Dossier 2014 - 02 - digital

Digital revolution

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Call centre workers in Manila.
World Wide Web
– by Hans Dembowski

Dramatic implications

There still is a “digital divide”, but it is not as destructive as expected a decade ago
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Social media
– by Aya Chebbi

Not as soft as jasmine

Social media did not topple Tunisia's dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali – but they served the purpose
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Information technology
– by Tayo Akinyemi

“Huge potential”

Information technology has the potential to contribute to economic growth in Africa
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E-governance
– by Maja Bott, Bianca Clausen

Great opportunities

Information technology opens up new opportunities for improving governance
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Smallholder farms
– by Hendrik Knoche, HS Jamadagni, et al.

Peer pressure

Smart-phone apps could boost productivity even of illiterate farmers
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Banking
– by Kilasa Mtambalike

Money flows with M-Pesa

Financial transactions by mobile phone have radically changed African economies
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Urban marginalisation
– by Michel Silva

The favela reporter

Interview with Michel Silva, a blogger who writes about daily life in his favela in Rio
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Expanding market
– by Alan C. Robles

Business dimensions

The Internet's business relevance has grown dramatically in the Philippines
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Civil society
– by Eva-Maria Verfürth

Protective encryption

Ways to protect online activists’ free speech from government repression
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Arabic language
– by Charlotte Schmitz, Guido Zebisch

A better understanding

Why Modern Standard Arabic needs to be updated – in particular in regard to technology
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Digital communication
– by Mareike Forchheim

Web access for women

Intel wants to see more women from developing countries use the internet
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