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Managing Misinformation in a Humanitarian Context: Internews Rumour Tracking Methodology. Part I: Context, Part II: Case Study
Inspiring Practice

Internews (2019), 56 pp.

"Internews Rumour Tracking Methodology consists of four key functions: 1. A mechanism to determine and document which rumours are circulating; 2. An effective strategy to fact-check information and rumours; 3. A variety of accessible and inclusive mechanisms to share accurate responses to rumours; 4 ... more

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Case Study: Media Development Investment Fund

Convergence (2019), 10 pp.

"Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) is a not-for-profit fund that provides affordable debt, equity, and quasi-equity financing as well as technical assistance to independent media companies in countries where the free press is under threat [...] As of December 31, 2018, MDIF has provided more ... more

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Supporting Access to Information: A Practical Guide for EU Delegations
Key Guidance

Bill Orme

Brussels: Media4Democracy (2019), 101 pp.

"The Guide shows how support for the principle of public access to information and the practical implementation of access to information (ATI) laws reinforce the EU’s work around the world in promoting participatory democracy, good governance, freedom of expression and other fundamental rights, an ... more

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BMZ Toolkit 2.0: Digitalisierung in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Key Guidance

Bonn, Berlin: Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) (2019), 221 pp.

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Safety of Journalists Covering Conflict & Sensitive Issues

Kristin Skare Orgeret, Roy Krøvel (eds.)

Conflict & Communication Online, volume 18, issue 1 (2019), 103 pp.

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Intensified Attacks, New Defences: Developments in the Fight to Protect Journalists and End Impunity

Paris: UNESCO (2019), 70 pp.

"The period between 2014 through the end of 2018 has seen 495 journalists killed, according to UNESCO data, which represents an 18% increase in the number of killings as compared to the preceding 5-year period (2009-2013). Based on the number of killings, the most dangerous regions for journalists a ... more

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Access to Information: A New Promise for Sustainable Development
Top Insights

Paris: UNESCO (2019), 54 pp.

"The central aim of this study is to unpack the major trends in the field of access to information laws and their implementation. In order to understand the trends, the report examines the activities of trendsetters. It focuses on awareness-raising by UNESCO, Member State recommendations in the Univ ... more

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Rethinking Pedagogy: Exploring the Potential of Digital Technology in Achieving Quality Education
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Yoko Mochizuki, Éric Bruillard (eds.)

New Delhi: UNESCO;Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) (2019), xiii, 151 pp.

"Based on the literature review, mapping of digital education resources in circulation, and examples of implementation of digital education initiatives from around the world, this report aims to provide insights that would help lead to the wise, innovative and ethical use of digital technology in ed ... more

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#eSkills4Girls: Eine Initiative zur Förderung digitaler Kompetenzen von Frauen und Mädchen. Rückblick und Perspektiven

Bonn: Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) (2019), 30 pp.

"Die #eSkills4Girls-Initiative ist im Rahmen der G20-Präsidentschaft Deutschlands im Jahr 2017 entstanden. Ziel der Initiative ist es, die digitale Kluft zwischen Männern und Frauen zu überwinden und insbesondere für Frauen und Mädchen durch digitale Kompetenzen bessere Bildungsund Beschäftigu ... more

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Suffering in Silence: The 10 Most Under-Reported Humanitarian Crises of 2018

Care International (2019), 19 pp.

"Some crises receive less media coverage than others. Displacement in the Democratic Republic of Congo rivals that of Syria but has received far less attention. In the Central African Republic widespread starvation has set in, which has gone largely unnoticed. And while the catastrophic 2010 earthqu ... more

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The State of Open Data: Histories and Horizons
Top Insights

Tim Davies, Stephen B. Walker, Mor Rubinstein, Fernando Perini

Capetown; Ottawa: African Minds;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2019), xiii, 574 pp.

"A decade ago, open data was more or less just an idea, emerging as a rough point of consensus for action among pro-democracy practitioners, internet entrepreneurs, open source advocates, civic technology developers, and open knowledge campaigners. Calls for “open data now” offered a powerful cr ... itique of the way in which governments and other institutions were hoarding valuable data paid for by taxpayers – data that if made accessible, could be reused in a myriad of different ways to bring social and economic benefits and democratic change. Ten years on, open data is much more than just an idea. First, it was a movement, and then a label applied to vast quantities of data from genomics and geospatial data to land registers, contracting, and parliamentary voting. Today, it’s a term found on government portals, in global policy documents, and in job descriptions. Thousands of businesses around the world owe their existence or their growth to the release of open government data, and hundreds of civil society organisations have embraced open data as a key element of their social change toolkit. For a while, it may have been possible to identify a cohesive open data movement united by shared interests, working simply to gain access to more data and establishing the principle that government data should be open. However, as the movement has evolved, stakeholders have turned their focus to linking data use to specific needs and to questions of how to quantify the return on investment in advancing open data. Within this fast growing and organic open data movement, an ever-increasing number of networks and communities of practice have become more diverse, fluid, and cross-sectoral. So what is the open data movement today? What has it achieved over the last decade? Answering these questions is at the core of this publication. It is a collective effort to explore what we can learn from the past, to identify how to build on the investments made to date, and to look at how open data policy and practice have started to address challenges such as mainstreaming and sectorisation. Exploring these questions is not just important for historical purposes. It can yield important insights on how best to move forward. This publication is also an invitation to identify the issues that may sustain this broad coalition into the future." (Introduction) more

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Global NGO Technology Report 2019

Nonprofit Tech for Good (2019), 33 pp.

"The Global NGO Technology Report is a biennial research project that seeks to gain a better understanding of how non-governmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide use technology. Sponsored by Funraise and produced by Nonprofit Tech for Good, the report examines how NGOs use web and email communicatio ... more

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Smartphone Ownership is Growing Rapidly Around the World, But Not Always Equally: In Emerging Economies, Technology Use Still Much More Common Among Young People and the Well-Educated

Kyle Taylor, Laura Silver

Pew Research Center (2019), 46 pp.

"Mobile technology has spread rapidly around the globe. Today, it is estimated that more than 5 billion people have mobile devices, and over half of these connections are smartphones. But the growth in mobile technology to date has not been equal, either across nations or within them. People in adva ... more

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Research Report: A Report Summarising Campaigns, Training Resources and the Current State of Thinking on Counter Radicalisation Throughout the World
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Hannah Richter

GameChanger;Fundacja TechSoup – techsoupeurope;Radio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC) (2019), 87 pp.

"The report is split into three chapters: chapter one looks at over one hundred different campaigns, highlighting effective and successful campaigns, and the evaluations of them where possible. Those that are not evaluated can be used as inspiration. The categorisation of the different campaigns was ... more

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Digital Vs Traditional Media Consumption: Analyzing Time Devoted to Online and Traditional Forms of Media at a Global Level, as Well as by Age and Across Countries

GlobalWebIndex (2019), 40 pp.

"In this report, GlobalWebIndex offers a unique perspective on day-to-day media consumption behaviors by age and across 41 markets – analyzing how much time people are spending online, tracking the types of media they are consuming and assessing the share of time spent on digital versus traditiona ... more

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Taking Stock: Data and Evidence on Gender Equality in Digital Access, Skills and Leadership
Top Insights

Araba Sey, Nancy Hafkin (eds.)

United Nations University (UNU);Equals Global Partnership (2019), 338 pp.

"1. While gender gaps are observable in most aspects of ICT access, skills and leadership, the picture is complex. There are large regional variations: some countries are close to parity or have even reversed the gender gap on some indicators, while others still have persistent gaps. Individual coun ... tries can have both large and small gaps, depending on the indicator being measured. Interpreting the gaps requires careful and contextualised analysis. 2. Barriers to gender digital equality are generally related to one or more of the following: 1) availability of infrastructure; 2) financial constraints; 3) ICT ability and aptitude; 4) interest and perceived relevance of ICTs; 5) safety and security; and 6) socio-cultural and institutional contexts. Most of these barriers cut across issues of access, skills, and leadership, although they may manifest in slightly different ways. While research has documented these barriers, the evidence from different sources is sometimes contradictory, even within the same country contexts. 3. There is no one conclusive strategy for eliminating gender digital inequalities. Recommendations generally call either for targeting specific contributing factors of gender digital inequality (such as affordability or recruiting practices), or for reshaping deeply ingrained social norms and practices (such as gender stereotypes) that are at the root of gender inequalities. As with the evidence on barriers, research results are sometimes contradictory or nuanced. 4. The dominant approaches to gender equality in ICT access, skills, and leadership mostly frame issues in binary (male/female) terms, thereby masking the relevance of other pertinent identities. Insufficient research has been done on the implications of ICTs for intersectional identities. Data collection should move from binary sexdisaggregation towards finer degrees of status disaggregation in order to recognise multiple and interacting identities (such as sexuality, poverty, class, education, age, disability, and occupation). 5. To ensure privacy and safety as well as full participation in the digital economy, women should have equal opportunities to develop adequate basic and advanced digital skills. Cyberstalking, online harassment, image manipulation, privacy violations, geotracking, and surveillance can compromise women’s and girls’ safety both online and offline. In addition, some evidence suggests the digital transformation of labour may be widening gender wage gaps. These outcomes can be averted with the right types of training combined with social and institutional change. 6. Developments in digital technologies open new pathways to gender diversity and inclusion; however, lack of attention to gender dynamics and differences hampers the potential for true progress. For example, evidence suggests that most women’s work in the digital economy, particularly in the Global South, reinforces existing social divisions. Moreover, artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, designed largely by men, tend to ignore the negative gender implications of their designs. Research, government policy and design principles should include gender awareness and analysis, for example by building in data and privacy protections and avoiding gender stereotypes." (Key findings, page 19-20) more

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A Closer Look at How Religious Restrictions Have Risen Around the World

Samirah Majumdar, Alan Cooperman, Anna Schiller

Pew Research Center (2019), 126 pp.

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Implementation Report on IPDC Projects

Paris: UNESCO (2019), 297 pp.

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Digital 2019: Essential Insights Into How People Around the World Use the Internet, Mobile Devices, Social Media, and E-Commerce

Simon Kemp

We Are Social;Hootsuite (2019), 221 slides

"The big story in this year’s data is the accelerating growth in internet users. More than 360 million people came online for the first time during 2018, at an average rate of more than 1 million new users each day. 57 percent of the world’s population is now connected to the internet, with tren ... more

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Transnational Media: Concepts and Cases

Suman Mishra, Rebecca Kern-Stone (eds.)

Newark: Wiley (2019), ix, 246 pp.

"Transnational Media: Concepts and Cases provides a clear and engaging overview of media communication from a global and a region-based perspective. Rather than focusing on just complex theories and industry-specific analyses, this unique book offers an inclusive, comparative approach to both journa ... more

Managing Misinformation in a Humanitarian Context: Internews Rumour Tracking Methodology. Part I: Context, Part II: Case Study Inspiring Practice

Supporting Access to Information: A Practical Guide for EU Delegations Key Guidance

BMZ Toolkit 2.0: Digitalisierung in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit Key Guidance

Access to Information: A New Promise for Sustainable Development Top Insights

Rethinking Pedagogy: Exploring the Potential of Digital Technology in Achieving Quality Education Top Insights

The State of Open Data: Histories and Horizons Top Insights

Research Report: A Report Summarising Campaigns, Training Resources and the Current State of Thinking on Counter Radicalisation Throughout the World Inspiring Practice

Taking Stock: Data and Evidence on Gender Equality in Digital Access, Skills and Leadership Top Insights

Managing Misinformation in a Humanitarian Context: Internews Rumour Tracking Methodology. Part I: Context, Part II: Case Study
Inspiring Practice

Supporting Access to Information: A Practical Guide for EU Delegations
Key Guidance

BMZ Toolkit 2.0: Digitalisierung in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Key Guidance

Access to Information: A New Promise for Sustainable Development
Top Insights

Rethinking Pedagogy: Exploring the Potential of Digital Technology in Achieving Quality Education
Top Insights

The State of Open Data: Histories and Horizons
Top Insights

Research Report: A Report Summarising Campaigns, Training Resources and the Current State of Thinking on Counter Radicalisation Throughout the World
Inspiring Practice

Taking Stock: Data and Evidence on Gender Equality in Digital Access, Skills and Leadership
Top Insights