d+c-e+z briefing digital future 2019-09

Digital future

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Surveillance cameras in Beijing.
Retail shopping
– by Sophia Waweru, Hans Dembowski

Solving the last-mile problem

How an innovative online retailer is making life easier for underserved rural communities in Kenya
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Human civilisation
– by Heide Hackmann, Dirk Messner

Why we need a UN charter

What needs to be done so digitalisation will drive, not thwart the transformation to sustainability
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Digital surveillance
– by Felix Lee

No one can opt out

China introduces points system for rating social behaviour
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Internet
– by Alphonce Shiundu

“A multi-tentacular problem”

To stem the tide of fake news in Africa, internet giants must do more than cooperate with professional fact-checkers
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Security
– by Edward Ronald Sekyewa

Digital surveillance

What Ugandan authorities are doing to limit the impact of online opposition voices
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Republica 2019
– by Monika Hellstern

Technology is no panacea

Muted techno-optimism at this year’s digital conference Republica in Berlin
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Report
– by Sabine Balk

WBGU proposals

How to make the digital transformation to sustainability happen
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Social media tax
– by Edward Ronald Sekyewa

Negative impacts

Social media use in Uganda is now being taxed, affecting businesses in a negative way
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