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Key Guidance
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Digital Inclusion
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ICT Policies
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Mobile Phone Use
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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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ICT Industries & Markets
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Electronic Commerce
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Digital Media Markets
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Digital Economies & Markets
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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ICT Development Assistance
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Internet & ICTs in Rural Areas
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Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
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ICT Indicators
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Telecommunication Law, Regulation & Policies
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Mobile Phone Use: Women
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ICTs and Development
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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Access to Media & Information
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
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Telecommunications
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Internet & Social Media Use: Women
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News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
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Indigenous Digital & Social Media Communication
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Community Telecommunication Networks
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Internet
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Internet Markets
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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ICTs and Poverty Reduction
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Mobile Phone Markets
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Browser
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Digital Media Landscapes
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Digital Market Concentration
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Search Engines
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Social Media
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ICT Regulation
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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Telecommunication Companies, Mobile Phone & Fixed Line Operators
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Access to Media & Information: Disadvantaged Groups and Minorities
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Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
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Rural Communication for Development
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Facebook
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Information Society
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Schools
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Digital Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Satellite Communication & Information Services
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Access to Media & Information: Indigenous Populations
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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Audiences & Users
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Mobile Phone Use: Migrants & Refugees
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Communication Rights
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Freedom of Expression
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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Free Basics (Facebook Internet Access Programme)
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
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Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
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Social / Digital Media and ICTs in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Management & Prevention
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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Online Learning, E-Learning
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ICT Effects & Impact
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ICT Financing
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Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
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Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
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Internet Bandwith, Broadband & Backbone Networks
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Access to Media & Information: Migrants, Refugees, Diasporas
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Digital Advertising, Online Advertising
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Agricultural Information & Extension
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Agriculture & ICTs, e-Agriculture
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Digital & Social Media Use: Children
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Information Needs & Media Use: Refugees & Displaced People
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Community Radios
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Nonprofit Organizations, NGOs
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Cybercrimes
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Email, Electronic Mail
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Internet and Development
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Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
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Digital Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payphone Business
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Social Media in Political Communication
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Online Services
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Artificial Intelligence
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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
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Female ICT Sector Personnel / Professionals
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ICT Economics
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ICT Sector Development
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Prices
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Education (General)
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Gender Discrimination, Gender Inequalities
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Linguistic Diversity: Internet & Digital Media
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Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
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Media Law & Regulation
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Influence of Media on Politics
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Communication & Media Indicators
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Mobile Phones in Rural Areas
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
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Social Development
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Technologies, Information & Communication Technologies
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Telecommunication Industries & Markets
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Girls
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Empowerment
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Mobile Phone Advocacy & Campaigns
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Audience Research Methods
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Health Information Access & Use
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Media Use: Women, Female Media Audiences
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Radio Use: Women
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Radio Consumption, Radio Use, Radio Audiences
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Television Consumption, Televison Use, Television Audiences
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Authoritarian Regimes: Media Systems & Landscapes
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Independent & Oppositional Media in Authoritarian Regimes
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Campaigning: Experiences
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Child Abuse: Digital Media
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Girls and Media
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Christian Communication Ethics, Christian Media Ethics
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Data Protection: Law & Regulation
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Digital Rights
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Internet Censorship Circumvention Tools & Strategies
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Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Community Informatics
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Developing Countries
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Digitalization in NGOs, Civil Society & Development Organizations
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Local Development Planning
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Development Strategies
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Millenium Development Goals (MDG)
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Development and Media
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Social Change & Media / Communication
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Media Convergence
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Data
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Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Internet and Politics
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Internet and Society / Social Change
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Internet Shutdowns
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Net Neutrality
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Online Communication
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Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
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Political Blogging
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Twitter & Microblogs
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YouTube
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ICT Business Management
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Software Industries
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Trust Building in Health & Emergency Communication
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Documentation Systems
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Information Management
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Media Viability & Financial Sustainability
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Poverty & Poverty Reduction
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Economic Policies
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Energy Supply, Electricity
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Labour, Labour Markets, Labour Laws, Working Conditions
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Learning Processes
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Gender-Based Online Harassment & Sexual Threats
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Gender Relations
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Media Assistance: Gender Focus
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Health Data
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HIV / AIDS Communication
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HIV / AIDS (General)
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Indigenous Communication
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Indigenous Radio Broadcasting
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Globalisation: Impact on (Local) Media & Communication
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Satellite Television
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Francophonie
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UNESCO
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Journalism Education & Training
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News
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Corruption Reporting & Role of Media in Curbing Corruption
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Working Conditions of Journalists & Media Personnel
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Local Communication & Media
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Media Assistance
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Media Development Indicators
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Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
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Diffusion of Innovations
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Information Ecosystems
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Information Exchange
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Digital Literacy: Youth
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Small States: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
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Frequency Allocation, Radio Frequency & Spectrum Management
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Regulatory Bodies
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Low-Cost Solutions, Low Budget Calculation
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Democracy / Democratization and Media
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Election Campaigns: Social Media
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Propaganda
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Political Transition and Media
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Watchdog Role of the Media
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Press
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Newspapers
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Sustainability
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Public Service Broadcasting
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Radio Debates, Radio Talk Shows, Call-In Radio Programmes
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Radio Engineering & Technologies
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Manipulation
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Uses-And-Gratifications Approach
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Research in Media & Communication
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Communication Research Design
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Comparative Approaches & Methods in Communication Research
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Human Development Index (HDI)
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Sampling (Survey Methodologies, Statistics)
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Survey Methods
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Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
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Social Security
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Inequalities
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Antennas
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Informatics
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Radio Broadcasting Equipment & Technologies
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Short Wave Radio (SW)
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Radio Production Equipment & Technologies
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Satellite Communication Technologies
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Satellite Receivers
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Software
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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Mobile & Wireless Communications Technologies
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Mobile Phone Apps
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Remote Work, Teleworking, Working from Home
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Telecommunication Licensing
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Telephone
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Urban Areas
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Redes compartidas de Tseltales y Zapotecas: Los caminos hacia un internet pluriversal
Philadelphia, PA: Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania (2022), 24 pp.
"Este trabajo de investigación examina el surgimiento de las redes compartidas en comunidades tseltales y zapotecas de Chiapas y Oaxaca (México): la primera milla de señal de internet compartido que articulan la infraestructura de interconexión y los valores de convivencia para extender el inter
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The Mobile Gender Gap Report 2021
London: GSMA (2021), 65 pp.
"1. Women’s access to mobile internet continues to increase across low- and middle-income countries, while mobile ownership remains relatively flat: 83 per cent of women own a mobile phone and 58 per cent use mobile internet. Women are also more likely than men to access the internet exclusively o
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Plans nationaux pour les télécommunications d’urgence: Catalyseurs et garanties. Guide succinct d'évaluation à l’intention des spécialistes des politiques publiques
London: GSMA (2021), 16 pp.
"Ce guide a pour but d'aider à identifier les lacunes, les opportunités et les faiblesses du système afin de guider la définition d’une stratégie nationale plus cohérente et de positionner la téléphonie mobile comme appui aux activités de préparation, de réponse et de relèvement en cas
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Digital Civil Society: (Dis-) Connected
Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2021), 52 pp.
"This publication is a collection of a variety of outlooks, recommendations, and input from the participants of the 2020 workshop [for fellows of the CrossCulture Programme (CCP) of the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen] and others. On the subject of digital access, CCP alumnus Camilo Olea speaks ab
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"Over half a billion people who are living in areas with a mobile broadband network are not using mobile internet, despite substantial increases in mobile broadband coverage since 2014. Significant gender and rural-urban gaps persist. Women are 37% less likely to use mobile internet than men. Signif
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"What do we know about the gender digital divide for girls? To date, there is little research on gender differences in digital access for children under the age of 18. These disparities in usage limit women’s access to the full range of opportunities offered by digital. However, the limited data a
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Universal Service and Access Funds in Latin America & The Caribbean
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Washington, DC: Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI); Internet Society (2021), 65 pp.
"Universal Service and Access Funds (USAFs) have been used by governments in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries since the 80s/90s to address telecommunication related gaps. While their existence is not free from criticism, they are an instrument that has been created to achieve universalit
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Giga: Empowering communities in Asia and the Pacific through school connectivity
Geneva: ITU (2021), ix, 92 pp.
"Giga, a joint collaboration between ITU and UNICEF, is an initiative to connect every young person in the world to information, opportunity and choice. Devised before the onslaught on COVID-19, the project addresses the underlying inequities in access to the Internet. However, it is also a platform
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Connectivity in the Least Developed Countries: Status report 2021
Geneva: ITU (2021), ix, 59 pp.
"In 2020, the 46 LDCs had a combined population of 1.06 billion people and are highly vulnerable, with low levels of human development. And yet, geography, population size and income vary within the group, and these different conditions affect digital development.
National data infrastructure is an
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Telecommunications/ICTs for rural and remote areas. Study period 2018-2021
Geneva: ITU (2021), xiii, 90 pp.
"There is need for further studies focusing on access to broadband services and how emerging technologies can be used to transform rural and remote areas into digital economies.
There is no one-size-fits-all model for financing rural connectivity and engaging all stakeholders, but creating public-pr
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Mobile Technology and Social Transformations: Access to Knowledge in Global Contexts
London; New York: Routledge (2021), xviii, 180 pp.
"This book investigates the ways in which the mobile telephone has transformed societies around the world, bringing both opportunities and challenges. At a time when knowledge and truth are increasingly contested, the book asks how mobile technology has changed the ways in which people create, disse
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Pakistan's Internet Landscape 2020
Islamabad: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Bytes for All (2021), 89 pp.
"The internet brought new opportunities for Pakistan to develop into a progressive society and a more democratic country, and it opened doors for more forms of criminal activity (like fraud, child pornography, etc.), more intimidation and the spreading extremism, and more information gathering on ci
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National Emergency Telecommunications Plans: Enablers and Safeguards. A Brief Evaluation Guide for Policy Practitioners
London: GSMA (2021), 16 pp.
"Section 1 focuses on creating an enabling environment. Mobile network operators (MNOs) operate in a regulated environment.5 However, if this environment is not sufficiently enabling to support disaster preparedness, response and recovery, MNOs will encounter challenges when disaster strikes. This s
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The State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2021
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GSMA (2021), 66 pp.
"Six years ago, about a third of the world’s population were using mobile internet. Today, it is more than half. Despite this progress, the pandemic has highlighted how big gaps in connectivity persist, even in high-income markets. 3.8 billion people still do not have access to the internet – du
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State of the Digital Nation: The Digital Rights Report 2020
Foundation for Media Alternatives (2021), 121 pp.
"We structured the report by beginning with an overview of the digital environment in the Philippines in 2020 before delving into the impact of technology on human rights: the key events, challenges and accomplishments, then a forecast of 2021 and 2022. These are divided into the following key thema
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¿Hay concentración en internet en América Latina? El caso Argentina
Montevideo: Observacom; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 20 pp.
"El análisis de la información parece confirmar de manera contundente la existencia de concentración en Internet en Argentina, en manos de pocas empresas en cada una de sus categorías: 1. Acceso a Internet fija: El Grupo Clarín concentra casi la mitad del mercado de acceso a servicios de Intern
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¿Hay concentración en internet en América Latina? El caso Chile
Montevideo: Observacom; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 26 pp.
"El análisis de la información disponible para identificar si existe concentración en Internet en manos de pocas empresas en Chile muestra evidencias contundentes que pueden resumirse de la siguiente manera: 1. Acceso a Internet fija: Cuatro empresas concentran el acceso a servicios de Internet f
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¿Hay concentración en internet en América Latina? El caso Colombia
Montevideo: Observacom; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 19 pp.
"El análisis de la información disponible sobre ocho indicadores de concentración en Internet en Colombia muestra que en casi todas ellas unas pocas empresas tienen una posición dominante en el mercado o servicio relevado: 1. Acceso a Internet fija: Las cuatro empresas de telecomunicaciones más
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The Costs of Exclusion: Economic Consequences of the Digital Gender Gap
Washington, DC: Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI); World Wide Web Foundation (2021), 22 pp.
"Governments are missing out on hundreds of billions of dollars because of the digital gender gap. Closing this gap in the next five years gives policy makers a $524 billion USD opportunity. Across the world, millions of people are still unable to access the internet and participate online — and w
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