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    Social technologies and public policies in Brazil

    2015
    Tthe definition of Social Technologies (STs)  encompasses aspects of innovation in the use of technologies, interaction with the community, and the potential to transform social realities and to be scaled up and replicated in other contexts.
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    Enabling the Data Revolution: An International Open Data Roadmap

    2015
    This conference report from the 3rd International Open Data Conference (IODC) draws upon the discussions that took place in Ottawa in May 2015, providing a summary of key topics and debates, and providing a shared vision of the road ahead for the IODC community.
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    An empirical analysis of demand for mobile services in Turkey

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015
    This paper investigates the factors influencing the demand for mobile voice services in Turkey using firm level data that spans from January 2009 to December 2013. Competition in the mobile telecommunication market in Turkey has become more intense as a result of the mobile number portability (MNP) service introduced in 2008 and 3G technology introduced in 2009.
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    ICTs for Feminist Movement Building Activist Toolkit

    Just Associates (JASS), 2015
    Across the world, new technologies are revolutionising the way we communicate and form relationships and groups. This includes women supporting rights agendas, telling their own stories, and challenging emergent issues in regard to access, women’s voices, and violence.
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    A ‘Third Umpire’ for policing in South Africa: applying body cameras in the Western Cape

    Igarape Institute, 2015
    Technological innovations are having a profound effect on the form and content of policing. But what are the possibilities for the use of these new technologies for improving law enforcement in the global South? A new initiative led by the Brazil-based Igarapé Institute is testing this question.
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    Releasing children’s potential and minimizing risks: ICTs, the Internet and violence against children

    United Nations Children's Fund, 2014
    The challenge of creating a safe online environment for children lies in developing a range of responses that strike the appropriate balance between maximising the potential of ICTs to promote and protect children’s rights while minimising the risk and ensuring children’s safety and protection.
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    Net neutrality and antitrust: options for India

    Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015
    In India, net neutrality continues to remain at the centre of a highly complex policy debate. It defies definition and throws up difficult questions over substantive as well as implementation-related aspects of access to the internet. Until recently, the country had not had the opportunity to display public support for the principles enshrined by net neutrality.
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    Gender Research in Africa into ICTs for Empowerment (GRACE)

    How do women in Africa and the Middle East use information and communication technologies (ICTs) to improve their lives?
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    ICTs for agriculture in Africa

    World Bank, 2014
    The strategic application of ICT to the agricultural industry, the largest economic sector in most African countries, offers the best opportunity for economic growth and poverty alleviation on the continent. Food security is paramount for the survival of individuals, families and ultimately nations, yet Africa’s agriculture sector has been in decline over the past 40 years.
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    Data For Development: An Action Plan

    Sustainable Development Solutions Network, 2015
    The Data Revolution for Sustainable Development is poised to transform the way governments, citizens, and companies do business. The revolution is being defined by the explosion in availability of data resources and rapidly evolving technologies.

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