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Who Governs the Internet? Players and Fields of Action

Henning Lahmann, Philipp Otto, Valie Djordjevic, Jana Maire

Bonn: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2017), 42 pp.

"This publication recognizes the principle that “internet policy is social policy”. Accordingly, its core assumption is that internet governance concerns everybody. The stakes are high in today’s digital society. Equitable access to the internet; human and civil rights; the right to social, cu ... more

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Neutralidad de red en América Latina: Reglamentación, aplicación de la ley y perspectivas: Los casos de Chile, Colombia, Brasil y México;Neutralidade de rede na América Latina: Regulamentação, aplicação da lei e perspectivas: Os casos do Chile, Colômbia, Brasil e México

São Paulo: Intervozes (2017), 177 pp.

"Sinteses de las recomendaciones: Incentivar la creación de tecnologías de evaluación del cumplimiento de la neutralidad de red en las capas lógica y de infraestructuras; Incentivar la creación de piezas procesuales de referencia para la creación de jurisprudencia, usando como base tanto el Ma ... more

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Building an Ecosystem Around Data: Using Interactive Radio for Accountability to Farmers in Tanzania

Francesca Feruglio, Heather Gilberds

Brighton: Institute of Development Studies (IDS);Farm Radio International (2017), 15 pp.

"In 2015, Farm Radio International applied to Making All Voices Count for a practitioner research and learning grant. Farm Radio International (FRI) is a Canadian-based not-for-profit organisation working in direct partnership with approximately 600 radio broadcasters in 38 African countries to figh ... more

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The Civic Media Crisis and What Philanthropy Can Do

Bruce Sievers, Patrice Schneider

Stanford University (2017)

"Protecting the independent media and the public sphere presents an epic challenge, but there is great opportunity for philanthropy to step up and help." (Introduction)

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Spectrum Innovation for Small-Scale Community-Owned Mobile Telephony: Strategic Considerations

Seán Ó Siochrú

AMARC World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters;World Association for Christian Communication (WACC);FAO (2017), 39 pp.

"This manuscript documents an innovative approach to providing access to mobile telephony and eventually internet services to communities in remote, rural areas. The innovation consists of the use of new technologies to access previously unused spectrum in these areas, and of a participatory and com ... more

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What if We All Governed the Internet? Advancing Multistakeholder Participation in Internet Governance

Anri van der Spuy

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 108 pp.

"The research in these pages covers the theory around multistakeholder participation in Internet governance through a review of relevant literature. It also analyses case studies from Kenya to Brazil, South Korea, and the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which illustrate how multistakeholder approac ... more

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Women's Pathways to the Digital Sector: Stories of Opportunities and Challenges

Panoply Digital

Bonn: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) (2017), 51 pp.

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Keeping Reporters Safe: The Ethics of Drone Journalism in a Humanitarian Crisis

Turo Uskali, Epp Lauk

In: The Routledge Companion to Media and Humanitarian Action

Robin Andersen; Robin Purnaka L. de Silva (eds.)

London: Routledge (2017), pp. 477-486

"In recent years, authorities have banned the use of drones for journalism in many countries. Therefore, it is valid to claim that practicing drone journalism often leads to questions of freedom of the press, the right to receive ideas and information, and also the freedom of expression. Clearly, th ... more

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World Congress: Child Dignity in the Digital World. Strategic Plan Implementing the Declaration of Rome

Rome: Child Dignity Alliance (2017), 13 pp.

"The Mission: To grow a global coalition of representatives from religions, governments, international organisations, academia and the research community, civil society and elsewhere, working together toward a common objective: defending the dignity of minors and vulnerable adults in the digital wor ... more

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Data for Development: What’s Next? Concepts, Trends and Recommendations for German Development Cooperation

Balthas Seibold, Elisabeth Hobl (eds.)

Bonn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ);Institute of Development Studies (IDS);World Wide Web Foundation; (2017), 83 pp.

"In this report, we look at the state of digital data for development and emerging trends. We aim to support German development cooperation in integrating and prioritising data approaches and investments in their work. In this study we focus on four data categories: big data, open data, citizen-gene ... more

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A Guide to Freedom of Expression in Libya

London: Lawyers for Justice in Libya;International Media Support (IMS) (2017), 13 pp.

"The prospect of a new Libyan constitution offers an opportunity for consolidated, clear and robust legal protections for freedom of expression. However, the current Constitutional Draft contains significant legal loopholes and establishes institutions of uncertain power. The failure of the Constitu ... more

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Mapping Online Child Safety in Asia-Pacific

Jee Eun Choi et al.

Singapore: Internet Society (2017), 34 pp.

"The study found that all selected economies are working to protect children from online sexual abuse and exploitation. Regardless of their level of Internet penetration, all criminalise the production and distribution of child pornography under domestic law. However, the quality of legislation—wh ... more

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Communicating Development with Communities

Linje Manyozo

London, New York: Routledge (2017), xii, 165 pp.

"Building on the work of Robert Chambers and Arturo Escobar, 'Communicating development with communities' is an empirically grounded critical reflection on how the development industry defines, imagines and constructs development at the implementation level. Unpacking the dominant syntax in the theo ... more

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Protecting Sources and Whistleblowers in a Digital Age

Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) (2017), 23 pp.

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Digitale Öffentlichkeit: Wie algorithmische Prozesse den gesellschaftlichen Diskurs beeinflussen

Konrad Lischka, Christian Stöcker

Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung (2017), 85 pp.

"Von algorithmischen Prozessen gesteuerte Intermediäre wie Google oder Facebook haben im Vergleich zu redaktionell gesteuerten Medien wie dem Fernsehen einen großen, aber bislang nicht entscheidenden Einfluss auf die öffentliche Meinungsbildung. Sie bewerten die Relevanz von Inhalten viel stärke ... more

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New Directions in the Study of Africa–China Media and Communications Engagements

Bob Wekesa

Journal of African Cultural Studies, volume 29, issue 1 (2017), pp. 11-24

"The Africa–China media and communications field is a nascent but rapidly growing one. This paper provides an overview of the field, followed by a discussion of the theoretical pathways that can be considered as productive in taking the field forward. The paper argues for the need for rigorous the ... more

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Media Development in the Digital Age: Five Ways to Engage in Internet Governance
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Corinne Cath, Niels ten Oever, Daniel O'Maley

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA);Article 19 (2017), 29 pp.

"The digital convergence means that how the Internet develops going forward — both in terms of policy and technology — will shape the very environment in which all other media operate. This report makes the case to this community that they can, and must, engage in the decision-making bodies that ... more

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Mobile is a Lifeline: Research from Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Tanzania

London: GSMA (2017), 47 pp.

"This report explores the socio-economic impact of connectivity for refugees in a large, rural camp setting in Tanzania. Nyarugusu is one of three large refugee camps in the Kigoma region. Established in 1996, it now hosts more than 136,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Bu ... more

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A Changing Asian Media: Assessing Challenges and Opportunities for Evolving Media in South and Southeast Asia

International Media Support (IMS);Fojo Media Institute (2017), 51 pp.

"Countries in the regions despite extreme diversity share many of the same challenges with their media environments – particularly when it comes to quality content production and distribution, journalist safety and impunity, the enabling legal environment, gender and social inequality as well as m ... more

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Tratamiento de la discapacidad en los medios de comunicación

Montse Fernández, Laura Chipre, Pau Vidal

Barcelona: Observatorio de la Discapacidad Física (ODF) (2017), 34 pp.

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