14 January 2019

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

"Africa and the Digital Savior Complex," Journal of African Cultural Studies, Latest Articles, 14 Dec. 2018 [free full-text]

Below the Surface: Results of a WhatsApp Survey of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Lebanon (UNDP, Dec. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Busting a Myth: There’s Very Often Not an App for That! (UNHCR, Oct. 2018) [text]

"Computer says no": Facing up to the Full Implications of a Digitised Immigration System (Free Movement Blog, Dec. 2019) [text]

The Contested Technologies That Manage Migration (Centre for International Governance Innovation, Dec. 2018) [text]

"Crowdsourced Mapping in Crisis Zones: Collaboration, Organisation and Impact," Journal of International Humanitarian Action, 4:1 (Jan. 2019) [open access]

The Everyday Projects: Using Instagram to Challenge Stereotypes about Faraway Countries and Unrepresented Populations (Humanitarian News Research Network, Dec. 2018) [text]

How to Work with Mobile Network Operators: Lessons from Tanzania (UNHCR, Nov. 2018) [text]

Humanitarianism is in Crisis. Digital Innovation Won’t Fix It (IRIN, Jan. 2019) [text]

*ICTs and Livelihood Supports of Refugees and IDPs, K4D Helpdesk Report, no. 504 (Institute of Development Studies, Nov. 2018) [text]

The Importance of New Technologies for Modern Migrants, Policy Report, no. 04/06 (UNU-GCM, 2018) [text]

Landscaping the Digital Humanitarian Ecosystem (GSMA, Dec. 2018) [text]

The Link Between Migration and Technology is not What You Think (World Economic Forum Blog, Dec. 2018) [text]

The National Vetting Enterprise: Artificial Intelligence and Immigration Enforcement (Lawfare Blog, Jan. 2019) [text]

Sparrow’s RefugeeMobile Program Shows Smartphones Help Refugee Families Arriving in the US Resettle More Successfully (Sparrow, Dec. 2018) [text]
- See also related Fast Company article.

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies - Pt. 1 (10 Dec. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies - Pt. 2 (10 Dec. 2018)

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