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"Tech Cartografies: the map of internet territories" is now available online as an Interactive (and very fun) version: cartografiasdainternet.org #IGF2023 (Its a pre-launch, more to come, let me know what do you think.)

At least 60 Indians, many young, have killed themselves after being blackmailed & shamed by predatory loan apps, some operated by Chinese. #BBCEye goes undercover, reveals the underbelly of #fintech. Will authorities act on all this evidence? BBC News India youtube.com/watch?v=JilJhn…

28 years ago today, my father Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight of his colleagues were murdered for protesting against oil spills in the Niger Delta. We will never forget. ❤️ #ogoni9 #kensarowiwa #Nigeria

🎉 Huge congratulations to all CSOs & #TaxJustice advocates! 🌍 The adoption of the UN tax resolution marks a major collective win. Our united voice is stronger than ever! Let's keep collaborating for systemic transformations for financial justice ! #UNTaxConvention

The Arman_ijur Foundation is inviting applications for writing-up grants for PhD students from low or middle-income countries who are close to finishing - but not quite there! If you're working on a PhD in the field of Urban & Regional Studies, and fit this category - apply! 👇

Understanding the cognitive and emotional qualities of individual economic actors, and how these actors interact with one another, is essential to understand markets, argues Antara Haldar of Faculty of Law. bit.ly/47GGYVU

Is the IMF fit for purpose? theguardian.com/business/2022/…

Corporate power is driving up inequality. This is how to make corporates work for the common good instead – this year’s Oxfam International Davos report is another great demonstration of the power of the killer fact(s). Today's duncangreenlse.bsky.social frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/corporate-powe…

Redoubled applause for this article on the same subject in The Hindu Comment :

Sri Lanka’s recent domestic-debt restructuring illustrates how the mounting sovereign-debt crisis in developing countries could push even more older women into poverty. Project Syndicate prosyn.org/1VIbTmd

Why is food so expensive in #lka ? The answer is more complicated that politicians would have you believe (it's not bad weather) Read our article for more!

Book Review at BRAVE NEW EUROPE Subimperial power: Australia in the international arena' by Clinton Fernandes Reviewed by Branko Milanović Branko Milanovic braveneweurope.com/subimperial-po… #geopolitics #Australia #AUKUS #imperialism #USA #politics #internationalaffairs

At least three million people died in the Bengal famine in British India during WW2. There is no memorial or even a plaque to them anywhere in the world. #ThreeMillion tells their story through extraordinary eyewitness accounts. Listen NOW @bbcsounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m…

The politicians who are supposed to be looking out for our planet, our economy, and our communities, are the very same super-rich driving the climate crisis. Read our full #ClimateEquality report here: makerichpolluterspay.org/climate-equali…

24 global development organizations to watch in 2024 devex.com/news/24-global… #Devex via Devex

When efficiency comes with upward wealth redistribution, our recommendations frequently become little more than a lic… imf.org/en/Publication…

There are 3 billion people living within the footprint of a #mobile broadband network but not using #MobileInternet 📱 At 38%, this #UsageGap is almost 8⃣ times the size of the #CoverageGap. Learn more in #SOMIC 2023 ▶️ gsma.com/somic #Sida #UKAid

Recent studies by the World Inequality Lab have shed light on the growing income disparity in India. The data reveals that the top 1% of India's population now holds 23% of the national income, a significant increase from 7-8% levels in the 1970s and 15% in the 2000s. Meanwhile,

UN Development UNDP in Asia and the Pacific European Union in Sri Lanka EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 UNDP Brussels EU Service for Foreign Policy Instruments 🌐 UNDP Digital, AI and Innovation Hub Public Digital Azusa Kubota 久保田あずさ Malin Herwig Lauren Kahn UN in Sri Lanka Ajith de Alwis National Innovation Agency - Sri Lanka .Lauren Kahn, Dir - Strategy & Research, Public Digital; Gayani Premathilake, Chief Legal Officer, Min of Public Admin, Home Affairs, Provincial Council & Local Govt & Dr. Gopa Kumar K Thampi, Sr Governance Advisor, The Asia Foundation #lka then had an engaging panel discussion.