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Digital trends in the Commonwealth of Independent States region 2021: Information and communication technology trends and developments in the CIS region, 2017-2020
Geneva: ITU (2021), vi, 47 pp.
"This report provides an overview of trends and developments in information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, access and use in the CIS region, which includes 9 Member States and is home to a population of 240 million people. The report highlights changes in ICT adoption since the l
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Digital trends in the Americas region 2021: Information and communication technology trends and developments in the Americas region, 2017-2020
Geneva: ITU (2021), vi, 58 pp.
"This report provides an overview of trends and developments in ICT infrastructure, access and use in the Americas region, which includes 35 Member States and is home to a population of 1 billion people. The report highlights changes in ICT adoption since the last World Telecommunication Development
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Digital trends in Asia and the Pacific 2021: Information and communication technology trends and developments in the Asia-Pacific region, 2017-2020
Geneva: ITU (2021), vi, 58 pp.
"This report provides an overview of trends and developments in ICT infrastructure, access and use in Asia and the Pacific, which includes 38 Member States and is home to a population of 4.2 billion people. It highlights changes in information communication technology (ICT) adoption since the last W
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Digital trends in the Arab States region 2021: Information and communication technology trends and developments in the Arab States region, 2017-2020
Geneva: ITU (2021), vi, 52 pp.
"This report provides an overview of trends and developments in information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure, access and use in the ITU Arab States region, which includes 21 Member States plus the State of Palestine under Resolution 99 (Rev. Dubai, 2018), and is home to a population
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Tanzania: A solid base for moving to G5 regulation
Geneva: ITU (2021), vi, 21 pp.
"The objective of this case study is to analyse the current institutional and regulatory framework of Tanzania to understand how it reflects the principles and nature of collaborative regulation. The case study also highlights areas of strength and possible improvements as Tanzania journeys towards
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Switching on Smart Rwanda: Digital inclusion, collaboration and a G5 mindset
Geneva: ITU (2021), vii, 22 pp.
"This case study shows that Rwanda’s laws and its national, sector-specific and ICT sector policies, strategies and regulations are well coordinated and embrace a whole-of-government approach and the spirit of collaboration. Rwanda’s regulatory and policy frameworks furthermore “tick all of th
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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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Pandemic in the Internet age: From second wave to new normal, recovery, adaptation and resilience
Geneva: ITU (2021), ix, 96 pp.
"ICTs have an enormous role to play in helping society adapt to the dislocations caused by the pandemic. This enhanced role comes in addition to the already central part that digital technologies have assumed in driving innovation, digital disruption and economic growth and development, particularly
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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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Regional good practices: Accelerating innovation, entrepreneurship and digital transformation in the Asia-Pacific region
Geneva: ITU (2021), viii, 80 pp.
"This report provides an overview of the innovation capacity of the Asia-Pacific region through ICT-centric innovation activity and offers an insight to how good practice can strengthen Member State capacity to integrate ICT innovation into development agendas.
Although the Asia-Pacific region has a
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Regional good practices: Accelerating innovation, entrepreneurship and digital transformation in the Americas region
Geneva: ITU (2021), viii, 70 pp.
"This report provides an overview of the comparative innovation capacity of the Americas region through ICT-centric innovation policy monitors and insights on how good practice can strengthen capacity to integrate ICT innovation into national development agendas.
Overall, the Americas region has sho
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Regional good practices: Accelerating innovation, entrepreneurship and digital transformation in the Africa States region
Geneva: ITU (2021), ix, 64 pp.
"This report provides an overview of the comparative innovation capacity of the Africa region through ICT-centric Innovation policy monitors and shares insights about good practices strengthening the capacity to integrate ICT innovation in national development agendas. Overall, although sub-Saharan
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Regional good practices: Accelerating innovation, entrepreneurship and digital transformation in the Arab States region
Geneva: ITU (2021), viii, 79 pp.
"This report provides an overview of the comparative innovation capacity of the Arab States region through ICT-centric innovation policy monitors, and an insight into how good practices can strengthen capacity to mainstream ICT innovation into national development agendas. It showcases a number of c
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Emerging technology trends: Artificial intelligence and big data for development 4.0
Geneva: ITU (2021), xv, 87 pp.
"Intended as a guide for policy-makers and other stakeholders in crafting a national AI and data strategy for development, the report highlights opportunities and outlines good policy and regulatory practices for implementation, while also flagging key challenges and offering hands-on suggestions in
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Harmony Laws in Southeast Asia: Majority Dominance, Minority Repression
Bangkok: Asia Centre; Association for Progressive Communications (APC) (2021), 63 pp.
Press Freedom and Cybercrimes: Combating Online Harassment on Digital Media in Nigeria
African Journal of Criminal Law And Jurisprudence, volume 6 (2021), pp. 137-151
"The role of the Media to the growth and development of a democratic society cannot be overemphasized. Over the years, the media have served as a watch dog in every society, prompting the need for International and National legislation protecting the Right to Press Freedom. While attacks and threat
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La protección del espacio cívico en línea: Un repaso a las amenazas actuales a la libertad de expresión en internet
Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC) (2021), 32 pp.
"La Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC) tiene la misión de defender los derechos fundamentales mediante la contribución al diseño de políticas por parte del sector público y privado. Las respuestas de los gobiernos deben promover un espacio público amplio y robusto en internet. Este deb
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Combatting Online Harassment and Abuse: A Legal Guide for Journalists in England and Wales
Media Lawyers’ Association (MLA); Media and Sport (DCMS) Culture Department for Digital (2021), 48 pp.
Integrating Cyber Capacity Into the Digital Development Agenda
The Hague: Global Forum on Cyber Expertise Foundation (GFCE); Digital Development Partnership (DDP) (2021), 85 pp.
"This report aims to bridge two communities – the broader development community and the cybersecurity capacity building community – to achieve more resilient outcomes by ensuring incorporation of cybersecurity and digital resilience into digital development activities. This report is a product o
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The Regulation of Internet Pornography: What a Survey of Under-18s Tells Us About the Necessity for and Potential Efficacy of Emerging Legislative Approaches
Policy & Internet, issue 13 (2021), pp. 415-432
"In 2017, the UK Parliament passed an Act requiring legal pornographic websites to implement 'robust' age verification checks. Although the Act inspired lawmakers elsewhere to propose similar legislation, it was never enacted, in part because it did not cover social media platforms. Instead, the UK
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