Internet Infrastructure Climate Resilience
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Internet Infrastructure Climate Resilience

This document is one of the outputs from the IICR research project. It outlines a set of six key themes for building Internet infrastructure climate resilience and makes suggestions for some key opportunity areas and initial high-impact supporting actions. It is designed to inform and support action being taken, rather than a comprehensive list of activities required. The report was prepared by the IICR research team. It draws on information gathered during the project’s research activities, including input from and expertise of Network members.

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From silence to signal: Nigerian women building digital pathways to justice
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From silence to signal: Nigerian women building digital pathways to justice

Over the past years, I have had the privilege of visiting communities and interacting with women across Nigerian states. During my most recent visit, between July and August this year, I toured Bauchi, Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt and Kaduna, where women are rewriting what connectivity means in their lives. Sitting with them in the community ICT hub, under the Trees and Learning Circle, I have seen how access to technology can become more than a technical matter; it can become a bridge to confidence, agency and solidarity. 

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Cognitive influences in second-hand markets: from perception to purchase in rural smartphone consumption

Cognitive influences in second-hand markets: from perception to purchase in rural smartphone consumption

This study aims to examine how rural consumers make second-hand purchase decisions beyond economic necessity. Using schema theory, we explore how perceived price fairness, product features, product quality and sustainable community influence drive purchase intentions in the rural second-hand smartphone market.

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3G Community Impact Report
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3G Community Impact Report

Digital Equity Coalition Aotearoa (DECA) calls for equity‑led solutions to reduce online harm for young New Zealanders. Our submission to the Online Harm Inquiry highlights the need for affordable access, digital skills, platform accountability and community‑driven safety initiatives.

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