Emeritus Prof of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London; Honorary Prof Lanzhou University. Author of "Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World"
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Excited to have been invited to lead the discussions on Unit 1 – Children, Youth, and Online Protection in the P2C@AI4G 2026 session on "The Signal - a Future Warning System" at the "AI for Good" event in Geneva on 9th July aiforgood.itu.int/event/from…
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Audio files of the vignettes written by contributors to my new book Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World: An Emancipatory Manifesto routledge.com/Digital-Inclus… have now been downloaded 44,316 times!
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Have you listened to them yet? If not, it's easy to do so (and read them as well) at ict4d.org.uk/diuw/vignettes - or go to our podcast at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Such a privilege to have been able to spend time this week with @niinarkuquaynor in Accra - we have known each other for many years, and I admire him hugely. These pics clearly show how much I enjoyed continuing to learn from one of the founders of the Internet in Africa!
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A useful report by Madeleine Spence about Karen Hao: "When Karen Hao was embedded with the secretive makers of ChatGPT, she discovered paranoia and religious fervour in their pursuit of superhuman power"
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Celebrating @gbla11yday Global Accessibility Awareness Day accessibility.day/. "Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World" has much to say on this important theme - and a great vignette by Akber Gardezi. Find out more at ict4d.org/uk/diuw
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Are you in Accra on 2nd June? If so, do join us for a book event about Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World. Full details are at timunwin.blog/2026/05/11/dig… . Please use this contact form ict4d.org.uk/contact/ to let us know in advance if you will be joining us.
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My latest blog post on The “place” of worship in the Anglican church now at timunwin.blog/2026/03/29/dra…
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All users of Instagram need to be aware that as of today they are removing end-to-end-encryption. This is a very significant U-turn, that is likely to see wider shifts by social media platforms bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyp…
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My latest column for thevirginiawatermagazine.com… on "How to get the best out of a sommelier" unwins.info/wp-content/uploa… . Spolier alert: there are indeed some excellent sommeliers "out there", but there are far too many bad ones who care more about themselves than their customers!
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Exciting morning: "Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World: An Emancipatory Manifesto" is officially published today. Find out more at ict4d.org.uk/diuw - and for a short period get 20% off the recommended price! Thanks to everyone who made this possible
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Listen to @tomwambeke's contribution to my new book "Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World" (ict4d.org.uk/diuw) on “Beyond the Cable: ‘The embrace of co-designed, plural futures'” at ict4d.org.uk/2026/04/03/digi… . Also available through our podcast at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas….
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Listen to Ugo Vallauri's contribution to my new book "Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World" (ict4d.org.uk/diuw) on “The Right to Repair” at ict4d.org.uk/2026/03/31/digi… Also available through our podcast at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas….
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These amazing authors contributed to Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World. Get your own copy here: routledge.com/Digital-Inclus…
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Listen to Jamie Proctors contribution to my new book "Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World" (ict4d.org.uk/diuw) on “The Right People, Building Things They Understand, and Striving to Deliver Directly for Citizens” at ict4d.org.uk/2026/03/29/digi… .
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