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Digital Authoritarianism
The project will contribute to arresting democratic regression by identifying, documenting and analysing existing and newly emerging elements of digital authoritarianism and the practices of digital citizenship that work best to mitigate or overcome them.
Mapping the Supply of Surveillance Technologies to Africa: Case Studies from Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco, Malawi, and Zambia
African governments are spending over 1US$bn per year on digital surveillance technologies which are being used without adequate legal...
A new era of digital citizenship in Africa
A new open access book “Digital Citizenship in Africa: Technologies of Agency and Repression” explores African citizens’ use of...
Digital Citizenship in Africa: Technologies of Agency and Repression
Published by: Bloomsbury
Since the so-called Arab Spring, citizens of African countries have continued to use digital tools in creative ways to ensure that...
The Digitalisation of Social Protection in Africa: a workers’ rights approach
How is the digitalisation of social protection affecting workers’ rights and digital rights?
The African Sousveillance Project
The Sousveillance Project will document the supply chain of digital technologies from the global North used for illegal surveillance in Africa and produce evidence to hold accountable the companies that benefit from violating citizens’ rights.
Managing the Risk and Benefits of Digital Technologies in Social Assistance Provision
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
A knowledge gap exists around how the movement towards biometric identification and algorithmic management using humanitarian and social protection data will affect the interests of vulnerable populations – so too does a gap in research that is focused on the standpoints, interests, and priorities of these populations.
Risks, Accountability and Technology Thematic Working Paper
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This paper looks at evidence on the role of digital technologies in the nexus between humanitarian and social assistance, assessing their benefits and risks.