Political scientist and policy consultant at King's College London. Digital tech, power and politics from the Global South. All views my own.
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SOME PERSONAL NEWS: my book, Searching for a New Kenya, is published today. In it, I take Hannah Arendt to Africa, exploring how young people do politics, on the street and online, and what it says about how the internet is (or isn't) changing us: 🧵amazon.com/Searching-New-Ken…
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CPJ is deeply concerned by reports that South African journalist Micah Reddy and his local fixer Kooki Mahmoud are missing in Djibouti and urges authorities to immediately clarify their whereabouts and ensure their safety.
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Privileged to have co-chaired @T20org Task Force on #DigitalTransformation with Stephanie Diepeveen @sdiep Teki Akuetteh and fantastic task force members. A task force recommendations start page 19 @RIAnetwork
The final T20 Communiqué is here! Packed with concrete policy recommendations for the @g20org , it will steer discussions over the #T20Summit that starts tomorrow in Johannesburg.
➡️Download: t20southafrica.org/t20-commu…
#G20SouthAfrica #T20SouthAfrica
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The relationship between #digital #technologies and power can be viewed as being dialectical. Existing #power structures inform decision-making around the production, #innovation, and #design of #technologies, argues @sdiep tinyurl.com/74ct3fty
Check out @ODI_Global's latest podcast where we work through the potential effects of AI in the 'year of elections' 👇
How can AI become a force for social good?
Many feel it will improve lives globally but there are also concerns it could deepen inequalities & mistrust.
New on the #ThinkChangePodcast – @SaraPantuliano gets the views of @vilasdhar, @gabramosp & @sdiep 🎙️ buff.ly/3Hz9k9q
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Join us at @COP28_UAE this Monday with @Internews in the @UNOCHA Hub to:
📰 Launch #SilentCrisis
ℹ️ Shape a new agenda with 🌍 experts on urgent climate information and communications needs, and how to research, shape, and fund them
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🎉 Now out in paperback! Publics in Africa in a Digital Age: a collection of superb articles I coedited a couple of years back with @sdiep and @ghkare. And here’s a discount code too JJXGSRDT2… routledge.com/Publics-in-Afr…
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For communities most affected by intense #ClimateChange, accurate, localized information can be lifesaving 🚨
Our new report examines this reality and lays a path to strengthen info environments & news access for these communities: bit.ly/3RKw9Nq
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.@T20org has officially launched the Task Force Statement of TF-2: Our Common Digital Future: Affordable, Accessible and Inclusive Digital Public Infrastructure.
#G20India #T20Summit @g20org @orfonline @sharads @asarma2710 @KapoorAstha @ManjeetKrip @sdiep @PaulRSamson @erinwatsonlynn @baratangmiya @Shimona_
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Digital public infrastructure & exclusion through data gaps - by @sdiep @sumdesh and me t20ind.org/research/digital-…
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Today, it has been 3 years since my fellow ex-political detainees Kerbino Wol Agok, Abraham Majak Maliap, and Dau am Akoy were captured and executed. One day, justice will be served. Continue resting in pace brothers. – at North Bethesda, MD
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📢📢TOMORROW @The_BIEA IBD kicks off with Dr Stephanie Diepeveen @AfrStudiesLib for her fascinating talk: Investigating the Political Contribution of Online Publics Through Critical Qualitative Approaches.
Please join us: tinyurl.com/yvwkkd32
@sharath_sri @ASAA_Africa
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Someone has gone around Mumbai and scrubbed out the Arabic text on the Saudi Arabia flag on the G20 signs. Every single one that I saw (See below). – at Mumbai, India
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Responsible #DigitalPublicInfrastructure: Approaches, Lessons and Possibilities
Featuring @PaulRSamson, @baratangmiya, @sharads, @kenddrick and @sdiep.
Check the full agenda here: bit.ly/3Z4E08D
#G20 #G20India @G20org
Delighted to be at @T20org in Mumbai for @ODI_Global, where I am co-chairing discussions on how digital public infrastructure (DPI) can support the SDGs.
We'll be exploring how the #G20 can make DPI more affordable and accessible.
More info: t20ind.org/taskforce/our-com…
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NEW REPORT: How has digital technology affected two key aspects of daily life, transport & finance?
@DianeCoyle1859, @sdiep & Sumedha Deshmukh look behind the statistics to explore people’s life experiences.
bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/b…
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Challenges to civic space are high on the agenda of the #SummitForDemocracy this week.
My new @ODI_Global blog post with @sdiep argues for the importance of seeing civic spaces as shifting, not simply shrinking.
odi.org/en/insights/civic-sp…
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It was a pleasure to host MP @RahulGandhi of the Indian National Congress for a discussion on digital technology - exploring digital identity, data sovereignty & digital democracy - with leading academics from across @Cambridge_Uni & beyond #India
@shrutikapila @4digitaldignity
ALT Prof Diane Coyle with Mr Rahul Gandhi
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Tomorrow Nigeria 🇳🇬 goes to the polls. A pivotal election for Africa’s most populous country.
Our analysis of over 600,000 Tweets and found a new generation of influencers is shaping the debate.
New blog from @sdiep & @Psalmuel35 ⤵️ (1/2)
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Nigerians are going to the polls on Saturday in one of the country’s most uncertain elections.
Which influencers are driving debates online and where are divisions unfolding?
Samuel Olaniran & @sdiep take stock in this new blog ⤵️ buff.ly/3KuzFrB