RESEARCH QUESTION The main research question of the project is: How can international and multi-stakeholder forums effectively address transnational data governance concerns, promote open and trustworthy Internet policy objectives, and bridge the capacity divide between the Global North and the Global South in the context of newly enhanced satellite Internet capabilities? Through answering this question,…
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RESEARCH QUESTION The main research question for this project is: How do climate justice and digital rights movements envision sustainable and equitable internet infrastructures, and how can they best influence internet governance spaces? This project aims to illuminate the dual role of the internet and technology as both potential mitigators of the climate crisis and…
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OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT This project seeks to bridge the digital divide for the Tea Tribe and Adivasi communities residing in remote tea gardens across Assam and West Bengal, the two leading tea-producing states in India. It aims to achieve this by expanding the successful “Internet Roshni (Light)” model. This model establishes public Wi-Fi hotspots…
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OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT The project addresses the current unreliability of the eduroam service in Uganda, caused by dependence on rented Wi-Fi infrastructure. The project aims to establish a fully owned and managed Wi-Fi network utilizing solar-powered mesh routers assembled in Uganda. This will allow to reboot the eduroam service in previously disconnected areas and…
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