Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Blog posts & press:

From landline to lifeline: An origin story of call centres in the humanitarian context (UNHCR Innovation Service, Dec. 2020) [text]

New digital media keeps families connected through forced migration (Phys.org, Nov. 2020) [text]

Refugees are at risk from dystopian ‘smart border’ technology (The Conversation, Dec. 2020) [text]

Who says what? Studying social media discourses on international protection (Protect Project Blog, Dec. 2020) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Arendt’s Algorithm: AI’s Disenfranchising Effect on Refugees as Examined through China’s Uighur Population," McGill Journal of Refugee and Migration Studies, vol. 1, no. 1 (2020) [full-text]

Bridging humanitarian digital divides during Covid-19 (ODI, Nov. 2020) [text]

Digital Safeguarding for Migrating and Displaced Children: An overview of the current context and trends, potential risks and practical next steps (Save the Children, Dec. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

*Digitalization and forced displacement: How addressing access, online behavior, and privacy issues can lead to better digital solutions (G20 Insights, Nov. 2020) [text]

"The Internetization of International Migration," Population and Development Review, Early View, 15 Dec. 2020 [abstract]

- See also related news release.

The Power of Digitalization in the Age of Physical Distancing: Strengthening social connections and community cohesion through the digital inclusion and connectivity of migrants, DISC Digest, 4th ed. (IOM, Nov. 2020) [text]

Responsible data-sharing with donors: accountability, transparency and data protection in principled humanitarian action (ODI, Dec. 2020) [text]

Use of earth observation satellites to improve effectiveness of humanitarian operations (Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Dec. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

Multimedia:

Health Promotion via Digital Technologies among Young Refugees, 29 Oct. 2020 [access]

- Hosted by Columbia Univ.; focuses on Turkey.

Hope or hype? Hacking through the role of technology in refugee protection, Session at the Kaldor Centre Virtual Conference 2020, 18 Nov 2020 [access]

- Here is the schedule for this session.

Migration 4.0: Final Session, 10 Dec. 2020 [access]

- Note: This public webinar hosted by the German Government was preceded by a number of other events focusing on "the changes that digital transformation and new technologies will bring to the

field of migration policy." For more info on these, follow this link and scroll down to "events."

Race, Tech & Borders: A Conversation with Special Rapporteur Tendayi Achiume, 17 Nov. 2020 [access]

- Follow link for video recording.

*UPDATED

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