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The Costs of Connection: How Data is Colonizing Human Life and Appropriating it for Capitalism
Stanford, California: Stanford University Press (2019), xxiii, 323 pp.
"Just about any social need is now met with an opportunity to "connect" through digital means. But this convenience is not free—it is purchased with vast amounts of personal data transferred through shadowy backchannels to corporations using it to generate profit. The Costs of Connection uncovers
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From Russia with Code: Programming Migrations in Post-Soviet Times
Durham: Duke University Press (2019), xii, 373 pp.
"While Russian computer scientists are notorious for their interference in the 2016 US presidential election, they are ubiquitous on Wall Street and coveted by international IT firms and often perceive themselves as the present manifestation of the past glory of Soviet scientific prowess. Drawing on
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Peer to Peer: The Commons Manifesto
London: University of Westminster Press (2019), 91 pp.
"As capitalism faces a series of structural crises, a new social, political and economic dynamic is emerging: peer to peer. What is peer to peer (P2P)? Why is it essential for building a commons-centric future? How could this happen? These are the questions we try to answer, by tying together four o
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Measuring the Digital Transformation: A Roadmap for the Future
Key Guides
Paris: OECD (2019), 260 pp.
"The aim of Measuring the Digital Transformation: A Roadmap for the Future is not to “rank” countries or develop composite indicators. Instead, its objective is to provide policy makers and analysts with key indicators for each of the dimensions of the Going Digital integrated policy framework b
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Gerechtigkeit 4.0: Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf den Globalen Süden
Deep Insights
Berlin: Brot für die Welt (2019), 74 pp.
"Führende Tech-Konzerne, allen voran die aus dem Silicon Valley, instrumentalisieren zunehmend das Handelsrecht für ihre Interessen, wie die von der US-Regierung im Jahre 2000 verabschiedete Digitale Agenda zeigt. Dabei geht es längst nicht mehr nur um die Reduzierung von Zöllen auf digitale Pro
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
London: Profile Books (2019), viii, 691 pp.
"The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control us. The heady optimism of the Internet's early days is gone. Technologies that we
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Pooling Aid Sector Demand for Digital Public Goods: Lessons from Sizing Mobile Channel Demand in Sub-Saharan Africa
Digital Impact Alliance (dial); Altai Consulting (2019), 38 pp.
"We started by performing fieldwork in five countries, covering the four main SSA regions: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. We then conducted 116 interviews across 78 organizations, covering the overall ecosystem: mobile network operators (MNOs), aggreg
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Inversión publicitaria digital 2018
Lima: GfK Perú; Interactive Advertising Bureau Perú (2019), 23 pp.
"La inversión publicitaria digital total de 2018 fue de 109 millones de dólares, representando aproximadamente el 18% de la inversión publicitaria total del año. Social Ads (40%) continúa siendo el formato con mayor demanda, seguido por Display (29%) y Search SEM (14%). El modelo de compra más
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The State of ICT in In Kenya
Cape Town: Research ICT Africa (2019), v, 41 pp.
The Evolving Indian Media Market: Succeeding Through Localisation
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2019), 44 pp.
"India, with about 1.3 billion people, has a teledensity of 91% with 1.7 billion mobile connections and 700 million unique subscribers. There are 525 million internet users led by mobile internet. Mobile, therefore, is now the primary screen in India. It is disrupting media consumption patterns as i
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Digitaler Kapitalismus: Markt und Herrschaft in der Ökonomie der Unknappheit
Berlin: Suhrkamp (2019), 344 pp.
"Philipp Staab beleuchtet den digitalen Kapitalismus aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven, um ihn präziser auf den Begriff zu bringen. Er zeigt, wie digitale Überwachungs- und Bewertungspraktiken in immer mehr Bereiche der Wirtschaft vordringen und dabei die soziale Ungleichheit verschärfen. Das Sp
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Global Justice 4.0: The Impacts of Digitalisation on the Global South
Deep Insights
Berlin: Brot für die Welt (2019), 74 pp.
"This publication discusses the extent to which digital technology can help tackle poverty and social inequality. Does it increase or restrict the opportunities for social and economic participation open to disadvantaged people? We analyse the history of e-commerce in the light of this question. We
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Digital Economies at Global Margins
Deep Insights
Cambridge, Mass.; London; Ottawa: MIT Press; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2019), x, 378 pp.
Digital Economy Report 2019. Value Creation and Capture: Implications for Developing Countries
New York; Geneva: United Nations (2019), 172 pp.
"This first edition of the Digital Economy Report – previously known as the Information Economy Report - examines the scope for value creation and capture in the digital economy by developing countries. It gives special attention to opportunities for these countries to take advantage of the data-d
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The State of ICT in Mozambique 2018
Research ICT Africa (2019), iv, 15 pp.
China’s Digital Silk Road: Strategic Technological Competition and Exporting Political Illiberalism
Pacific Forum (2019), iv, 23 pp.
"The Digital Silk Road is the component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative that aims to establish China as the global technological superpower. While the Belt and Road Initiative is generally understood to be a foreign policy initiative, it is important to view the Digital Silk Road as both a for
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The State of ICT in In South Africa
Research ICT Africa (2018), 123 pp.
The State of ICT in In Nigeria 2018
Research ICT Africa (2018), 118 pp.
"The potential for young people to strengthen and grow the continent’s economies is only possible if they are adequately supported and provided with the tools they need to create a sustainable livelihood. Economic opportunities are a significant concern for young people globally, with youth three
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Das Kapital sind wir: Zur Kritik der digitalen Ökonomie
Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2018), 268 pp.
"Dass die Digitalisierung die Wirtschaft grundlegend verändert, steht mittlerweile außer Frage. Die technischen Innovationen haben neue Geschäftsfelder eröffnet, neue Formen von Wertschöpfung ermöglicht und Grenzziehungen zwischen Produzenten und Konsumenten ins Wanken gebracht. Aber wie genau
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