OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT The project aims to promote a greater understanding of the Internet of Things (IoT) in Madagascar. The project will teach IoT basics through training workshops organized with the support of experts, for people interested in deepening their knowledge on this subject. The trainings were piloted and refined in three regions in…
Read MoreOBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT CENIA is working towards a pivotal contribution in making content available to anyone by extending the largest open-source translation engine to support 204 languages, including new low-resource languages and by developing and open-sourcing an associated online translation engine, which will be specially designed for language inclusivity. This novel online translation engine…
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The question addressed in this research is how to transform the cost of mitigating Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks on the Internet from a burden on the potential victim to a burden on attackers. Reducing the cost of mitigation DoS attacks to the victims and increasing that burden on the attackers helps enhance trust in the network.…
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RESEARCH QUESTION In order to further support the equitable increase of global Internet usage, this research project leverages the current Internet Poverty Index (IPI) — developed by World Data Lab (WDL) with support from the Internet Society Foundation — and upgrades its features to analyze and model with greater granularity the segments of the population…
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RESEARCH QUESTION Did the digital gender gap mean that women and men experienced the COVID-19 pandemic differently, and what are the microeconomic and macroeconomic consequences of this gap? Did governments take action and succeed in fast-tracking access to Affordable and Meaningful Connectivity as a result of the pandemic? What specific actions proved to be impactful in…
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RESEARCH QUESTION The main research question is: How does Internet infrastructure reconfigure power relationships and resource dependencies, and how could it better serve the public interest? In order to answer the question, the research develops three research streams: environment, geopolitics, and standards. (1) The research on the topic of environment explores the relationship between natural…
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RESEARCH QUESTION In the context of the new tech regulations being passed around the world demanding that digital products and services are built and work in ways that promote “children’s best interests”; the research objective is to explore and define what “children’s best interests” means and how this relates to what children want and trust.…
Read MoreRESEARCH QUESTION The research aims to provide a comprehensive picture of the manner in which social media platforms are used by Eritreans in the country and diaspora communities, including an analysis of the role of social media platforms in the Tigray conflict. The main research question is: What is the impact of social media platforms…
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