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[COLUMN] Access and Beyond (2): Motivations for internet use
In this column, Chenai Chair explores motivations of internet use through the ResearchICT Africa study in Rwanda, Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa. Business, local and global communication, social ties, and curiosity seem to be the main motivators. By understanding why people go online, we can better shape interventions for a connected society.
Feminist talk
Beyond the Numbers: Gender and Access to the Internet
Access is a right. In June this year, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution that condemns "measures to intentionally prevent or disrupt access to or dissemination of information online" and affirmed that "the same rights that people have offline must also be protected online."
But what does access really mean? How important is it to women, especially to marginalized women?
