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Digitale Ethik
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Petra Grimm, Kai Erik Trost, Oliver Zöllner (eds.)

Baden-Baden: Nomos; Verlag Karl Alber (2024), 661 pp.

"Das neue umfassende Standardwerk für den Bereich der Digitalen Ethik. Das Handbuch verschafft einen Überblick über die Herausforderungen und Besonderheiten der Ethik im digitalen Raum und versammelt namhafte Expert:innen zu folgenden Themenfeldern: Theoretische Zugänge (Deontologische Ansätze, ... more

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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Ghana

Reyn Anderson, Yaroslav Eferin, Kate Gromova, Vlad Manoil, Victor Teppeh

USAID, Digital Frontiers Project, external version (2024), 149 pp.

"Ghana is among Sub-Saharan Africa’s leaders in digital transformation. Over the past decade, the government has put the key institutions, legislative frameworks, strategies, and policies in place that are necessary to drive change. The Ministry of Communications and Digitalization leads and coord ... inates development and implementation of a core set of policies and strategies that are digitally transforming the government, economy, and society. The ICT for Accelerated Development (ICT4AD) Policy has guided this journey for more than a decade. A new Digital Economy Policy is drafted and under review to drive the next stage of Ghana’s digital development. The National Financial Inclusion and Development Strategy and the National Cyber Security Policy and Strategy have also been key. Ghana adopted an inclusive approach to developing its cybersecurity strategy, which contributed to improved cybersecurity capacity and considered citizens’ online safety and freedoms. However, a clear strategy for protecting critical national infrastructure is missing. Ghana has been a pioneer and champion of digital government transformation in West Africa over the past decade, with funding and support from the World Bank. Important whole-of-government platforms and services have been put in place, including the Government Wide Area Network (GWAN), which provides internet connection to more than 1,000 district assemblies, hospitals, police stations, and post offices across the country; a National Data Center; the Smart workplace suite, which includes email and productivity tools for government employees; and Ghana.gov portal, a one-stop-shop for citizen services. Still, digital government transformation is incomplete. Easy, efficient, online government services are in demand, but the Ghana.gov portal options are limited, and most major government service providers have their own separate online services portals. The national identity Ghana Card could enhance digital service delivery by providing a universally recognized, secure, and easy-to-use means of digital identification and authentication for citizens when accessing both public and private digital services, but the current identification system is not integrated with other government-operated databases, significantly reducing its many potential applications. The Regional Coordinating Councils, and metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies (MMDAs) are just now embarking on the digital transformation journey. The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development coordinates their efforts. Challenges for Ghana’s remaining efforts at digital government transformation include adequate funding to manage and maintain its connectivity and data center infrastructure, affordable internet for regional governments, inadequate digital literacy and skills among mid-level and regional staff, or related national training programs. A big skill gap exists in cybersecurity; Ghana faces a deficit of skilled cybersecurity professionals. The government also needs to improve efforts at stakeholder engagement and awareness-raising when developing new policy proposals." (Executive summary, pages 11-12) more

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The Oxford Handbook of Digital Ethics

Carissa Véliz (ed.)

Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press (2024), xvi, 786 pp.

"The Oxford Handbook of Digital Ethics is a lively and authoritative guide to ethical issues related to digital technologies, with a special emphasis on AI. Philosophers with a wide range of expertise cover thirty-seven topics: from the right to have access to internet, to trolling and online shamin ... more

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First be safe: Exploring and improving journalists’ skills in digital security

Jannis Frech, Volker Lilienthal, Viviane Schönbächler

Journalism, volume 26, issue 8 (2024), pp. 1742-1760

"Despite the scientific significance of journalism practice, the gap between academic and applied fields persists. In this paper, based on our project on the digital security of journalists and their sources, we argue that practice-relevant research in the form of the action-innovation model benefit ... more

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Handbook on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action
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Massimo Marelli (eds.)

Cambridge et al.: Cambrigde University Press; International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), 3rd ed. (2024), xxvii, 351 pp.

"This handbook is a foundational text which offers a comprehensive, accessible analysis of personal data protection law, and its significance to humanitarian organizations. Bringing together years of research on personal data protection principles, it outlines how humanitarian organizations can use ... more

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Red lines for AI: Resisting surveillance, reclaiming privacy

Article 19 (2024), 26 pp.

"This report identifies the contextual, social, and political factors that may shape decisions on whether to call for red lines on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or whether to focus on other routes to challenging use cases, including through engagement with companies and the use of regulato ... more

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Africa Privacy Report 2023/2024: A Review of Policy Trends and Digital Frontiers in the Data Protection Landscape

Linda Bonyo, Jorge Clarke, Risper Onyango et al.

Nairobi: Lawyers Hub (2024), 46 pp.

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Let's talk about Porno: Sexualität, Identität und Pornografie. Arbeitsmaterialien für Schule und Jugendarbeit

Ludwigshafen; München: klicksafe; Medienanstalt Rheinland-Pfalz; Pro Familia (2024), 33 pp.

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Influence of Malawi's Cybersecurity Act 2016 on Online Evangelisation among Young Catholics in Blantyre

Frank Mwinganyama

Nairobi: Daystar University, Master Thesis (2024), xi, 89 pp.

"The youth are ardent users of digital media and there is no much difference between virtual and real life for them. So, the Catholic Church has persistently invited the faithful, especially the youth who are the true natives of the digital world, to adopt online platforms for evangelization. Concer ... ns, however, arise from cyber security issues which are part of the online experiences of the users of digital technologies. The prevalence of abuses of digital technology generated a need for legislation to foster a safe environment for those who use online platforms. Malawi’s Electronic Transactions and Cybersecurity Act 2016 is one such legislation aimed at creating a free and safe online environment. Nevertheless, concerns arise regarding the influence and relevance of this Act in Malawi, with certain sections blaming its application for curtailing freedom of expression online. This study sought to investigate the influence of Malawi’s Cybersecurity Act 2016 on online evangelisation among young Catholics in Blantyre. The study had three objectives. First, to explore the motivations and experiences of young Catholics in Blantyre as they engage in online evangelisation. Secondly, to investigate the influence of Malawi’s Cybersecurity Act 2016 on online evangelisation efforts by young Catholics. Thirdly, to assess the perceptions of young Catholics regarding the relevance of Malawi’s Cybersecurity Act 2016 in fostering safe online evangelisation. The researcher employed two theories; Diffusion of Innovation and the Chilling Effects theory of social conformity to rigorously explore the purpose of the study. Participants in this study were purposively sampled and four focus group discussions (FDGs) comprising five and seven participants were chosen for the study. The findings have revealed that there is a significant presence of the youth online platforms that are adopting online evangelisation. It also discovered that there are chilling effects resulting from the political weaponisation of the cyber laws contained in the Act. Consequently, the relevance of the Act in fostering a safe environment was questioned as it is compromised. The researcher recommended further research on other demographics and using different research methods may give a more comprehensive picture of the influence of cyber law on online evangelisation." (Abstract) more

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Global Index on Responsible AI 2024
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Rachel Adams, Fola Adeleke, Ana Florido, Larissa Galdino de Magalhães Santos, Nicolás Grossman, Leah Junck, Kelly Stone

Global Center on AI Governance (2024), 62 pp.

"The First Edition of the GlRAI revealed that global progress toward responsible AI is lagging far behind the development and adoption of AI. There are major gaps across many parts of the world and in many core areas of responsible AI, especially those areas related to protecting the rights of vuln ... more

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Digital Defenders Partnership 2024-2027 Strategic Plan: Towards Centric Feminism and Decoloniality

Digital Defenders Partnership (2024), 45 pp.

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En la mira: Seguridad y principales amenazas digitales en América Latina

Valentín Díaz

Derechos Digitales (2024), 41 pp.

"En medio de una ola de criminalidad nunca antes vista en la región (Crisis Group, 2023), se nota una presencia cada vez mayor de actores criminales involucrados en violaciones de derechos en el espectro digital. Un ejemplo de ese tipo de dinámicas es el uso de un sistema de geolocalización de un ... organismo estatal por parte de un líder criminal en Ecuador para vigilar al candidato presidencial asesinado Fernando Villavicencio. La idea de que un grupo criminal organizado pueda acceder, en tiempo real, a datos personales sensibles de los ciudadanos enciende una alarma regional, pues lo que ocurre en Ecuador podría ya estar ocurriendo en otros países. En cuanto a vigilancia y espionaje, se observa una tendencia cada vez mayor a la adopción de tecnologías de este tipo. Dichas tecnologías son cada vez más accesibles, especialmente para gobiernos locales. En el caso de spyware más sofisticado como Pegasus, también se ve un patrón regional cuando, mientras este informe se redactaba, el presidente de Colombia Gustavo Petro verificaba una supuesta compra irregular del spyware durante el gobierno de su predecesor, Iván Duque (El Espectador, 2024). Colombia se convierte así en el quinto país latinoamericano del que se tiene registro de uso del software junto con México, El Salvador, Panamá y República Dominicana. Este informe recomienda actualizar la metodología de trabajo en esta área, quizás hacia una dirección cualitativa, para hallar mecanismos de medición del trabajo de las organizaciones desde una mirada regional. Varios países de la región, por otro lado, enfrentan grandes desafíos con la desinformación electoral y política. Brasil, por ejemplo, intenta introducir discusiones sobre el rol de las plataformas sociales en la democracia, con el abordaje hacia la desinformación como prioridad. El Estado brasileño se ha enfrentado al poderoso lobby de grandes compañías tecnológicas en esa senda. En Bolivia, bajo una extrema polarización a raíz de la ruptura de su partido oficialista, la desinformación está ganando espacios con mayor fuerza en poblaciones rurales indígenas. En Colombia, la lucha contra la desinformación ha sido caldo de cultivo de numerosas propuestas legislativas, ninguna aprobada hasta ahora, que peligrosamente incluyen mecanismos de censura y que ponen en riesgo el ecosistema digital." (Lecciones aprendidas, páginas 27-28) more

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Introduction to Digital Humanism: A Textbook
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Hannes Werthner, Carlo Ghezzi, Jeff Kramer, Julian Nida-Rümelin, Bashar Nuseibeh, Erich Prem, Allison Stanger (eds.)

Cham: Springer Nature (2024), 637 pp.

"This open access textbook introduces and defines digital humanism from a diverse range of disciplines. Following the 2019 Vienna Manifesto, the book calls for a digital humanism that describes, analyzes, and, most importantly, influences the complex interplay of technology and humankind, for a bett ... more

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Course on Trust and Security Using Digital Technologies. Women Entrepreneur Track

Incheon: Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT-ESCAP) (2024), ix, 71 pp.

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Data Solidarity Glossary
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Barbara Prainsack, Ilona Kickbusch

Geneva: Digital Transformations for Health Lab (DTH-Lab) (2024), 54 pp.

"This glossary seeks to clarify key concepts relevant to data solidarity and explain data solidarity’s relationship to other key concepts and instruments in the domain of data governance and data ethics. It complements previous publications on this topic and in particular, the White Paper on Data ... more

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Mapping humanitarian tech: Exposing protection gaps in digital transformation programmes

Giulio Coppi

Access Now (2024), 69 pp.

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Field Guide to Incident Response for Civil Society and Media
Key Guides

Internews (2023), 123 pp.

"This guide consists of a series of interconnected lessons that will help you as a reader become familiar with and practice using tools and techniques required for incident response. The focus is on the digital threats facing civil society and media, particularly phishing, malware, and device compro ... more