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📚 New research! When most crisis-affected people don’t speak a powerful language, how can they be heard and get the vital information they need? This report published by GSMA - Mobile for Development and CLEAR Global highlights the language limitations of most digital humanitarian services, leaving millions of crisis-affected individuals excluded. The research explores what digital language exclusion looks like, the risks it carries, how mobile #technology can bridge these gaps, and what #humanitarian organisations can do about it. 👉 https://bit.ly/49ZMumT #UKAid

When most crisis-affected people don’t speak a powerful language, how can they be heard and get the vital information they need? This report published by GSMA - Mobile for Development and CLEAR Global highlights the language limitations of most digital humanitarian services, leaving millions of crisis-affected individuals excluded. The research explores what digital language exclusion looks like, the risks it carries, how mobile #technology can bridge these gaps, and what #humanitarian organisations can do about it. 👉 https://bit.ly/49ZMumT #UKAid

10/31: GSMA - “This report [ https://lnkd.in/eeixjG5s ] highlights the language limitations of most digital humanitarian services, leaving millions of crisis-affected individuals excluded. It demonstrates the demand to make services available in the language that people need. … The irony of only publishing this report in English, the world’s most powerful language, is not lost on the research team. We aim to republish in additional languages in the future, but recognise they are likely to also be globally powerful languages, excluding marginalised speakers.” 🔘Page 5 of report: “Language marginalisation Of the estimated 7,000 human languages, only a handful have a strong online presence and just a few hundred are available on digital platforms. These are broadly the dominant languages of the world’s more economically and politically powerful nations. In this context, a language like Swahili, spoken by 100 million people, is marginalised globally.” 🔘Page 9 of the report: “Although many providers of digital humanitarian services recognise the importance of including marginalised languages, doing so is far from the norm. Huge advances in language technology have been made recently, but few marginalised language communities have reaped the benefits. Several factors seem to be impeding progress.”

📚 New research! When most crisis-affected people don’t speak a powerful language, how can they be heard and get the vital information they need? This report published by GSMA – Mobile for Development and CLEAR Global highlights the language limitations of most digital humanitarian services, leaving millions of crisis-affected individuals excluded. The research explores what digital language exclusion looks like, the risks it carries, how mobile technology can bridge these gaps, and what humanitarian organisations can do about it. 👉 https://bit.ly/49ZMumT #UKAid

The launch of the innovative Citizens’ Engagement Platform (https://lnkd.in/dyiKBvQ9) marks a significant milestone in enhancing transparency and citizen involvement in the EU decision-making process. Powered by the open-source Decidim platform on AWS and developed by a consortium including Tremend – Publicis Sapient, this platform boasts a multilingual interface, real-time translation in all 24 official EU languages, and secure access through EU-Login. 🌍🔒 Notably, the platform features European Citizens’ Panels, ensuring diverse perspectives in policymaking by gathering citizens from all EU nations to offer policy recommendations. Launched in February 2024, this platform is now available for all EU citizens to engage in consultations, support initiatives, and promote a truly inclusive democracy. Read the full article to learn more about how technology is driving democratic engagement and transparency in the EU! 👉 https://lnkd.in/dRJeVy2Q #CitizenEngagement #EUDemocracy #InclusiveGovernance #Tremend #PublicisSapient

Internet shutdowns remain a critical threat to freedom of expression, access to information, and economic development in Africa. Let’s advocate for open and inclusive internet access for all. Learn more about the discussions at the #Africa IGF 2024 through this insightful article: https://lnkd.in/eZxMSZqW #AfricaIGF #InternetFreedom #DigitalRights #OpenInternet #NoToInternetShutdowns #TechForDevelopment #AFIGF24 #IGF24 #InternetShutdown

It's time to lay the foundations for a successful transformation in the coming year. Our program for the public sector aims to improve the citizen experience through the adoption of technologies and behavioral transformations. We provide African governments with the tools and skills necessary to enhance the quality of experience in public institutions. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/dme9mEdS #CitizenExperience #CXTouchpointsGroup

My latest policy brief for Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada on #Disinformation cooperation between #Canada #Japan #SouthKorea #Australia #US #TAIWAN #Ukraine #Poland Though geographically distant, Canada and Asia are on the frontlines of damaging disinformation campaigns by authoritarian states. These campaigns are intended to destabilize our democratic institutions and undermine our security to suit foreign actors’ interests by weakening the cohesiveness of our societies, which are based on the rule of law, resilient democratic institutions, and trust in information. As the dissemination and targeting of disinformation is not bound by national borders, Canada and partners in Asia – and beyond –have a deep-seated interest in mutually investing in the resilience of our democratic institutions through co-operation.   Big txs to Australian Strategic Policy Institute's Danielle Cave and Albert Zhang International Institute for Strategic Studies' Julia Voo Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) @Japan Institute of International Affairs Macdonald-Laurier Institute's @kyoko Kuwahara Asia Pacific Foundation's Vina Nadjibulla Erin Williams for their editorial insights and research which was used in crafting this brief. https://lnkd.in/gvpCJVqX

🚨 New Research Publication Alert 🚨 Excited to share our latest work by Melody Musoni, PhD, Litha Lethu Mzinyati, and myself on Futures of Digital Rights in SADC: Towards a Common Approach to Digital Protection and Data Justice. 🌍💻 In this paper, we explore the emerging transformations in the digital rights landscape, emphasising the need for proactive, futures thinking approaches to protect these rights in a rapidly changing environment. Key takeaways: - The rise of facial recognition and biometric databases in SADC raises concerns about potential infringements on digital rights. - SADC has yet to develop a clear regional strategy, despite successes in shaping digital rights discourse through the HIPSSA project. - Internet access is foundational to the enjoyment of fundamental social, cultural, economic, civil, and political rights. - Africa is navigating digital geopolitical competition, and SADC must manage these interests strategically for inclusive and sustainable economic development. - With the rise of AI and 2024 elections in several SADC countries, it is crucial for SADC to proactively address AI risks. Read more about the study and its implications for the region's future! 🌐✨ SAIIA gratefully acknowledges the support of the KAS South Africa, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, KAS Media Programme: Sub-Saharan Africa for this publication. Holger Dix, Christian Hübner, Anja Berretta #DigitalRights #DigitalJustice #SADC #AI #HumanRights #Africa #SADC #Digital #DataJustice #DigitalProtection #Futures #Foresight

I love Korea, and I love data. Combining my enthusiasm for Korean Studies and data, I am initiating an exciting project to make engaging and valuable Korean datasets publicly accessible... in an enjoyable manner! I invite you to explore and interact with the data I will be sharing. Let's craft stories together using these datasets and connect through the hashtags #kdiplo, #kdiploviz #kdata, and #kdataviz. Recently, I have created several novel datasets on Korean diplomacy for my research, mainly focusing on high-level diplomatic visits (both outgoing and incoming), their formats (bilateral, multilateral, informal), nature (such as state visits), purposes (economic, security, etc.), timelines, and the conveners in multilateral contexts among others. I will make these datasets available via a new R package, #kdiplo. Although this is a work in progress, the first version is already shaping up. The current development version features a pivotal function (along with an accompanying dataset) designed to assist researchers in merging various Korean datasets by country names. Due to inconsistent naming conventions across Korean government datasets (for instance, Thailand might appear as 태국 [Taeguk] or 타이 [Tai]), the kdiplo::iso3c function creates iso3c country codes for Korean country names, simplifying the joining process (similar to countrycode::countrycode). Next on the agenda is adding comprehensive Korean trade data spanning from 1948 to 2023, inclusive of multiple sources and estimations/ imputations for missing data. More datasets are on the way, and I am open to data requests. Stay tuned (follow the hashtags #kdiplo #kdiploviz #kdata #kdataviz) for more updates on #kdiplo - a one-stop public repository for data insights on Korean diplomacy and foreign policy! For now check these websites out: https://lnkd.in/gcq2fjp8 https://lnkd.in/gsH7xgQy