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Responsible AI in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: Palgrave Macmillan This open access book contributes to the discourse of Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) from an African perspective. It is a unique collection that brings together prominent AI scholars to discuss AI ethics from theoretical and practical African perspectives and makes a case for African values, interests, expectations and principles to underpin the design, development and deployment (DDD) of AI in Africa. The book is a first in that it pays attention to the socio-cultural contexts of Responsible AI that is sensitive to African cultures and societies. It makes an important contribution to the global AI ethics discourse that often neglects AI narratives from Africa despite growing evidence of DDD in many domains. Nine original contributions provide useful insights to advance the understanding and implementation of Responsible AI in Africa, including discussions on epistemic injustice of global AI ethics, opportunities and challenges, an examination of AI co-bots and chatbots in anAfrican work space, gender and AI, a consideration of African philosophies such as Ubuntu in the application of AI, African AI policy, and a look towards a future of Responsible AI in Africa. 
Information Flows and Radicalization Leading to Violent Extremism in Central Asia Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: Search for Common Ground This study was carried out as part of the regional project “Promoting Stability and Peace in Central Asia through Media Literacy, Effective Lighting and Regional Cooperation”, implemented by the Internews office and funded by the European Union. The project aims to support national and regional initiatives that help prevent radicalization in Central Asia by increasing the capacity of journalists, civic activists and media professionals in the production of high-quality media content and the level of critical media consumption of representatives of civil society, decision-makers and active citizens. 
Media Literacy: Implementation Toolkit Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: Regional Educational Media Center (REMC) Association of Michigan This toolkit has been designed to support educators as they introduce students to the process of finding, organizing, using, producing, evaluating, and distributing information in a variety of media formats.The toolkit contains resources organized into six sections:Organizations Supporting Media Literacy EducationEducator ToolkitsCurriculum ResourcesInteractive Student Apps, Experiences, and ChallengesProfessional Development for Media LiteracyTools to Support Media Literacy 
Readiness for Education for the Future: A Safe and Sustainable Return to Teaching and Learning Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Regional Center for Quality and Excellence in Education (RCQE) Predicting the future of quality education is a complex process, but it is an inevitable necessity, and anticipation and preparation for every new and changing must be the goal of education in its present and future. Today, education in all countries of the world faces unprecedented challenges, most notably the Corona pandemic, Covid-19, in conjunction with previous challenges of acceleration in knowledge and technological development, as well as economic crises and conflicts in some countries, unfamiliar contexts that made this symposium review the issue of education and its safe return to it after Corona pandemic. 
Education in the Time of COVID-19 (COVID-19 Report; ECLAC-UNESCO) Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) | UNESCO Santiago The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented crisis in all areas. In the field of education, this emergency has led to the massive closure of face-to-face activities of educational institutions in more than 190 countries in order to prevent the spread of the virus and mitigate its impact. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has argued that even before the pandemic hit, the social situation in the region was deteriorating, owing to rising rates of poverty and extreme poverty, the persistence of inequalities and growing social discontent. In this context, the crisis will have a profoundly negative impact on the various social sectors, particularly health and education, as well as on employment and poverty. Meanwhile, UNESCO has identified major gaps in educational outcomes, which are related to the unequal distribution of teachers in general, and of the best qualified teachers in particular, to the detriment of lower-income countries and regions and of rural areas, where indigenous and migrant populations tend to be concentrated.In the sphere of education, many of the measures that the region’s countries have adopted in response to the crisis are related to the suspension of face-to-face classes at all levels, which has given rise to three main areas of action: the deployment of distance learning modalities through a variety of formats and platforms (with or without the use of technology); the support and mobilization of education personnel and communities; and concern for the health and overall well-being of students.The aim of this document is to shed light on various consequences that these measures will have on educational communities in the short and medium term, and to offer key recommendations on how to manage those consequences in the best possible manner, drawing attention to opportunities for learning and innovation in the post-pandemic education system. 
Theoretical Basis and Training System of Digital Citizenship Year of publication: 2020 Author: Zheng Yunxiang | Zhong Jinping | Huang Liuhui | Yanghao Corporate author: China Educational Technology Nowadays, cases of abuse and misuse of information technology are not uncommon, causing many negative effects and social problems that are extremely harmful to people, such as Internet fraud and cyberbullying. Practice all over the world shows that enhancing digital citizenship is an effective way to solve these problems. In order to call for emphasis on digital citizenship, this paper discussed its theoretical basis and training system in detail. Specifically, it firstly defined the concept of digital citizenship, then comprehensively discussed the content of digital citizenship through literature research, which constituted four first-level content indicators and eleven sub-indicators. After clarifying the connotation and extension of digital citizenship, this paper continued to discuss its uniqueness and irreplaceability, so as to highlight its necessity. Then the importance and meaning of implementing digital citizenship education were stated respectively. Based upon this theoretical foundation and our national conditions, a three-oriented digital citizenship training system was finally proposed. The cultivation of qualified digital citizens is imperative, as it helps to enhance the overall improvement of core literacy and Digital Intelligence Quotient, and facilitate the construction of a civilized and harmonious digital society and the achievement of Lide Shuren goal as well. 
Research on Digital Competence of EU Citizens: A Comparative Analysis Based on the Dig Comp1.0, 2.0 and 2.1 (International and Comparative Education; No. 6) Year of publication: 2020 Author: Zheng Xudong | Fan Xiaoyu Corporate author: Beijing Normal University The explosive development of digital technology has revolutionized the competences of social citizens. In 2006, EU proposed digital competence, based on it, EU established A Framework for Developing and Understanding Digital Competence in Europe (Dig Comp 1.0). After releasing two revisions of Dig Comp 1.0, the Digital Competence Framework for Citizens (Dig Comp 2.1) was officially released in 2017. Compared with the former versions, Dig Comp 2.1 expanded digital competences areas, revised the competences names, no longer described the specific competences from KSA (knowledge, skill and attitude) perspective, and the proficiency of the competences were divided into more detailed 8 proficiency level. The Dig Comp 2.1 contained the following values: a. the transformation of the concept of digital citizenship education; b. paying attention to the competences of complex problem solving and innovation; c. looking forward to the future development of intelligent society; d. supporting the development of lifelong learning and developing qualified digital citizens. Dig Comp 2.1 has enlightenment for building a learning society in China, and that of improving the digital competences of Chinese citizens. 
Digital Citizenship Education: The Policy and Practice in Asia-Pacific Region (International and Comparative Education; Vol. 8) Year of publication: 2019 Author: Zhou Xiaoli | Wang Fangzhou Corporate author: Beijing Normal University With the advent of the network informational age, digital citizenship has gradually become a concept for in-depth exploration. At the same time, the education of digital citizenship has also increasingly become an important part of the education system of many countries around the world. In Asia-Pacific area, UNESCO Bangkok has started to launch the digital citizenship project, while those member states are actively exploring and working on all aspects of relevant policy and practice. As the countries with high information level, Singapore, Australia and Korea have been carrying out better digital citizenship educations, especially in terms of cyber wellness courses, cyber security education and internet addiction prevention and treatment. The status and experience of the digital citizenship education in Asia-Pacific countries can provide some enlightenment for the future advancements of digital citizenship education in China. 
Investigation and Analysis on the Service Status of University Libraries in Digital Citizen Education (Library Work in Colleges and Universities; No. 4) Year of publication: 2020 Author: Tangyi | Liulu Corporate author: College library and Information Committee of Hunan Provincial This paper investigated the status of the service provided by university libraries in China to cultivate digital citizens and the cognition of responsibility of cultivating digital citizens provided by university libraries. The survey found that: firstly, the number of service in the digital citizen education provided by the university library is related to the university’s level; secondly, university libraries provide the most abundant service in the areas of digital literacy, digital access and digital communication, and less service in the areas of digital law, digital etiquette and digital power; thirdly, university libraries provide the scarcest service in the area of digital trade and most university libraries consider it is no responsible to provide this service or just hold an uncertain attitude; fourthly, there is no significant correlation between the service on digital citizen education provided by university libraries and the cognition status of responsibility. 
Easy Steps to Help Your Child Become a Digital Citizen Year of publication: 2020 Author: Janice Richardson | Veronica Samara Corporate author: Council of Europe A guide to help you use your experience as a citizen to guide your children on their path towards digital citizenship.Young people today inhabit a world that has been transformed by digital technologies, effortlessly enabling connectedness through social media and access to vast quantities of information. Making sense of this hyper rich information and engaging effectively and responsibly poses a whole set of new challenges for educators as they seek to prepare young people as citizens, exercising their rights and participating effectively in the affairs of the community.Parents, and “non-tech” grandparents too, can help children become digital citizens. In this guide, we explain some of the easy steps to follow, to help children master what it takes to act responsibly and respectfully online.