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Measuring digital development: The affordability of ICT services 2024

Geneva: ITU (2025), iv, 27 pp.

"This edition’s findings highlight important progress: in 2024, mobile broadband services have become more affordable in most regions and for most income groups, and a growing number of countries are meeting the Broadband Commission’s target of entry-level broadband services costing less than 2 ... more

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Hispanic American Catholic Networks: Survey 2023

Guillermo Ares, Gabriel Palermo

Rosario: Buena Nueva Comunicación (BNC) (2024), 26 pp.

"This survey aims to provide valuable information for the creation of potential initiatives and policies that promote, foster cooperation, and offer support to Catholic networks in Hispanic America. At BNC, we leverage our longstanding relationships with the personnel of these networks and the effec ... tive mechanisms of communication and fraternal dialogue we have established with them. This allows us to speak confidently and responsibly about the information we have collected. Building upon our initial study conducted years ago [= 2013], we have chosen to maintain the same approach in terms of the topics to be evaluated and the questionnaire used. The survey is designed to collect quantifiable data to help us identify variables and trends in the ongoing operation and development of these networks over time [...] We would like to thank everyone at the 39 networks from 13 different countries who took the time and courtesy to respond to our communications and take part in this survey [...] We present the reader with a brief overview of the data we consider important to provide a quick insight and general perspective based on the information collected through this survey: - The positioning of the mixed entity (private capital + ecclesiastical institution) as the legal form of networks ownership. - Seventy-six per cent of broadcasters claim to own the premises from which they operate. Small local private donations provide the main funding, followed by selling advertising or space to third parties. - Small local private donations provide the main funding, followed by selling advertising or space to third parties. - Twenty-six point forty-seven percent (26.47%) of networks broadcast for 12 hours, closely followed by those that broadcast continuously for 24 hours, representing 20.59%. - Forty-five point ninety-five percent (45.95%) of the surveyed network have between 1 and 4 studios. - The distribution of the number of cameras among the networks surveyed shows that the majority (30.77%) have 4 cameras. - When it comes to camera brands, Sony leads with 53.85% of the cameras used by networks. - The editing systems are mostly comprised of between 3 and 2 per network. - Most members of networks are between 26 and 45 years old, and the majority have been in their positions for over 5 years. - Salary payments, investment in infrastructure, satellite rental costs, and purchase of production equipment are the top priorities in terms of urgent material needs to be met. - 90.6% would like to receive some kind of training. - In terms of training, advice and information needs, raising funds through partnerships/donations, creating new content and programmes, and transmission technology are the top three training needs identified by broadcasters. - There is a need for a specific and specialised study in each network to assess both the potential and actual audience, as the methods currently used produce results that are far from conclusive at a professional level. - According to the estimated analyses carried out by networks, 78.1% of the audience is between 36 and 60 years old. Around 57% of the audience are Catholics, while 38% are from the general public. - Thirty-four percent of programming are networks' own productions. - Sixty percent of the content has a religious message, while 40 percent has a general message. - The purchase of third-party programming represents only 10% of the total broadcast programming. - The programming received as donations increased from 6% to 23% compared to the first statistical study. - Devotional content, followed by Church-related topics explored in documentaries, educational programs, interviews, mass events, etc., are the primary components of the programming. - There is a significant lack of content for young and child audiences. - Upgrading equipment for DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television) presents both economic and technical challenges for broadcasters. - It's important to clearly delineate the boundaries between what is web TV and what is a streaming service, and to provide training on the different types of legal regulation regarding programming licenses in relation to cable and over-the-air TV." (Page 4-6) more

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The Mobile Gender Gap Report 2023
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Nadia Jeffrie et al.

London: GSMA;Ipsos (2023), 70 pp.

"1. More women in low- and middle-income countries are using mobile internet than ever before, but their rate of adoption has slowed for the second year in a row. While 61% of women across these countries now use mobile internet, only 60 million women started using mobile internet in 2022 compared t ... o 75 million in 2021. Men’s rate of adoption also slowed in 2022, highlighting that progress on digital inclusion for all has stalled across low- and middle-income countries. 2. The gender gap in mobile internet remains relatively unchanged – women in low- and middle-income countries are 19% less likely than men to use it, which translates into around 310 million fewer women than men. This year there have been no significant changes in the mobile internet gender gap in any region, including South Asia where there have been notable changes in the past few years. 3. To close the mobile internet gender gap by 2030 across low- and middle-income countries, an estimated 810 million women need to adopt it. This is equivalent to 100 million women a year, on average. However, if the gender gap remains unchanged, forecasts suggest that only 360 million more women will adopt mobile internet by 2030. 4. There are 900 million women in low- and middle-income countries who are still not using mobile internet, almost two-thirds of whom live in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Women in these regions remain the least likely to use mobile internet compared to men, with gender gaps of 41% and 36%, respectively. 5. Women were more likely than men to report they had reduced their use of mobile internet in 2022, especially those who live in rural areas and are less educated. Across all survey countries, women also tend to use their mobile phones for a narrower range of activities and use mobile internet less regularly than men. 6. The gender gap in smartphone ownership has stalled for the second year in a row, and women in low- and middle-income countries are 17% less likely than men to own a smartphone. This translates into around 250 million fewer women than men. While more men and women own a smartphone than ever before, the rate of adoption for both has slowed down slightly. 55% of women now own a smartphone compared to 67% of men. However, once women own a smartphone, their awareness and use of mobile internet is almost on par with men." (Key findings) more

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Canales Católicos Hispanoamericanos: Encuesta 2023

Guillermo Ares, Gabriel Palermo

Rosario: Buena Nueva Comunicación (BNC) (2023), 26 pp.

"Esta encuesta se propone aportar información que sirva para generar posibles instancias y/o políticas de promoción, cooperación y apoyo en favor del trabajo de los canales católicos de Hispanoamérica, Desde BNC nos valemos de la relación de años que tenemos con el personal de los canales y ... de los mecanismos de comunicación y dialogo fraternal que hemos generado con ellos para hablar con confianza y responsabilidad sobre la información que hemos podido recopilar, también echamos mano del primer estudio que realizáramos años atrás [= 2013] y decidimos continuar con la misma idea en cuanto a tópicos para evaluar y el mismo sistema de preguntas que pretende relevar una serie de aspectos cuantificables con los que intentaremos encontrar variables y tendencias en la operación y desarrollo a través del tiempo de los canales [...] Agradecemos a todas las personas pertenecientes a los 39 canales de 13 diferentes países que se tomaron el tiempo y la gentileza de contestar nuestras comunicaciones y participar de esta encuesta [...] Presentamos al lector un acercamiento rapido a los datos que consideramos importantes para dar un vistazo rapido y obtener un panorama general a partir de la informacion recopilada por esta encuesta: - El posicionamiento de la Entidad mixta (capital privado + institucion de la Iglesia) como forma juridica de propiedad de los canales. - Un 76% de los canales afirma ser propietario del lugar desde donde se realizan las operaciones. - Las pequenas donaciones privadas locales se constituyen en la principal fuente de financiacion, seguido de la venta de publicidad o espacios a terceros. - La transmision por cable local, cable nacional y aire local son los principales tipos de transmision. - El 26.47% de los canales emiten a lo largo de 12 horas, seguido de cerca por aquellos que transmiten ininterrumpidamente durante 24 horas, representando el 20.59%. - El 45,95% de los canales encuestados cuentan con entre 1 y 4 estudios. - La distribucion de la cantidad de camaras entre los canales encuestados revela que la mayoria (30.77%) posee 4 camaras. - En cuanto a marcas de camara Sony lidera siendo el 53.85% de las camaras que usan los canales. - Los sistemas de edicion se componen en su mayoria por entre 3 y 2 por cada canal. - La mayoria de integrantes de los canales tiene entre 26 y 45 anos y mayoritariamente tienen mas de 5 anos de antiguedad en sus puestos de trabajo. - El pago de salarios, la inversion en la planta fisica del canal, los costos de alquiler de satelite y la compra de equipamiento de produccion se llevan los primeros lugares en cuanto a necesidades materiales urgentes por suplir. - Un 90.6% desea recibir algun tipo de formacion. - En cuanto a necesidades de formacion, asesoramiento e informacion, la obtencion de fondos por medio de socios / donaciones, la creacion de nuevos contenidos y programas y Tecnologia de transmision sean las tres primeras necesidades de formacion mencionadas por los canales. - Falta un estudio especializado puntual en cada canal para evaluar la audiencia potencial y real ya que los metodos empleados actualmente dan resultados que no son para nada concluyentes a nivel profesional. - Segun los analisis estimativos realizados por los canales el 78.1% de la audiencia tiene entre 36 a 60 anos. Aproximadamente el 57% de la audiencia esta constituido por catolicos, el 38% por publico general. - El 34% de los programas son produccion propia de los canales. - El contenido con mensaje religioso es del 60% y un 40% con mensaje general. - La compra de programacion a terceros representa solo el 10% de la programacion total emitida. - La programacion recibida a modo de donacion paso de ser del 6% al 23% en comparacion con el primer estudio estadistico. - El contenido devocional, seguido de temas de Iglesia desarrollados en documentales, programas de formacion, entrevistas, eventos masivos, etc. son los principales en la programacion de los canales. - Hay una muy marcada falta de contenido para audiencias jovenes e infantiles. - La actualizacion de equipos para el ingreso a la TDT supone un reto a nivel economico y tecnico para los canales. - Es importante marcar claramente las fronteras entre lo que es una web tv, un servicio de streaming y capacitar sobre los diferentes tipos de regulacion legal de las licencias de la programacion en relacion a los de tv por cable y aire." (Página 4-6) more

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International Data Youth and Media 2022

Heike vom Orde, Alexandra Durner

München: Internationales Zentralinstitut für das Jugend- und Bildungsfernsehen (IZI) (2022), 109 pp.

"Presents media consumption data from European countries and the US, but includes also statistics on television, print media, mobile phone and social media usage of children and adolescents from Africa and Latin America." (commbox)

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Financial Transparency of Media 2020

Mariam Pataridze, Ani Kistauri

Media Development Foundation (MDF) (2021), 40 pp.

"The following report on the financial transparency of media represents data of 2020. In order to illustrate the extent to which budgetary funding influences the editorial policy of the media or to observe the types of editorial policies the concerned media outlets pursue, it also discusses some exa ... more

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An Analysis of Social Media Use in the SADC Region 2014 - 2020

Harare: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA);Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2020), 51 pp.

"I. Regional countries spend about 1.1 percent of GDP on digital investment, while advanced economies spend an average of 3.2 percent II. 37% of social media users in the region have contributed to the creation of news, commented on it or shared it with others. III. There is an upward trend in arres ... more

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Canaries in a coal-mine? What the killings of journalists tell us about future repression

Anita R. Gohdes, Sabine C. Carey

Journal of Peace Research, volume 54, issue 2 (2017), pp. 157-174

"[...] To test the argument whether the killing of journalists is a precursor to increasing repression, we introduce a new global dataset on killings of journalists between 2002 and 2013 that uses three different sources that track such events across the world. The new data show that mostly local jo ... more

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Foundation Maps for Media Funding: Introducing a New Tool for Unlocking the Power of Media Grants Data

Sarah Armour-Jones

Philadelphia: Media Impact Funders;Foundation Center (2016), 15 pp.

"Foundation Maps for Media Funding is a data mapping platform that brings the diverse and expansive field of media and philanthropy to light, allowing users to research and explore media and technology funding around the world. The tool captures activities related to media content and platforms; tel ... more

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The Sub-Saharan African Media Landscape: Then, Now and in the Future

Balancing Act (2014), 50 pp.

"Over five years Facebook has grown from practically no users in Sub-Saharan Africa to become the most widely used social media platform. In the four countries where face-to-face surveys were carried out for this research, between 14% (Tanzania) and 27% (Ghana) of all respondents were using it [...] ... more

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Gender Assessment of ICT Access and Usage in Africa

Alison Gillwald, Anne Milek, Christoph Stork

Cape Town: Research ICT Africa;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2010), 39 pp.

"What is clear from the Research ICT Africa (RIA) Household and Individual Access and Usage Survey is that the diffusion of ICT is highly uneven concentrating in urban areas and leaving some rural areas almost untouched. Access to these technologies is constrained by income as is usage, and as they ... more

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World Information Society Report 2006

Geneva: ITU (2006), 151 pp.

"If the ambitious goal of building a global Information Society is to be realised, it is important to track progress against the indicative targets set out in the WSIS final outcome documents. One of the key elements is the bridging of the digital divide. This is a measure of the gap in access to IC ... more

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Media, Bureaucracies and Foreign Aid: A Comparative Analysis of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France and Japan

Douglas A. Van Belle, Jean-Sébastien Rioux, David M. Potter

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2004), ix, 179 pp.

"In many ways, this book is a simple and straightforward product of social science research. A conceptual expectation was created through the integration and extension of existing theory and research findings. The responsiveness argument presented in chapter 2 lead to the expectation that aid bureau ... more

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The Mobile Gender Gap Report 2023
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