Members and Affiliated Members of the UNESCO Chair in ICT4D conduct a very wide range of research and publish on many aspects of ICT4D, particularly seeking to serve the interests of the poorest and most marginalised. Details of some of our main areas of research are listed below. These also provide an overview of the Chair’s areas of consultancy expertise. Although some members are highly critical of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) project, this list also shows how the UNESCO Chair in ICT4D effectively undertakes research on most of the SDGs.
Accessibility (SDG 10)
- Innovation, smart homes and independent living for people with a disability
- ICT policies and strategies for people with disabilities
Concepts and Theories of ICT4D (SDG 1)
Critical Theory and Empowerment (SDG 10)
- Multi-network theory
Cybersecurity and Information Security
- Visualising risk and security
- Security, defence and emerging media
- Cryptography for development
- Risk and cybersecurity
Economic growth (SDG 8)
- Entrepreneurship
- Small and medium enterprises
- Sustainable supply chains
- Big data
- The shared economy
Education (SDG 4)
- Education for sustainable development
- ICTs for teacher training
- ICTs and inclusive education
- Monitoring and evaluation of ICT in education
- Inclusive online education for refugees
- Mobile learning
- Development of Knowledge Societies
Environment (SDGs 7, and 12)
- Environmental sustainability and social inclusion
Gender (SDG 5)
- Sexual harassment through mobile devices
- Bushra Hassan
- Tim Unwin
Government and Governance
- e-voting
- e-government
- e-participation
Health (SDG 3)
Mobile devices for enhanced health delivery in Africa
- Marije Geldof
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9)
- Innovation
- Endrit Kromidha
- Kristina Glushkova
- Science and technology, innovation and research policy
Inequality
- Inclusive growth, technology and innovation
- Turning rhetoric into reality: working with the poor
Internet of Things
- Internet of Things for Development
Migration
- Use of digital technologies by migrants
Monitoring and evaluation
- Monitoring and evaluation of ICT4D
- David Hollow
- Marije Geldof
Participatory research
- Participatory methods in information management
Partnerships (SDG 17)
- Concepts and practices of partnerships
- Stakeholder engagement and participation in science, technology and innovation policy
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Innovation for transformation, science and technology, politics and power
Pro-poor policy (SDG1)
- Datafication of anti-poverty sys
tems
- ICTs for food security (SDG2)
Refugees
- ICTs for refugee integration
Social media
- Social media in social transformation movements
- Social media analytics
Statistical methodologies
- Linear models in statistics
- Bushra Hassan
Sustainability
- Sustainability of community development (SDG 11)
- Sustainable supply chains
- Environmental sustainability and social inclusion (SDG12)
- Smart sustainable cities
Technologies and hardware
- Autonomous Intelligent Systems
- Wireless infrastructures and TV White Spaces
- Drones for development
Do follow the links to individual members of the Chair for further information about their research, or to contact them with respect to consultancy requests.
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