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Fostering Freedom Online: The Role of Internet Intermediaries
Deep Insights
Paris: UNESCO (2014), 210 pp.
"The research showed that internet intermediaries are heavily influenced by the legal and policy environments of states, but they do have leeway over many areas of policy and practice affecting online expression and privacy. The findings also highlighted the challenge where many state policies, laws
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Guide to Human Rights for Internet Users
Council of Europe (2014), 28 pp.
"1. This guide is a tool for you, the Internet user, to learn about your human rights online, their possible limitations, and available remedies for such limitations. Human rights and fundamental freedoms apply equally offline and online. This principle includes respect for the rights and freedoms o
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Media Literacy and Information Literacy: Similarities and Differences
Communicar, volume 42, issue 21 (2014), pp. 137-145
"In knowledge society, there is currently a call for cultivating a combination of media literacy and information literacy. This, however, requires cooperation from these two separate fields of study, and uncertainty regarding their boundaries hinders a smooth merger. It is unclear whether they are s
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Data Protection and Journalism: A Guide for the Media
Wilmslow, Cheshire (UK): Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) (2014), 52 pp.
"This guide explains how the Data Protection Act (DPA) applies to journalism, advises on good practice, and clarifies the role of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). It does not have any formal legal status and cannot set any new rules, but it will help those working in the media understa
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The Mobile Economy Asia Pacific
London: GSMA (2014), 72 pp.
"Asia Pacific is the world’s largest mobile region but also one of the most diverse regions in terms of the levels of both economic and mobile market development. Asia Pacific dominates the global mobile industry in terms of both unique subscribers and connections, having seen significant growth o
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The Arab World Online 2014: Trends in Internet Usage in the Arab Region
Dubai: Dubai School of Government (DSG), Governance and Innovation Program; bayt.com (2014), 21 pp.
"Our research indicates that today, there are more than 135 million individuals using the Internet in the 22 Arab countries. This is coupled with a mobile penetration rate of around 110 percent on a regional level; and more than 71 million active users of social networking technologies." (Page 1)
Key Issues in the Development of Mobile Telephony in Botswana (1998-2011): An Empirical Investigation
New Media & Society, volume 16, issue 5 (2014), pp. 840-855
"The study has shown that as a developing country, Botswana has done well to develop and structurally position the mobile telephony sector for the benefit of its citizens. This is evidenced by the high rate of subscription of mobile telephony countrywide and continuous attempts by the government to
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Mobile Community Reporting: A Grassroots Perspective on Journalism
Leiden: Sidestone Press (2014), 144 pp.
"In this book, the author presents what he calls the 'Mobile Community Reporting' approach based on a six-year training experiment [of the Voices of Africa Media Foundation] in which he was involved as trainer and coach in eight African countries. The main argument underlying the MCR approach is the
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Facebook for Self-Empowerment? A Study of Facebook Adoption in Urban India
New Media & Society, volume 16, issue 7 (2014), pp. 1122-1137
"This article presents an ethnographic study of the adoption and use of Facebook among urban Indian youth from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. Mobile-centric use of the Internet is widely prevalent here as general packet radio service (GPRS)-enabled mobile phones and data plans have bec
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Cyber Security in Developing Countries, a Digital Divide Issue: The Case of Georgia
Journal of International Communication, volume 20, issue 2 (2014), pp. 200-217
"Based on the case study of the cyber war between Russia and Georgia in August 2008, this paper is a theoretical deliberation in an attempt to illustrate connection between the Digital Divide and cyber security. Through a qualitative study of cyber warfare between the two countries, one on the devel
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Vigilancia de las comunicaciones en Colombia: Al abismo entre la capacidad tecnológica y los controles legales
Bogotá: Dejusticia (2014), 50 pp.
"El objetivo de este documento es examinar el marco legal y jurisprudencial colombiano sobre vigilancia de comunicaciones, a la luz de las capacidades tecnológicas de hoy. Dicho a manera de hipótesis, el propósito es mostrar cómo la regulación y la jurisprudencia en materia de inteligencia no s
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Ética multicultural y sociedad en red
Madrid; Barcelona: Fundación Telefónica; Ariel (2014), xx, 130 pp.
"Si bien ponerse de acuerdo en los estándares que sustentan el desarrollo tecnológico de Internet ha sido un trabajo poco complicado, el alcanzar consensos sobre las implicaciones éticas que acarrean las múltiples decisiones que regulan el intercambio comunicacional es una tarea que está lejos
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Safe Surfer: Schutz der Privatsphäre im digitalen Zeitalter
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (2014), 190 pp.
"Ein praktisches, verständliches und effizientes Schutzprogramm für alle, die sich in der digitalen Welt bewegen. Safe Surfer funktioniert wie ein Arbeitsbuch – alle Tipps lassen sich parallel zum Lesen umsetzen. Google, Facebook oder die NSA – wie können wir unsere Privatsphäre im digitalen
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Leveraging AI for Democracy: Civic Innovation on the New Digital Playing Field
Washington, DC: National Endowment for Democracy (NED) (2014), 26 pp.
"An overview essay by Beth Kerley based on insights from the International Forum for Democratic Studies’ expert workshops reflects on the challenging landscape that confronts organizations seeking to deploy AI tools. Fernanda Campagnucci, spotlighting the work of Open Knowledge Brasil (OKBR), expl
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Maintaining Social Connectedness in a Fast-Changing World: Examining the Effects of Mobile Phone Uses on Loneliness Among Teens in Tibet
Mobile Media & Communication, volume 2, issue 3 (2014), pp. 318-334
"This study examines how Tibetan teens use the mobile phone to maintain their social networks and how their social network connections via the mobile phone in turn affect their psychological well-being. In doing so, the study explores the effect of motives for mobile phone use and mobile phone skill
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"They Know Everything We Do": Telecom and Internet Surveillance in Ethiopia
Human Rights Watch (2014), 137 pp.
"[The publication] documents how Ethiopia’s government uses its control over the telecom system to restrict individuals’ rights. Based on over 100 interviews with victims of government abuses, former government officials, and former staff of telecom companies, the report describes the various me
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Wissenskluft und Digital Divide
Baden-Baden: Nomos (2014), 121 pp.
"Der Band gibt eine fundierte, knappe und anschauliche Einführung in die theoretischen Grundlagen, methodischen Zugänge, empirischen Befunde und gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhänge der Wissenskluftforschung. Diese geht von wachsenden Wissensdifferenzen zwischen statushöheren und -niedrigeren Gruppi
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Travel Guide to the Digital World: Surveillance and International Standards
London: Global Partners Digital (2014), 98 pp.
"The internet has enabled an unprecedented ability to monitor and track people and information flows as highlighted in the 2013 revelations by Edward Snowden about online surveillance carried out by the United States’ National Security Agency. The revelations have kicked off debates across the wor
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Overview of Information Literacy Resources Worldwide
Paris: UNESCO, 2nd ed. (2014), 668 pp.
"We are very, very pleased to advise you that we have added dozens of new languages to our multilingual database, more than doubling the 42 which appeared in the first edition. At the same time, we are very happy to report that there is a great deal of interest in maintaining this database as an imp
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