"In an era defined by rapid technological advancements, technosocial issues have emerged, positioning technology as a doubleedged tool that can either foster human flourishing or contribute to moral and societal decline. These challenges provide an opportunity for the Catholic Church to reassess its
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moral teachings and establish guidelines for technology. Pope Francis addresses these concerns in his papal encyclicals Laudato Si' (2015) and Fratelli Tutti (2020), where he critically examines the ethical implications of technology and calls for its responsible and morally grounded application. This study analyzes Pope Francis' framing of technology through Claes H. de Vreese's (2005) Framing Theory, identifying the internal and external factors that influence his perspective. Additionally, it employs qualitative critical content analysis to extract key themes from the encyclicals and relational content analysis to relate them with Shannon Vallor's (2016) twelve Technomoral Virtues. The study's findings reveal that Pope Francis' framing of technology acknowledges both its benefits and risks while emphasizing moral responsibility as a guiding principle. Furthermore, the findings highlight the need for ethical discernment in technological advancements, reinforcing Pope Francis' call for responsible and morally grounded digital engagement." (Abstract)
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"The fifth edition of the AI Index Report includes data from a broad set of academic, private, and nonprofit organizations as well as more self-collected data and original analysis than any previous editions, including an expanded technical performance chapter, a new survey of robotics researchers a
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round the world, data on global AI legislation records in 25 countries, and a new chapter with an in-depth analysis of technical AI ethics metrics." (Introduction, page 2)
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"This study aims to understand the experiences of digital creatives in Kampala, Uganda, through a gendered lens. There is a large gap in the availability of data and knowledge on the digital creative industry in Uganda and this paper aims to address some of these blindspots. To understand these expe
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riences, this body of work explores a number of sector wide concerns through exploratory qualitative research methodologies around issues of access and use of digital technologies by digital creatives, the role of emerging technologies on the sector and finally, the policy ecosystem governing the creative industry in Uganda. The paper also draws from existing literature on the traditional creative industries in Uganda given the limited scholarship on the digital creative industries in the country. Key findings of the paper include a need to clearly define the digital creative industry, which at present is largely informal. Creatives face a number of structural barriers such as negative or harmful perceptions, policies and practices which hinder the growth of the sector. The study also found a significant discriminatory and sexist trend towards women digital creatives. Lastly, the research identifies a number of untapped opportunities which have the potential to leapfrog Uganda's digital creative sector. The paper concludes by making recommendations to different key stakeholders in the sector." (Executive summary, page 1)
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"The volume analyses the ambivalent relationship between human rights and modern technologies since 1945. Tools of suppression or agents of emancipation? Modern technologies have become a major subject of human rights policy. Surveillance technology, the military use of drones, and the possibilities
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of Big Data analysis pose new challenges for the international human rights movement. At the same time, these techniques offer new ways to document and denounce violations of human rights and to promote mass mobilization. The volume analyses this ambivalent relationship between human rights and technological change in a historical perspective. Showing how the spread of modern technologies both challenged and served human rights policies, the volume focuses on four key areas of technological change: 1) development politics, infrastructures and large technical systems, 2) population politics and demographical knowledge, 3) media cultures and communication technologies, and 4) the societal impact of computerization. By sketching these debates since 1945, the volume adds a historical perspective to current debates about the political and ethical challenges of new technological developments." (Publisher description)
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"This position paper reports on the findings of a research project conducted from late-2021 to early-2022 involving consultations with a range of stakeholders in the news media and digital advertising industries, regulators, and government officials, as well as extensive desk research on the state o
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f knowledge on related initiatives around the world which use competition law processes to advance the sustainability of journalism. It is intended as a resource for regulators, stakeholders in the news media sector, and other supporters of journalism sustainability in South Africa and beyond to better understand the advantages, challenges, and nuances of pursuing competition-based regulation or reform in the digital economy in South Africa." (Executive summary, page 5)
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"Thailand faces the dual challenge of swiftly navigating the disruptions caused by COVID-19 while also enabling sustainable and inclusive development. To enable inclusive development, Thailand must focus on building resilience and enhancing the productivity of micro, small and medium enterprises (MS
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MEs), which form the backbone of its economy. Mobile, digital and frontier technologies have a key role to play in this process. Supporting the resilience, growth and profitability of MSMEs and rural communities is therefore critical to meeting Thailand's strategic objective of sustainable and inclusive development. This report explores the role of mobile and frontier technologies in supporting the development, success and resilience of rural MSMEs in Thailand's agriculture and tourism sectors. The adoption of digital technologies can help increase efficiency, improve product/service quality and increase business opportunities, leading to greater productivity, competitiveness and wellbeing." (Executive summary, page 4)
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"Die moderne Kommunikation hat eine weltumspannende Medienkultur geschaffen. Diese beginnt im neunzehnten Jahrhundert, führt von der Verlegung des ersten Tiefseekabels bis zu den ersten Satelliten und weiter zur Oberfläche der Web-Welt, die den Erfahrungswandel der Medien als Interface-Kultur äst
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hetisch zum Ausdruck bringt." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"Gesellschaftswandel kann - egal, ob er Politik, Wirtschaft oder Kultur betrifft - ohne die Berücksichtigung von Medien und ihrer Rolle in der Geschichte kaum mehr angemessen verstanden werden [...] Die Publikation gibt einen Überblick über Voraussetzungen der Erforschung der Rolle der Medien im
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Kontext von Kultur- und Gesellschaftsgeschichte sowie über wichtige Fragen, Forschungen und Problemstellungen zur Thematik." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"Die in diesem Band behandelten Medien - Schrift, Bild, Literatur, Bildende Künste, Telefon, Fernsehen, Radio, Computer, Makromedien - sind nach ihrer historischen und gegenwärtigen Bedeutung ausgewählt worden und repräsentieren zugleich eine historische Anthropologie. Sie erzählt von Standardi
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sierungen und Normierungen, die für alle drei Funktionen der Medien gilt, für Speichern, Übertragen und Berechnen. Damit wird technisch determiniert, was im Medienzeitalter sag-, denk- und wahrnehmbar ist." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"Challenging the popular myth of a present-day 'information revolution', Media Technology and Society is essential reading for anyone interested in the social impact of technological change. Winston argues that the development of new media forms, from the telegraph and the telephone to computers, sa
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tellite and virtual reality, is the product of a constant play-off between social necessity and suppression: the unwritten law by which new technologies are introduced into society only insofar as their disruptive potential is limited." (Publisher description)
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"The present work considers the many possible uses of information technologies from the viewpoint of newspapers, with particular reference to small- and medium-sized papers in Asia and the Pacific. Despite, and perhaps even because of, the special challenges faced by this region, due for example to
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its vast cultural and economic diversity and its multitude of languages based on non-Roman scripts, it is hoped that the work will also be of interest to newspaper and allied media professionals in other developing regions." (Preface, page 6)
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