Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World: An Emancipatory Manifesto – officially published today

It’s an exciting day: Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World: An Emancipatory Manifesto is officially published today. Find out more at https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw (or http://digital-inclusion.org) – and for a short period get 20% off the recommended price!

Thanks to everyone who made this possible, especially:

  • The 31 authors of the vignettes – listen to them reading their descriptions on our podcast.
  • All those at Routledge who had faith in the book and who helped in its production, especially Helena Hurd, Katerina Lade, Susan Dunsmore (copy-editor), and Jen Hicks (production)
  • Those who read parts of it in draft and provided valuable comments and advice (see the Acknowledgements)
  • And above all those with whom I have worked over the last 50 years and inspired my to write the book!

Upcoming launch events

I’m delighted to share the news that we will be having a series of launch events and discussions around the themes of the book in different locations around the world, including

  • April 20th: at UNU-EGOV in Guimarães, Portugal
  • June (precise date to be confirmed, but between 1st and 6th): Accra, Ghana
  • July (c.6th-8th): coinciding with WSIS Annual Forum and AIforGood (or Bad)
  • December (7th or 8th): Kuala Lumpur
  • London – dates to be confirmed
  • Kathmandu, Nepal – date to be confirmed

At these events copies of the book will be available with a 30% discount.

Links

To find out more about the book, do explore the links below:

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Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World: An Emancipatory Manifesto

We are delighted to announce the launch of our web-pages for Tim Unwin’s new book, entitled Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World: An Emancipatory Manifesto, being published by Routledge in 2026. These contain:

Podcasts and audio

Many of the authors have contributed audio recordings of their vignettes. These are available here, but are also being shared on a regular basis through our blog and our podcast over the next six months. Do follow us on Apple Podcasts to listen to these inspiring examples of how digital tech can be used constructively by some of the world’s poorest and most marginalised people, but also the reasons why most such initiatives fail sufficiently to serve their interests.

Pre-order

This important book can be pre-ordered from Routledge using the link above, and for those who respond quickly there is a 20% reduction if you order before 23rd October 2025.