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Synthesis report: Big data for climate change and disaster resilience: realising the benefits for developing countries
Evidence on Demand, 2015Despite some promising results, there are barriers, gaps and risks associated with the application and use of Big Data in supporting resilience in developing countries. Many of these challenges are similar to those that have emerged in related areas– notably in the ICT for Development (ICT4D) and Participatory GIS (PGIS) field.DocumentThe US-China cyber-agreement: implications for India
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015The aftermath of Chinese President Xi Jinping's 1 September 2015 visit to the United States was marked by an abundance of discourse on, interalia, the merits of the US-China cyber-security agreement.OrganisationData Revolution Group
Data Revolution Group is the United Nations Secretary General's Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development, set up to offer inputs to shape “an ambitiouDocumentIndia's gender digital divide: women and politics on Twitter
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015The report highlights how women who take up space online, particularly when it involves politically charged issues, are often treated as trespassers in a male space. In response to gender-based abuse and harassment, some prominent female bloggers and activists have chosen to delete their accounts.DocumentThe technological revolution and its impact on gender relations with a special focus on India and Africa
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015There is mixed evidence on the empowering or disempowering potential of ICTs for women. New technologies clearly seem to have the potential of removing women-specific barriers to participation and organisation and leveling centuries-old gender inequality.DocumentDo telecom restrictive policies matter for telecom performance? Evidence from MENA countries
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015The past decade has witnessed a significant transformation in the trade and regulatory policies of the telecom sector across the MENA region. Many countries committed to opening up their telecom sector to trade and investment under WTO commitments. However, these commitments do not always reflect actual policies.DocumentSmall satellite constellations: The promise of 'Internet for All'
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015Over four billion people do not have access to Internet; that makes a huge two-thirds of the global population. In India, around four of every five people lack this basic resource. Various access technologies are being developed in different parts of the world to bridge the digital divide.DocumentGoing Digital: Using digital technology to conduct Oxfam’s Effectiveness Reviews
Oxfam, 2015Since 2011, Oxfam GB has been conducting rigorous impact evaluations – Effectiveness Reviews – to help understand and provide evidence of whether its work is resulting in positive change in the lives of the women and men with whom and for whom it works.DocumentThe state of broadband 2015
The Broadband Commission, 2015A large body of evidence has now been amassed that affordable and effective broadband connectivity is a vital enabler of economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection. However, the digital divide is proving stubbornly persistent in terms of access to broadband Internet, including the challenge of extending last-mile access to infrastructure to remote and rural communities.DocumentCyber violence against women and girls: a world-wide wake-up call
The Broadband Commission, 2015Millions of women and girls around the world are subjected to deliberate violence because of their gender. Violence against women and girls (VAWG) knows no boundaries, cutting across borders, race, culture and income groups, profoundly harming victims, people around them, and society as a whole.Pages