29 May 2021

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Opportunity:

Call for proposals: Digital Inclusion [info]
- The next submission deadline is 12 July 2021. Currently, there are five challenges but new ones may be issued intermittently that cover other areas.

Blog posts & press:

7 iconic technologies that have shaped the UN’s work for refugees (UNHCR Innovation Service, May 2021) [text]

Accessibility is about everyone (UNHCR Innovation Service, May 2021) [text]

AI in migration is helping to solve the challenges of the migration crisis. But, is it truly effective? (Analytics Insight, April 2021) [text]

Avanti Communications and UNHCR give connectivity to refugees in Uganda (May 2021) [text]

The datafication of refugee protection in and beyond the Middle East: A case for digital refugee lawyering (NCHS Blog, May 2021) [text]

How useful is ‘State in Smartphone’ for the IDPs in Ukraine? (RLI Blog, May 2021) [text]

"How Virtual Reality Could Improve the Lives of Refugees," Borgen Magazine, 25 May 2021 [text]

"In India’s COVID-19 crisis, the internet is both a lifeline and a barrier," The New Humanitarian, 25 May 2021 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Adapting to New Normal: Remote Focus Group Discussions During COVID-19 (Turkish Red Crescent, May 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Digital placemaking and the datafication of forced migrants," Convergence: The International Journal into Research on New Media Technologies, OnlineFirst, 12 April 2021 [Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong]

"Is the smartphone always a smart choice? Against the utilitarian view of the ‘connected migrant’," Information, Communication & Society, vol. 24, no. 4 (2021) [open access]

Piloting Humanitarian Biometrics in Yemen (Peace Research Institute Oslo, April 2021) [text via NCHS]

"Sarcasm Beyond Hate Speech: Facebook Comments on Syrian Refugees in Turkey," International Journal of Communication, vol. 15 (2021) [open access]

Using Social Media in Community-Based Protection: A Guide (UNHCR, 2021) [text]

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