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Myanmar: Censorship Harms COVID-19 Response

London: Amnesty International (2020), 4 pp.

"The Myanmar authorities should immediately lift curbs on the free flow of information to at-risk communities; ensure journalists, human rights defenders and activists can operate freely and without any harassment, intimidation, arrest, prosecution and imprisonment; and encourage rather than threate ... more

Seoul Declaration on Media and Information Literacy for Everyone and by Everyone: A Defence Against Disinfodemics

Seoul: UNESCO (2020), 3 pp.

Improving the Response to COVID-19: Lessons from the Humanitarian Sector Around Communication, Community Engagement and Participation

Philip Tamminga

CDAC Network (2020), 22 pp.

"Lesson one: Put people and principles at the centre of COVID-19 decision-making, not politics. Lesson two: Reframe discussions about responsibility in a pandemic so that those who are considered vulnerable are a priority rather than an afterthought. Lesson three: Prepare ways to share sophisticated ... more

Education for the Most Marginalised Post-COVID-19: Guidance for Governments on the Use of Digital Technologies in Education. Act One (of Three): Executive Summary

EdTechHub;UNESCO (2020), 13 pp.

"There is no one-size-fits-all way in which governments should promote and implement initiatives that use digital technologies to improve the learning outcomes of the most marginalised, and governments always need to take into consideration their local contexts and priorities. However, in very gener ... more

Digital Pathways for Peace: Insights and Lessons from a Global Online Consultation

Peace Direct (2020), 55 pp.

"In March 2020, Peace Direct held a three-day online consultation with over 75 practitioners and academics across the globe. Participants and guest contributors exchanged insights and local experiences on the impact of digital technology on peace and conflict, how local peacebuilders incorporate dig ... more

An Update for the Internet: Reforming Global Digital Cooperation in 2021

Matthias C. Kettemann, Alexandra Paulus

Bonn: Development and Peace Foundation (SEF) (2020), 4 pp.

"In 2021, the international community has the chance to radically reform global digital governance. The aim should be to guarantee a global, open, free, stable and secure Internet while promoting responsible State behaviour in cyberspace. Mapping the two strands of this policy – improving models f ... more

Realising the Potential of Social Media as a Tool for Building Peace

International Alert;British Council (2020), 20 pp.

"This paper suggests that social media has the potential to play a greater role in building peace in the following ways: Offering new perspectives in understanding conflict contexts and so informing how interventions are designed, including mapping actors and conversations, gathering data about conf ... more

Promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief and Gender Equality in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals: A Focus on Access to Justice, Education and Health. Reflections from the 2019 Expert Consultation Process

Marie Juul Petersen

Copenhagen: Danish Institute for Human Rights (2020), 107 pp.

"Rights related to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) and gender equality are often seen to be in contradiction with one another. Underlying this (mis) perception of a normative clash between the two is very often an understanding of FoRB as a right that protects religion – and often conservativ ... more

5 Year Strategy 2020-2024

Leipzig: European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) (2020), 13 pp.

"This document sets out ECPMF’s strategic approach to tackle the existing and emerging challenges over the next five years. Starting in September 2019, the creation of this plan is the result of several stages of research, feedback from staff and board members as well as partners and beneficiaries ... more

Digital Inclusion in Mediated Peace Processes: How Technology Can Enhance Participation

Andreas T. Hirblinger

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2020), 44 pp.

"Inclusion in peace processes is conventionally understood in “offline” terms, such as being physically present at the negotiation table. However, digital technology can support a mediator’s efforts to integrate a broad variety of perspectives, interests, and needs into a peace process. This r ... more

Digital Contact Tracing for Pandemic Response: Ethics and Governance Guidance

Jeffrey Kahn (ed.)

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (2020), xiv, 139 pp.

"There is no “one size fits all” approach to digital contact tracing technologies (DCTT). Technology design should not be static, but it should be capable of evolving depending upon local conditions, new evidence, and changing preferences and priorities. Technology companies alone should not con ... more

Reporting Facts: Free from Fear or Favour

Marius Dragomir

Paris: UNESCO (2020), 52 pp.

"In a growing number of countries around the world, the greatest menace to editorial independence and professional standards is media capture, a form of media control achieved through a series of premeditated steps taken by governments and powerful interest groups, which undermines journalism as a p ... more

Kosmopolitische Kommunikationswissenschaft: Plädoyer für eine „tiefe Internationalisierung“ des Fachs in Deutschland. Ein wissenschaftspolitisches Positionspapier

Hanan Badr, Markus Behmer, Susanne Fengler et al.

Publizistik, volume 65 (2020), pp. 295-303

"Wir appellieren an alle in Deutschland tätigen Kommunikationswissenschaftler* innen, also an unsere Scientific community, und besonders an unsere Fachgesellschaft DGPuK, ihre Verantwortung im Bereich der Internationalisierung zu überdenken und den Prozess der „tiefen Internationalisierung“ in ... more

Digitalität und künstliche Intelligenz: Technik im Dienst des Geist-begabten und Selbst-bewussten Menschen

Mainz: Katholische Hochschule Mainz, Clearingstelle Medienkompetenz (2020), 9 pp.

"Was wollen wir mit den Thesen erreichen? Sie sind eine Momentaufnahme auf die Digitalität. Sie müssen ständig fortgeschrieben werden, weil die Entwicklungen ungeheuer agil sind. Sie beinhalten auch keine umfassende theologische Deutung der Digitalität. Die vorliegenden Thesen sind aber ein Disk ... more

Sustainability of Professional Journalism in the Media Business Environment of the Western Balkans

Sanela Hodžic, Brankica Petkovic

European Union;TACSO 3 project;GDSI (2020), 54 pp.

"Independent media outlets in the Western Balkans are facing major challenges to their financial sustainability. With the exception of some of the largest broadcasters with national coverage and the most visited online media, the majority of media outlets across the region are not sustainable busine ... more

Measuring Results and Impact in the Age of Big Data: The Nexus of Evaluation, Analytics, and Digital Technology

Pete York, Michael Bamberger

Rockefeller Foundation (2020), ix, 72 pp.

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Summary Paper on Online Child Sexual Exploitation

Bangkok: ECPAT International (2020), 23 pp.

"As the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds continue to blur, particularly for children growing up in the digital age, online child sexual exploitation (OCSE) will continue to evolve and new forms emerge. Encouragingly, work is underway at national and international levels to prevent ... more

Del miedo a la acción. Información en emergencias: Un salvavidas

Vivian Newman Pont, Juan Carlos Upegui Mejía, Daniel Ospina Celis

Bogotá: Dejusticia (2020), 17 pp.

"En este documento nos centraremos en cuatro facetas del acceso a la información, con sus respectivos riesgos, que deben tener en cuenta los tomadores de decisión en la coyuntura actual. Asimismo, buscamos ofrecer soluciones o recomendaciones que puedan implementar tanto el Gobierno como el sector ... more

Balancing Act: Countering Digital Disinformation While Respecting Freedom of Expression
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Kalina Bontcheva, Julie Posetti (eds.)

Geneva: Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development;ITU;UNESCO (2020), 346 pp.

"[This publication] uses the term ‘disinformation’ to describe false or misleading content with potentially harmful consequences, irrespective of the underlying intentions or behaviours in producing and circulating such messages. The focus is not on definitions, but on how States, companies, ins ... more

Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Kenya

Molly Dean, Kwasi Donkor, Amy Paul, Olu Olutolak

USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2020), 42 pp.

"Kenya’s digital ecosystem has significant strengths not yet fully leveraged: • Political interest in digital technology at national and county level: The Government of Kenya’s (GoK) digital economy blueprint, ICT Masterplan, and eCitizen (government service platform for Kenyan citizens and re ... more