezuela–Colombia Border
London: ODI;Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG);Medianálisis (2022), 18 pp.
"The testimonies of caminantes [migrants and refugees travelling primarily by foot] interviewed for this study highlight the significant limitations of social media as a tool for inclusion among populations on the move in Venezuela and Colombia. It is important to note that caminantes are an acutely
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Geographies of Digital Exclusion: Data and Inequality
London: Pluto Press (2022), xiii, 194 pp.
"Today's urban environments are layered with data and algorithms that fundamentally shape how we perceive and move through space. But are our digitally dense environments continuing to amplify inequalities rather than alleviate them? This book looks at the key contours of information inequality, and
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Digital Divide: Who in Africa is Connected and Who is Not
Quick Overview
Afrobarometer (2022), 22 pp.
"Afrobarometer finds that most Africans own a mobile phone and have access to a mobile phone network. However, fewer than half own a mobile phone with Internet access, and even fewer have access to a computer. This translates to low levels of Internet use in many countries. Lack of Internet access a
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Inclusion, Not Just an Add-On
Kampala: Pollicy (2022), 25 pp.
"This guide was created to drive conversations within technology entities to reconsider and reconceptualize how they approach inclusive design practices. Historically, inclusion has been a “nice-to-have” add-on within digital platforms, and as such, discriminates against and excludes a large pro
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Digital Justice: A Study and Action Guide
Quick Overview
Key Guidance
Toronto; Geneva: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC);World Council of Churches (WCC) (2022), 51 pp.
"This compact, accessible guide unpacks a number of key digital justice issues and looks at how digital communication impacts marginalized peoples and groups. Case studies, facts and figures, discussion questions, and suggested readings offer tools for reflection and action. For use by individuals o
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Handbook of Digital Inequality
Cheltenham; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing (2022), xii, 386 pp.
"International contributors assess a variety of key contexts that impact access to digital technologies, including contextual variations related to geography and infrastructure, as well as individual differences related to age, income, health and disability status. Chapters explore how variations em
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Revisiting Digital Inclusion: A Survey of Theory, Measurement and Recent Research
Manchester: Centre for Digital Development (2022), 50 pp.
"Focusing on the internet as a foundational technology, this paper begins by summarising recent developments in digital inclusion theory, particularly as this relates to developing countries. It sets out a framework of core components of digital inclusion - including access/use, quality of access/us
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Pivots, Perseverances & Pleasures
Pollicy (2022), iii, 26 pp.
"This is the final report in Pollicy's three-part series on African Women in AI. Launched in 2021, this project frames analysis of the state of artificial intelligence (AI) in Africa through a gender lens by exploring the impact of AI on women. This project emerged out of the need to fill the visibl
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Quality and Equity in Digital Learning: Policy Brief
Burnaby, BC: Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (2021), 15 pp.
"High-quality digital learning offers potential economic and social advantages but also could easily lead to a widening gap between economically advanced and low-income countries. Within countries without suitable policy, it could also generate increasing inequity between the rich, who can afford th
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The Costs of Exclusion: Economic Consequences of the Digital Gender Gap
Washington, DC: Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI);World Wide Web Foundation (2021), 22 pp.
"Governments are missing out on hundreds of billions of dollars because of the digital gender gap. Closing this gap in the next five years gives policy makers a $524 billion USD opportunity. Across the world, millions of people are still unable to access the internet and participate online — and w
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Inequality in Access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in East and North-East Asia and South-East Asia
Bangkok: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) (2021), 27 pp.
Estadísticas de las Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación en los Hogares. Trimestre: Enero-Febrero-Marzo 2021
Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas e Información (INEI) (2021), 49 pp.
"El 66,8% de la población de 6 y más años de edad del país accede a Internet. Respecto a similar trimestre de 2020, se observa un aumento de 6,5 puntos porcentuales al pasar de 60,3% a 66,8%. Por área de residencia, en Lima Metropolitana la población usuaria de Internet significó el 80,9%, en
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Gender Norms, Gendered Work and Intersectional Digital Inequalities in Rwanda
Research ICT Africa (2021), 58 pp.
