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Social media and conflict management in post-conflict and fragile contexts
Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2015This Helpdesk Report responds to the following query: Social media and conflict management in post-conflict and fragile contexts: What is the recent evidence of the role of social media in post-conflict and fragile contexts with regards to conflict management? Some of the roles social media has played in conflict management include:DocumentOpen Access Explained
CGIAR Research Program on Drylands Systems, 2015This document intends to give scientists, who conduct research under the framework of the CGIAR Research Program on Dryland Systems, a snapshot on the benefits of using Open Access mechanisms to publish their research outputs and results.DocumentThe data revolution: finding the missing millions
Overseas Development Institute, 2015For governments wanting to end poverty, steward sustainable environments and foster healthy, thriving populations one key element is impeding progress: data.DocumentA road map for a country-led data revolution
Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century, 2015The Road Map for a Country-led Data Revolution sets out the goals, activities and resources needed for developing countries to use data to achieve the sustainable development goals.DocumentDeconstructing cyber security in Brazil: threats and responses
Igarape Institute, 2015Brazil is doubling down on its cyber-security architecture while simultaneously consolidating its emerging power status. Although organised crime is one of the major threats to Brazilian cyberspace, resources are focused instead on military solutions better suited to the exceptional case of warfare.DocumentSmart content for smart people: best practices of Sri Lankan e-Content and applications of 2014
Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka, 2014This book is a review of 49 white papers which were selected through e-Swabhimani 2014, Best e-Content and Application award of Sri Lanka. The main objective of this book is to benchmark the best e-content and applications developed in Sri Lanka in year 2014 and take them to a national and international level.DocumentIndia's small satellite mission: time for the next leap forward
Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015India has always given importance to the development of space technology for peaceful purposes. The Indian space programme is one of the biggest national space programmes in the world, which has transitioned from its purely research orientation in the 1960s to a commercial orientation in the 1990s.DocumentThe impact of broadband infrastructure on economic growth in Egypt and some Arab and emerging countries
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2011Telecommunications networks play a vital role in today’s economies. This study aims at examining the impact of broadband infrastructure on economic growth in in 22 emerging and Arab countries during the period (1998-2008).DocumentDFID Review of Digital in Development Programmes
Department for International Development, UK, 2015The purpose of this review was to benchmark the UK Department for Internationa Development's activities on digital and to support the development of an overarching vision for digital work in their programmes. It found that digital technologies can add value to their development interventions and help them