Turning rural libraries in the Lori Region of Armenia into Community Internet Centers

4 January 2024
Project beneficiaries in the library

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT  The project aims to turn rural libraries in Armenia into community Internet centers by providing them with broadband Internet, Internet terminals, WiFi access points, video conferencing devices, computers with pre-installed digitized library software, and digital skills training for the community.    WHY IS THIS PROJECT IMPORTANT?  There are digital inequalities between…

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Collective (re)Evolution: Towards a Decolonizing Program for the Digital Rights Field in Europe

4 January 2024
World Business Background

RESEARCH QUESTION  The question that is addressed in this research is: How can a decolonizing program for the European digital rights field be designed and implemented?  The decolonizing program is co-designed by researchers and/or members from the digital rights field and social, economic and racial justice organizations, to address power dynamics in the field and…

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Potentials of Green Coding

4 January 2024
Background with plants and the title "Green coding"

RESEARCH QUESTION  The research aims to answer three research questions: (1) What concepts of programming software in an environmentally friendly way (“Green Coding”) exist for software development in general? (2) What concepts of environmentally friendly software engineering processes are already in place in the Internet industry? and (3) How can Green Coding concepts be implemented…

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Creating an Open and Secure IoT Infrastructure for Monitoring and Preventing Emergencies in Landlocked Mountainous Countries: the Case of Kyrgyzstan

4 January 2024
Project team members setting wireless sensors in the field in Kyrgyz Republic

RESEARCH QUESTION  Can we use the Internet of Things in a rough environment to detect landslides and other threats while developing an open and secure infrastructure?  The research takes place in the Kyrgyz Republic.  WHY IS THIS RESEARCH IMPORTANT?  Due to the geographic location of the Kyrgyz Republic, the risk of mudslides and flooding is…

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