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The deadline to participate in the Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads Photo Contest has been extended to 5 August 2025 (by midnight, GMT +2).
One of the most intractable challenges faced by development policymakers and practitioners is the economic life of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. This report by the World Bank sheds ...
The government of Ontario, Canada launched a basic income pilot in 2017. Though it was cancelled prior to official analysis in 2019, researchers were able to gather data and make findings about the ...
This new publication by UNESCO is a timely resource and highly topical subject for all those who practice or teach journalism in this Digital Age.
Botswana Educational Television - The Ministry of Education and Skills Development confirmed the launch of the educational television mid-April, broadcasting classes through TV to assist distance ...
This policy paper is concerned with the use of basic income as (a) an emergency response to weather the immediate effects of the COVID-19 crisis, and (b) a standing policy tool to put countries on an ...
Rapid digitalization, fueled/driven by data monetization practices, has exacerbated significant disparities in the Global North-South divide, fostering 'digital colonialism' and amplifying regional ...
The pandemic highlighted distrust and misinformation in science communication, but are we diagnosing and tackling the problem correctly? Niels G. Mede discusses the central narratives for legitimacy ...
The trustworthiness of science should not require scientific expertise to assess. Trustworthiness should be based on the presence of expertise, good expert community functioning, and shared values.
Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) can serve as a public infrastructure with open, democratic principles, though proactive deliberation is needed to avoid ensuing losses of agency, sovereignty and ...
This e-team is dedicated to exploring and addressing the global challenges of the digital divide — the gap between those who have access to digital technology and the internet and those who do not, as ...