"With our modern world relying more and more on Internet-based technologies, this timely book takes a renewed look at the ever-increasing digital divide between developing and more technologically advanced countries and the resulting impacts on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Jef
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frey James conducts a methodological and conceptual review of the patterns and shortfalls arising from the technological divide between countries, recommending a more proactive response for countries that are struggling to minimise the gap. He juxtaposes the current usage of technology coupled with the prohibitive cost of accessing the Internet in the Global South against the cost of living in poverty, the lack of literacy, and learned digital skills. The book addresses these key issues and investigates the current gender disparity, offering solutions for implementing low-cost policies such as the recent successful launch of the inexpensive JioPhone handset." (Publisher description)
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"Our everyday lives are increasingly digital: We meet with friends, search for information, watch films, and buy goods online. This generates data that is automatically collected and analyzed. The ability to deal with the resulting algorithmically selected and personalized content is essential to be
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nefit from digital technologies, and for this, digital skills are crucial. Studies focusing on digital skills, their antecedents, and consequences have mostly relied on self-reported, one-time measurements. A deeper understanding of the measures of digital skills and the role such digital skills play in everyday life and over time is needed. To address these gaps, this article compares self-reported measures of digital skills and knowledge of datafication and algorithmization in everyday internet use and maps the evolution of their relevance for digital everyday life. To do so, this articles analyzes data from multiple cross-sectional surveys conducted from 2011 to 2023 with representative samples of Swiss internet users. First, the findings indicate that self-reported skills reflect internet users' knowledge of algorithmization and datafication in everyday internet use. This renders the measure a decent tool for empirical studies. Second, the findings show that digital skills are associated with socioeconomic background, cyber-optimistic attitudes, usage time, use of social media, health trackers, voice assistants, ChatGPT, and feeling included in the information society. These relationships varied over time. This article provides longitudinal empirical evidence on the relevance of digital skills in a highly digitized country. The findings highlight that promoting digital skills can contributeto fostering more inclusive digital societies." (Abstract)
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"The Digital Skills Toolkit is a guide for governments to develop national digital skills strategies. The aim is to provide governments with step-by-step guidelines and multiple examples that cover a wide range of contexts to draw upon from around the world. The toolkit is for all countries - those
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with existing digital skills strategies since technological change requires continuous monitoring and review, and those without existing digital skills strategies to assist them with a structured process for development of a comprehensive and implementable national strategy. Most countries today are likely to have digital skills strategies under multiple government ministries and departments, such as ICT, digital transformation, education, labour, health, or rural development. This toolkit is intended to assist countries in developing a comprehensive national strategy that reforms and unites individual strategies for enhanced synergies and efficiencies." (Page 3)
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"Digital transformations have had catalytic efects on African and European governance, economies, and societies, and will continue to do so. The COVID-19 pandemic has already accelerated the penetration of digital tools all over the globe and is likely to be perceived as a critical juncture in how a
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nd to what purpose the world accepts and uses new and emerging technologies. This book ofers a holistic analysis of how Africa and Europe can manage and harness digital transformation as partners in a globalised world. The authors shed light on issues ranging from economic growth, youth employment, and gender, to regulatory frameworks, business environments, entrepreneurship, and interest-driven power politics. They add much-needed perspectives to the debates that shape the two continents’ digital transformation and innovation environments." (Publisher description)
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"The eight articles in the publication can be broadly grouped into two main sets. The first set discusses the different types of digital skills required from a more academic perspective, in particular in the context of the pandemic and post-pandemic period, as countries accelerate their move towards
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the digital transition. It also features an article that looks at a specific development sector – humanitarian assistance – and demonstrates how digital skills training can help communities affected by crisis. The second set of articles presents concrete examples, from countries in different regions, of digital skills initiatives, policies and programmes; and provides insights on lessons learned and recommendations on the way forward." (Page 4)
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"Drawing on both theoretical underpinnings and practical techniques, the book outlines the fundamentals of mobile journalism methods, placing mobile storytelling within a wider context of current affairs, documentary filmmaking, and public relations. The book offers expert advice for how to use stor
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ytelling skills to transform mobile content into engaging and purposeful user generated stories for audiences. Topics covered include tips for recording dynamic video and clean audio, conducting interviews on your phone, and editing and post-production processes, as well as advice on how to handle copyright issues and a primer on journalistic ethics. The book also includes a comprehensive glossary of terms to help students navigate the and video production and mobile journalism world." (Publisher description)
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"Yvonne Kraus hat schon viele erfolgreiche Blogs an den Start gebracht und kennt die Fragen der angehenden Blogerinnen und Blogger. Mit Ihrem Ratgeber hast du eine Anleitung an der Hand, um schnell deinen Blog mit WordPress zu erstellen und die ersten Besucher anzusprechen. Dabei lernst du alle Face
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ttten des Bloggens kennen. Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen und bewährte Tipps aus der Praxis unterstützen dich dabei. Inkl. Schreibschule, Rechtsfragen, Marketing mit Social Media, SEO, Community Aufbau und WooCommerce." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"This guidebook draws on, and complements, the ITU Digital Skills Toolkit published in 2018. Whereas the toolkit was designed to help policy-makers develop national digital skills strategies and roadmaps, this guidebook focuses on helping them identify national skills gaps and requirements, which ca
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n then be addressed through targeted digital skills development policies and strategies. In other words, the results of a digital skills assessment exercise can serve as a concrete and necessary input into the national policy-making process." (Foreword, page iv)
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"La Children’s Radio Foundation (CRF) forme actuellement des jeunes reporters dans 68 stations de radio à travers six pays Africains (La République Démocratique du Congo, le Libéria, la Côte d’Ivoire, l’Afrique du Sud, la Tanzanie et la Zambie) à produire des émissions de radio hebdomad
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aires et des activités de sensibilisation mensuelles [...] Ce manuel a trois objectifs principaux : 1. Mettre le COVID-19 au centre de vos préoccupations; 2. Vous informer sur la production et la diffusion de reportages à distance et leur fonctionnement; 3. Vous aider à inciter d’autres jeunes et adultes de votre communauté à être passionnés et ouverts afin de partager leurs temoignages et experiences sur le COVID-19." (Objectifs)
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"Design Thinking for Digital Well-being empowers teacher educators/student teachers to teach pupils how to critically embrace technology in their lives. It provides a pedagogical framework for teaching young people to flourish in a digital society and enjoy digital well-being. In so doing, it establ
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ishes the need for digital literacy, digital fluency and values fluency within the education system as a whole. With a unique focus on empathy-centric design thinking, and using a case study informed educational model of technological, pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK), this expert guide: explores the challenges that pupils (and teachers) face balancing their digital lives; supports the ‘wired generation’ in navigating the cyber sphere and understanding how their data are used; cknowledges the necessity of supporting the digital well-being of pupils (and teachers) to create a healthy and successful learning environment; promotes the effective use of technology to enhance teaching and learning; aids professionals in ensuring pupils enjoy digital literacy, digital fluency, values fluency and safety online." (Publisher description)
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"La publicación se divide en dos grandes bloques. Por un lado, se han reunido un total de 28 ensayos elaborados por periodistas, docentes e investigadores de diferentes medios y universidades de Iberoamérica. Cada uno de ellos reflexiona sobre dos conceptos: tecnología y comunicación. Y cada uno
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de ellos lo hace con total libertad y desde perspectivas y enfoques tan diferentes como complementarios. La variedad de perfiles, por un lado, y la riqueza de “miradas”, por otro, han permitido confeccionar un rico caleidoscopio que invita a pensar y a repensar el encuentro –para muchos–, la colisión –para algunos– y el desencuentro –para otros– de la tecnología en el escenario comunicativo. Por otro lado, en una segunda parte, la obra presenta un total de 60 herramientas clasificadas en cinco grandes apartados: Buscar, Analizar, Escribir, Visualizar y, finalmente, Colaborar y organizar. Este trabajo es el resultado de una minuciosa búsqueda y un detallado análisis a cargo de un grupo de estudiantes –de diferentes procedencias y perfiles– que durante meses han escudriñado la Red en busca de los recursos, las plataformas y los instrumentos que podrían integrar un hipótetico (y siempre inacabado) directorio para comunicadores digitales." (Presentación, página 3)
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"Make-IT started as a "laboratory" for new types of partnerships between development organisations, business, finance and entrepreneurs. After 2 years of implementation experience, we can proudly say that we have successfully combined the strengths of the public and private sectors to promote digita
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l innovation for sustainable and inclusive development. This impact report aims to highlight some of these results. GIZ implements Make-IT on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), together with more than 30 corporate and financing partners, social enterprises, hubs and networks. Meet them in chapter one! In its first two years, Make-IT focused on Kenya and Nigeria. In 2019, we expanded to Ghana and Tunisia, and Rwanda will follow. So far, Make-IT has supported tech entrepreneurs from 18 African countries. One of our first significant activities was the joint "Make-IT Accelerator" with business partners from the Make-IT Alliance. Building on this, we launched further programmes to improve the international visibility and credibility of African tech entrepreneurs, to catalyse partnerships with financing partners and to strengthen peer-to-peer learning and mentoring. These measures reached more than 400 tech entrepreneurs on the continent, 148 of whom have entered Make-IT’s highly selective start-up pipeline. Meet them in chapter two! Through our cooperation with national partners, we support African governments in establishing future-oriented institutional frameworks for digital entrepreneurship. Policy dialogues, better access to markets and finance, as well as capacity development for intermediaries in the ecosystems, such as hubs, mentors and public support organisations, help strengthen enabling environments for young entrepreneurs in the digital sector. You can find an overview in chapter three! We will continue to form partnerships and share methodologies for thriving tech entrepreneurship ecosystems in Africa. Find out how to collaborate with us in chapter four!" (Editorial)
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"With the second volume in the series Digital Innovation Made in Africa, we want to raise awareness of the enormous potential of young entrepreneurs in Africa. In this edition, the Tech Entrepreneurship Initiative Make-IT in Africa presents innovative initiatives and projects that have attracted att
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ention in two different ways. In October 2017, the World Summit Awards (WSA) Grand Jury meeting took place in Berlin. As a contribution to the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), each year since 2003 the WSA has recognised the world’s most innovative digital applications and solutions for implementing sustainable development goals. The African winners and best entries for 2017 make up half of the 20 companies presented here. The other half is made up of innovations selected by the members of the Make-IT Alliance. In cooperation with technology hubs in Kenya and Nigeria, investors, German chambers of commerce abroad and startup networks, Make-IT launched the Make-IT Accelerator in Africa in December 2017. The nine-month support programme for innovations of particular importance for sustainable and inclusive development is being implemented in Nairobi and Lagos." (Foreword)
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"Innovative Entrepreneurship is one of the key drivers behind Africa’s digital transformation. For many young people, entrepreneurship is often the best way to achieve sustainable livelihoods. Innovative entrepreneurs know their local markets and understand the social context. This gives them a co
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mpetitive advantage that helps them develop “Digital Innovation Made in Africa” and to assert themselves on the market globally. This book presents a selection of these innovations. They represent numerous new developments that convey a completely new image of Africa: dynamic, modern, innovative, technical, and at the same time human – because behind every digital innovation there is a team of founders who are keen to combine socially responsible entrepreneurship with digital modernization." (Foreword)
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"Anhand aktueller Praxisbeispiele vermittelt das Buch Ansätze und Werkzeuge für die Konzeption, Gestaltung und Verbreitung von neuartigen Medienangeboten. Aspekte wie Interaktion, Gamifizierung und Nutzerbeteiligung kommen dabei genauso zur Sprache wie Impact-Strategien, Reichweite und Social Medi
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a Marketing. Mithilfe von Design Thinking, agilen Methoden und Prototyping werden die Mediennutzer konsequent in den Mittelpunkt gerückt. Die branchenübergreifende Herangehensweise des Buches erschließt dem Leser immer wieder unerwartete, zukunftsweisende Perspektiven – ganz besonders in Bezug auf emergente Technologien wie Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Big Data, künstliche Intelligenz, maschinelles Lernen und das Internet der Dinge." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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