Students Use Technology to Preserve Piikani Culture and Language

20 February 2020
Piikani man at home being filmed

There are an estimated 6,000 languages spoken globally, but according to the United Nations nearly half are endangered Only a few hundred have been given a place in education systems and the public domain. Less than a hundred languages are used in the digital world.

After centuries of colonization and discrimination, Indigenous languages face the greatest threats.

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In Sri Lanka, Increasing Girls’ Enrollment in Tech

11 February 2020
Girls in a classroom holding a circuit board

In Sri Lanka girls make up a little over 50% of the school population, but just 20% of those studying Information and Communications Technology. Girls in Technology, launched by the Internet Society Sri Lanka Chapter in 2018, wants to change that.

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TunapandaNET: A Scalable Solution to Address Global Challenges

17 October 2019
Josephine Miliza of the Tunapanda Institute with on a balcony at St Christine school in the slum community of Kibera

In one of the largest urban slums in Africa, people live in abject poverty. The nearly 200,000 residents of Kibera, located in Nairobi, Kenya, have an average income of a little over $1 a day, while many people lack access to basic amenities such as adequate medical care and clean piped water. In 2016 the Tunapanda Institute decided to address some of these issues.

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Training Journalists on Internet Governance in Tanzania

26 September 2019
Group of journalists gathered during training

Journalists are often at the frontline of emerging digital issues – whether they’re protecting a free press or the privacy of their sources – and they can have a powerful voice in shaping the Internet’s future.

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In Kenya, Helping Kids Use the Internet Responsibly

9 September 2019
Man looking at mobile phone

A recent survey on how children use the Internet, included some surprises. “Safe Online, Safe On Land” addresses some of these issues.

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Access to Quality Education in Paraguay

26 July 2019
Student reading a computer

Colegio Técnico Nacional (CTN), a secondary school located in Asunción, is one of the top schools in Paraguay offering the technical baccalaureate.

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Contributing to a Better Policy Environment in Nepal

3 June 2019
Four nepalese men at a table working on laptops

Recently, the Federal Parliament of Nepal introduced two pieces of legislation: the Individual Privacy bill, which deals with online privacy and data protection, and the Information Technology bill, which aims to replace the existing Electronic Transaction Act and has a broad scope.

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Testing Drones for Post-Disaster Operations in the Philippines

14 May 2019
Drone flying in front of a mountain range

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) – more commonly known as drones – can be a powerful tool to speed up the post-disaster assessment process.

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The Zaria Community Network and Culture Hub

8 May 2019
An illustrative route in Zaria. In the middle, you can see a motorbike.

When providing reliable broadband networks in rural areas is not sustainable for commercial operators, the Community Network model can provide an individual-centered Internet, deployed and operated by citizens to meet their own communication needs.

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Kazakh Women in Cybersecurity

25 April 2019
Woman presenting on cyber weaponisation

How can we increase the number of women working in cybersecurity? According to a 2013 report, women represented just 11% of the global cybersecurity workforce. That number may be rising, but women are still woefully underrepresented.

The Internet Society Kazakhstan Almaty Chapter has a solution.

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