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Inspiring Practice
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Key Guidance
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Top Insights
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Mobile Phone Use
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Digital Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payphone Business
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Social Media
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Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
8
Mobile Phone Markets
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Telecommunication Law, Regulation & Policies
7
Mobile Phone Use: Youth
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Ecological Footprint & Sustainability of Digitalization, E-Waste & Recycling
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ICTs and Development
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Internet
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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Mobile Journalism, Video Journalism
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Mobile Phones in Rural Areas
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Telecommunication Industries & Markets
5
Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Agriculture & ICTs, e-Agriculture
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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Social / Digital Media and ICTs in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Management & Prevention
4
Telecommunication Infrastructure
4
Agricultural Information & Extension
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Audiences & Users
3
Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
3
Community Telecommunication Networks
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Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Development and Media
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Convergence of Media
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Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
3
ICT Policies
3
Information Society
3
Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
3
Internet Bandwith, Broadband & Backbone Networks
3
SMS
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
2
Gaming: Uses & Effects
2
Media Use: Children
2
Media / Communication Control
2
Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
2
Participatory Communication
2
Extremist & Terrorist Digital / Social Media Presence
2
Media Cultures
2
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
2
Digital & Information Literacy
2
Internet / ICTs and Social Change
2
Electronic Commerce
2
Blogging, Blogs
2
Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
2
Online Learning, E-Learning
2
Gender and ICTs / Internet
2
Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
2
ICTs and Poverty Reduction
2
ICT Development Assistance
2
ICT Economics
2
ICT Indicators
2
ICT Regulation
2
Diaspora Media
2
Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Reporting
2
Gaming, Video Games
2
Good Practice Examples
2
Media & Communication Policies
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Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
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Music
2
Political Communication
2
Newspapers
2
Everyday Life
2
Nomades
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Television
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Access to Media & Information
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Access to Media & Information: Indigenous Populations
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Advertising
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Adblocking
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Advertising Audiences & Target Groups
1
Advertising Literacy: Children
1
Children & Advertising
1
Advocacy Campaigns
1
Celebrity Humanitarianism
1
Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
1
Mobile Phone Advocacy & Campaigns
1
Audience Research
1
Audience Research Methods
1
Digital & Social Media Use: Children
1
Media Socialisation, Media Biographies, Media Life Journeys
1
Media Use, Media Consumption
1
Media Use: Families
1
Media Use: Foreign / International Media
1
Media Use: Lower Classes & Poor Population
1
Media Use: Women, Female Media Audiences
1
Media Use: Youth
1
Mobile Phone Use: Migrants & Refugees
1
Books
1
E-Books & Digital Book Publishing
1
Election Campaigns
1
Solidarity
1
Children and Media
1
Children: Early Childhood, Toddlers, Preschoolers
1
Children's Rights
1
Comics, Cartoons, Caricatures
1
Girls and Media
1
Media Reception & Effects: Children
1
Theologies of Communication
1
Celebrities, Idols, Stars
1
Horror Films
1
Indigenous Films, Indigenous Videos
1
Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
1
Freedom of Expression
1
Indigenous Knowledge: Intellectual Property Rights
1
Censorship
1
Alternative Communication & Media
1
Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
1
Community Media
1
Graffiti, Wall Paintings, Street Art
1
Participatory Videos & Community Filmmaking
1
Traditional Communication
1
Oral Cultures & Traditions, Oral History, Oral Testimonies
1
Storytelling
1
Traditional Music
1
Boko Haram
1
Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
1
Conflict-Sensitive & Peace Journalism
1
Conflict-Sensitive Radio Journalism, Radio in Conflict Prevention & Transformation
1
Conflicts & Wars: Roles of Digital Technologies & Conflict Narratives in Social Media
1
Internet / ICTs and Conflicts
1
War Reporting
1
Anthropology of Media & Communication
1
Media Ethnography
1
Creative & Cultural Industries
1
Cultural Identity
1
Cultural Values
1
Modernization Development Approaches, Developmentalism
1
Popular Cultures
1
Development Communication Theories
1
Development Education: Use & Role of Media
1
Development Journalism & Media Representation of Development Issues
1
Rural Communication for Development
1
Digital Communication, Digital Media
1
Browser
1
Digital Inclusion
1
Cyberfaith / Virtual Spirituality
1
Digital Media Landscapes
1
Digital Research Methods
1
Internet Business Management
1
Media Assistance: Digital Journalism & Social Media
1
Online Communication
1
WeChat (Messaging, Social Media & Mobile Payment App, China)
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Social Media in Political Communication
1
Financing Digital / Online Media
1
Video Blogs, Vlogs
1
TikTok
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Twitter & Microblogs
1
Video & Foto Online Communities
1
Instagram
1
Social Media & Web 2.0 for Development
1
Wikis
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Websites
1
Digital Economies, Digital Societies
1
Digitalization, Environment & Sustainable Development
1
ICT Business Management
1
ICT Effects & Impact
1
ICT Sector Development
1
Ethnic Media, Minority Media
1
Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Communication
1
Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Data Bases, Digital Libraries, Open Access Repositories
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Media Concentration
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Prices
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Media Marketing, Branding & Promotion
1
Media Viability & Financial Sustainability
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Political Economy of Media
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Commodities, Raw Materials, Extractive Industries, Mining
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Poverty & Poverty Reduction
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Energy Supply, Electricity
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Solar Energy, Renewable Energy
1
Educational Broadcasting
1
Literacy, Literacy Campaigns, Postliteracy, Alphabetisation Policies
1
Mobile Learning
1
Environmental Journalism
1
Fair Technology
1
Sensationalist Journalism, Yellow Press
1
Ubuntu (Ethical Concept of Southern African Origin)
1
Gender Media Studies & Feminist Communication Research
1
Women (General)
1
Health Communication
1
Food / Nutrition Communication & Media Representation
1
HIV / AIDS Communication
1
International Communication
1
Globalisation of Media
1
Transnational Broadcasting, International Broadcasting
1
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
1
Safety of Journalists, Safety Risks of Media Workers
1
Protests, Protest Movements, Protest Reporting & Media Representation
1
Media Assistance
1
Communication
1
Communication Networks
1
Crowdsourcing
1
Ushahidi (Crowdsourcing Mapping Software)
1
Diffusion of Innovations
1
Oral Communication
1
Proverbs
1
Stereotypes in Media & Communication
1
Radio Policies
1
Human Rights Protection
1
Media Companies, Media Corporations, Media Enterprises
1
Digital Photography
1
Social Photography
1
Politics and Media
1
Agenda Setting
1
Democracy / Democratization and Media
1
Election Campaigns: Social Media
1
Public Spheres
1
Video Production Skills
1
Public Service Broadcasting
1
Radio
1
Emotions in the Media, Emotional Functions & Messages of Media
1
Television Reception & Effects
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Uses-And-Gratifications Approach
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Research in Media & Communication
1
Research Methods
1
Sciences, Natural Sciences
1
Economies of Violence
1
Civil Society
1
Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Minorities
1
Networks & Networking
1
Participation
1
Social Justice
1
Marginality, Marginalized Groups
1
Digital Radio
1
Computers
1
Tablet Computers
1
Data Protection (Computer Software)
1
Short Wave Radio (SW)
1
Telecommunication Technologies
1
Telecommunications
1
Mobile & Wireless Communications Technologies
1
WLAN Wireless Internet Access
1
Telecommunication Licensing
1
Telefax, Telegrams, Telex, Telegraphy
1
Telephone
1
Reality Television Programmes & Daily Talks
1
Theories of Communication & Media
1
Non-Western Communication Approaches
1
Urban Communication, Urban Media
1
Urban Areas
1
Youth and Media
1
Youth Cultures, Youth Milieus, Youth Identities
1
Youth Films & Videos
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Language
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The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in East Africa
Top Insights
Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2010), 100 pp.
"This report gives an overview of the current state of mobile phone use and services in East Africa. It outlines major trends and main obstacles for increased use as well as key opportunities and potential for upscaling mobile applications. The report draws on secondary data and statistics, as well
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Asia's Media Innovators Vol. 2
Singapore: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2010), 137 pp.
"Asia’s Media Innovator’s Vol 2 is the offspring of the earlier book that appeared in 2008. This new volume consists of studies of innovations at media companies in the region. The success of these media companies shows the dynamism in the region, and reflects its potential for growth. Each chap
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Information Economy Report 2010: ICTs, Enterprises and Poverty Alleviation
Geneva: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2010), xvii, 154 pp.
"The Information Economy Report 2010 focuses on the nexus of ICTs, enterprises and poverty alleviation. Whereas the knowledge base needs to grow considerably, the evidence presented in this Report suggests that more attention should be given by policymakers and other stakeholders to this new set of
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Harnessing Africa’s Digital Future
Johannesburg; Grahamstown: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS);Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership (2010), 136 pp.
SMS Uprising: Mobile Phone Activism in Africa
Top Insights
Cape Town: Pambazuka Press (2010), xxii, 149 pp.
"This collection of essays by those engaged in using mobile phone technologies for social change provides an analysis of the socio-economic, political and media contexts faced by activists in Africa today. The essays address a broad range of issues including inequalities in access to technology base
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Where Are You Africa? Church and Society in the Mobile Phone Age
Mankon, Bamenda (CM): Langaa (2010), xxii, 240 pp.
"On the basis of a thorough review of the growing literature on the mobile phone and the cultures it inspires, Goliama highlights the ambivalent nature of mobile cultures for the Roman Catholic Church's evangelization mission in Africa. He argues not only for the continued merits of face-to-face com
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Measuring the Information Society: The ICT Development Index
Geneva: ITU (2009), viii, 96 pp.
"In the developing world, mobile phones have revolutionised telecommunication and have reached an estimated average 49.5 per cent penetration rate at the end of 2008 – from close to zero only ten years ago. This is not only faster than any other technology in the past, but the mobile phone is also
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Mobile Phones: The New Talking Drums of Everyday Africa
Bamenda (CM); Leiden: Langaa;African Studies Centre (2009), vii, 173 pp.
"This book is about the many ways in which mobile phones are being appropriated by Africans and how they are transforming and are being transformed by society in Africa. A case study from Karthoum (Sudan) shows, how mobile phones are reshaping relationships in a Muslim society, where they enable wom
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Change at Hand: Web 2.0 for Development
Inspiring Practice
London; Wageningen: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED);Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2009), 136 pp.
"Web 2.0 for development (Web2forDev) is a way of employing web services to intentionally improve information-sharing and collaborative production of content for development. It is about how development actors can relate and connect to other stakeholders, produce and publish their own material, deci
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Doing Digital Media in Africa: Prospects, Promises and Problems
Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2009), 117 pp.
Telefonía móvil y desarrollo financiero en América Latina
Madrid; Barcelona: Fundación Telefónica;Ariel (2009), xv, 148 pp.
Mobile Communication
Cambridge, UK; Malden, Mass.: Polity Press (2009), xii, 191 pp.
Understanding Media Users: From Theory to Practice
Malden: Wiley Blackwell (2009), vi, 219 pp.
"Understanding Media Users discusses approaches to audiences which maintain that viewers actively interpret content, a perspective to be distinguished not only from structuralist media theory but from passive audience “effects studies.” Effects studies consist of research conceptually articulate
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African Women and ICTs: Investigating Technology, Gender and Empowerment
Inspiring Practice
London; Ottawa: Zed Books;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2009), ix, 222 pp.
"Women in Africa are undeniably participating in the information and communication technology (ICT) revolution and they are doing so in many and varied ways; the changes that the use of these tools have brought about are visible everywhere. Furthermore, the prospects of ICTs for development and wome
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Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies
Cambridge, Mass.; London: MIT Press (2008), ix, 472 pp.
"This book offers a view of the cultural, family, and interpersonal consequences of mobile communication across the globe. Scholars analyze the effect of mobile communication on all parts of life, from the relationship between literacy and the textual features of mobile phones to the use of ringtone
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Information Economy Report 2007-2008: Science and Technology for Development
New York: United Nations (2008), 348 pp.
The Promise of Ubiquity: Mobile as Media Platform in the Global South
Inspiring Practice
Top Insights
Paris: Internews Europe (2008), 89 pp.
"There have been an estimated 3.8 billion mobile phones in the world in 2008 and most of the growth has been taking place in the Global South. 15 million people in Africa now individually own mobile phones but do not have access to a TV at home. A higher percentage of Kenyans use mobile commerce tha
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M-Libraries: Libraries on the Move to Provide Virtual Access
London: Facet Publishing (2008), lvii, 287 pp.
Using Mobile Phones in Advocacy Campaigns
Amherst: MobileActive (2008), 14 pp.
New Media and International Media Development: A Resource Guide for Europe and Eurasia
Washington, DC: USAID (2008), 32 pp.
"This paper begins by analyzing the trends and technologies comprising new media. Social networking sites, new mobile phone technologies, and online broadcasting sites like YouTube are assessed to show how they can be incorporated in media assistance projects. The second section continues to examine
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