Study: E-filing sheds a new light on Tajikistan's taxation landscape. While the process has increased efficiency, it's also revealed disparities in tax contributions and systemic corruption previously obscured by manual processes. buff.ly/42OiJ53

Who is shutting down the internet in 2023? A mid-year update buff.ly/43LrU7x

An algorithm intended to reduce poverty might disqualify people in need. According to a new report by the Human Rights Watch, an algorithmic welfare distribution system for Jordan, funded by the World Bank, unfairly and inaccurately quantifies poverty. buff.ly/43USTx9

How is the Indonesian development sector using generative AI? Kopernik "taking the pulse" mapping identified 10 use cases (as well as risks) v1.kopernik.info/documents/docu…

Digitalization and digital skills gaps in Africa: An empirical profile buff.ly/3NdxDvP

How TikTok influencers exploit ethnic divisions in Ethiopia. TikTok does not publicly disclose how many staff members or content moderators it employs for reviewing content in these languages. buff.ly/3CI6vQT

5000 digital public services for citizens in Kenya. Wish we had a global comparison how many digital government services each country offers.

Nigerian engineering students are increasingly turning to Indian YouTubers for supplementary academic support. buff.ly/46g0PuX

Ten Facts About Digital Technology Adoption in Ghana. Fact 6: Mobile money adoption rates exhibit significant spatial disparities. A significant rural-urban gap in mobile money usage exists: 72% in urban vs 47% in rural areas. buff.ly/3XEEbbV

Porto Digital Is the Quixotic Tech Hub That Actually Worked: nearly a quarter century after it was launched, Porto Digital has turned Recife into a bona fide center for Brazil’s emerging tech and creative economy sectors buff.ly/3rjX9bm

Seeding change: How Indigenous villages in Brazil built Nhandeflix, their own streaming platform. An Indigenous-centred content platform that works on their own intranet. buff.ly/449yjtj

(PDF) Ghana’s blockchain scene on WhatsApp: A space for convergence and divergence buff.ly/3pyzu6G

Digital Citizenship in Africa: With contributions from scholars across the continent the book illustrates how citizens have been using VPNs, encryption, and privacy-protecting browsers to resist limits on their rights to privacy and political speech. buff.ly/44gA9ce

Who owns farmers’ data? - The key to rebalancing power lies in promoting digital inclusion and farmer-centric data governance. buff.ly/3XLRSFW

Chang’an: 3D Printing Cyberpunk Town on Pearl River Delta. It emerged from its unique labor development practices that leverage the advanced digital fabrication capacity, open learning content on the Internet, and collaborative business models. buff.ly/3JVmHSZ

Narrative Review on Open Access Institutional Repositories and Knowledge Sharing in South Africa buff.ly/3ryjr9J

The World’s Last Internet Cafes buff.ly/3rC4AuM

"Digital citizenship, put simply, is the use of mobile & internet technologies to participate in civic & political life". 👩‍💻 The free-to-download book documents and discusses examples from Namibia, Zambia, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Kenya.