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Dear all
Here is the latest round up of new and interesting sites
In the news this week venezuela
Find out more about the
situation in our special blog posting.
Still time to check our links to the
Kenyan elections.
Humanitarian Encyclopedia Launched
Geneva Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action (CERAH),
has launched The Humanitarian Encyclopedia which is a collaborative effort of a number of leading humanitarian institutions and organisations. It is intended to act as a store of useful knowledge concerning
definitions and applications of humanitarian concepts.. and will have contributions relevant to academic and practitioners. Funding has been received until 2012.
The
What is the state of digital development in your country ?
Digital Planet is an interdisciplinary research initiative of The Fletcher School's Institute for Business in the
Global Context. It has just released the Digital Evolution Index which evaluates of digital development in 60 countries according to 170 indicators across 4 key themes Supply Conditions; Demand Conditions; Institutional Environment; and Innovation and Change.
Download the ranking, methodology and index of digital trust from the website which also has an
earlier 2014 report allowing comparisons over time to be made.
Other indexes.
For a similar ranking try the
World Economic Forum’s Networked Readiness Index. But do remember to consult the different methodologies to see what they are comparing!
The
EU has a Digital Economy and Society Index of European Countries.
The ITU also produces an
ICT development Index
Celebrating indigenous peoples.
August 9th was international indigenous peoples day-
read the Guardian interview with UN Special Rapporteur Victoria Tauli-Corpuzon why indigenous peoples are best to protect the environment
Indigenous Peoples Major Group for Sustainable Development has
launched a new website to make more visible the role of indigenous peoples in development issues and the SDG goals
The Navigator is an interactive watchdog that allows users to keep track of the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP),
outcomes from the
World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, and key elements of the
Sustainable Development Goals — more than one-third of which are
related to UNDRIP.
See more useful links
on our special blog posting.
Historic US government publications now online.
It is now possible to search issues of the US Congressional Record (which comprises the debates and proceedings of the United States Congress and the history of Bills and
other legislation) from the 1940s onwards. Volume 87 onwards via the
official gov.info website. This includes the second World War, the Marshall plan and the Cold War.
Also recently made available on open access via the Haithi library
Statistical Abstract volumes from U.S. government 1878-2012.
Pen America Archive.
archive of lectures, readings, and discussions featuring the leadingwriters, Nobel prize winners in , economics, science, and peace; social reformers; philosophers; and political
and artistic revolutionaries from the 1960s onwards . It includes discussions on the freedom of the press, censorship and more It includes video and audio content on the
freedom of the press, censorship and
literature and the State and feminism and literature . It is possible to search by keyword or browse by date, genre and collection.
Modern slavery
Commercial company Maplethrorpe have just released
their 2017 modern slavery index. You can view a summary on their website.
In terms of the UK the latest statistics (including trafficking) are on the
National Crime Agency website
ILO estimates of global child labour and forced labour worldwide.
The
Walk free Foundation also produce an annual modern slavery Index. It also includes country information about what national governments are doing.
As with all data sources remember to consult the methodology section to check what they are comparing.
Finally if you have been enjoying the British summer weather this week!
See from the Great British Library picturing place site This collection of
images and manuscripts relating to domestic tourism in the UK
See these images and accounts of visits to a weavers cottage in the
Hebridean island of Islay in the 1770s which was built from stone and could not stop the rain! It has a useful account of images of the ‘primitive ‘ and ‘exotic’ relating to Gaelic
life
Best wishes
Heather Dawson