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Digital Societies

Our priorities

Our work aims to support just and inclusive digital futures. We prioritise attention to human rights and inclusion in the design, use, regulation and study of digital technologies. This means looking globally at how digitalisation plays out in different contexts and among marginalised groups. This also means working collaboratively, bringing together diverse stakeholders – activists, policymakers and private actors – to better understand one another’s perspectives, and collectively devise just, inclusive and forward-looking solutions to the challenges facing our increasingly digital societies.

Trust and dis/misinformation in the digital public sphere

Censorship, surveillance and freedom of expression

Digital rights, justice and equality

Digitalisation in conflict-affected and fragile contexts

The experts among us

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  1. Social media and inclusion in humanitarian response and action

    Working paper

  2. Remittances for recovery: a new era of digital money

    Event

  3. Hashtags, memes and selfies: Can social media and online activism shift gender norms?

    Research report

  4. Hidden in plain sight: how social media infrastructure shapes gender norms

    Research report

  5. A war on many fronts: disinformation around the Russia-Ukraine war

    Expert comment

  6. Blackout: understanding the internet shutdowns in Kazakhstan and Yemen

    Expert comment

  7. Tackling digital exclusion among disadvantaged adolescents in Jordan

    Research report

  8. Adolescent digital inclusion

    Toolkit/guideline

  9. The role of the AfCFTA in promoting a resilient recovery in Africa

    Research report

  10. Digital mapping and inclusion in humanitarian response

    Working paper

  11. Digital identity, biometrics and inclusion in humanitarian responses to refugee crises

    Working paper

  12. Coinfusion: digital money is creating opportunities and dilemmas for policy-makers

    Expert comment

  13. Youth-led (digital) innovation and resilience during Covid-19: experiences from the African continent

    Case/country study

  14. China’s investment in digital infrastructure along the Belt and Road

    Emerging analysis

  15. Strengthening youth livelihoods and enterprise innovation in Africa’s digital era

    Working paper

  16. Is public financial management digitally mature?

    Expert comment

  17. Social protection response to Covid-19 and beyond: emerging evidence and learning for future crises

    Working paper

  18. Youth enterprise growth: evidence from Youth Forward in Uganda

    Research report

  19. JobTech and digital innovation for youth by youth

    Event

  20. Advancing youth-centred digital ecosystems in Africa in a post-Covid-19 world

    Working paper