Category: Development
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How ready is Africa to join the knowledge economy?
– in DevelopmentIncreasing connectivity has sparked many hopes for the democratisation of knowledge production in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Has Internet policy had any effect on Internet penetration in Sub-Saharan Africa?
It is important for policymakers to ask how policy can bridge economic inequality. But does…
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Why we shouldn’t believe the hype about the Internet “creating” development
– in DevelopmentDespite the vigour of such claims, there is actually a lack of academic consensus about…
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New Report: Risks and Rewards of Online Gig Work at the Global Margins
– in DevelopmentThe report poses questions for all stakeholders regarding how to improve the conditions and livelihoods…
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What Impact is the Gig Economy Having on Development and Worker Livelihoods?
– in DevelopmentReflecting on some of the key benefits and costs associated with these new digital regimes…
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Current alternatives won’t light up Britain’s broadband blackspots
Satellites, microwaves, radio towers – how many more options must be tried before the government…
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A promised ‘right’ to fast internet rings hollow for millions stuck with 20th-century speeds
Tell those living in the countryside about the government’s promised “right to fast internet” and…
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Examining the data-driven value chains that are changing Rwanda’s tea sector
– in DevelopmentWhat role is new Internet connectivity playing in changing these sectors—which are often seen as…
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Why haven’t digital platforms transformed firms in developing countries? The Rwandan tourism sector explored
– in DevelopmentHave Rwandan firms been able to access online platforms? What impact has access to these…
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Broadband may be East Africa’s 21st century railway to the world
The excitement over the potentially transformative effects of the internet in low-income countries is nowhere…
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Investigating virtual production networks in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia
This mass connectivity has been one crucial ingredient for some significant changes in how work…
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Outside the cities and towns, rural Britain’s internet is firmly stuck in the 20th century
The quality of rural internet access in the UK, or lack of it, has long…