02 November 2026

Thematic Focus: ICTs & Other Technologies

Short pieces:

Canada’s settlement services are going digital. AI should support workers, not replace them (The Conversation, Oct. 2026) [text]

Classified Before Heard: AI Age Estimation and the Gatekeeping of Child Protection in the UK Asylum System (RLI Blog, Nov. 2026) [text]

DHS’s AI Inventory Reveals the Limits of Federal AI Transparency Law (Just Security, Oct. 2026) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Quel impact de l'IA sur les principes du ne pas nuire, de la localisation et d'humanité ? (ALNAP, Oct. 2026) [text]

Unpacking the Humanitarian Reset: Data Governance under Austerity (Global Policy Blog, Sept. 2026) [text]

Reports:

Automated Discrimination: Unpacking the Digital Hostile Environment (Open Rights Group, Oct. 2026) [access via EIN]
- Focuses on the UK.

Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Evaluations (UNHCR, March 2026) [text]

The Use of ChatGPT in Asylum Decisions (Open Rights Group, Oct. 2026) [access via EIN]
- Focuses on the UK.

Journal articles & book chapters:

"AI-LADO, linguistic expertise, and the platformisation of asylum governance," European Journal of Applied Linguistics, Ahead of Print, 27 Oct. 2026 [open access]
- Note: LADO = Language Analysis for the Determination of Origin. Focuses on Germany. 

"Digital employment pathways for Ukrainian refugees in Romania: an exploratory study of remote job offers," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 31 Oct. 2026 [open access]

"Introduction," Handbook on Migration and Artificial Intelligence (Edward Elgar, Oct. 2026) [free full-text]

"Unstable ground: Automated dialect recognition, ground truth, and AI regulation in asylum procedures," European Journal of Applied Linguistics, Ahead of Print, 26 Oct. 2026 [open access]
Focuses on Germany. 

Multimedia:

Why the WFP cyber-attack matters (Rethinking Humanitarianism Podcast Series, Oct. 2026) [access]

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