Our research into the challenges of the digital divide experienced by Rohingya refugees in Malaysia has contributed to the development of an app aimed at assisting refugee communities respond to the global pandemic. For the full story please visit our Global Challenges Research Fund partner site at https://gcrf.site.hw.ac.uk/2021/01/12/digital-inclusion-helps-refugee-communities-respond-to-pandemic/
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Advancing the human rights of refugees in South East Asia through increasing their access to and use of appropriately designed digital tools
We have just released the latest draft of our Working Paper on Key Principles and Implications for Policy, Practice and Public Awareness for advancing the human rights of refugees in South East Asia through increasing their access to and use of appropriately designed digital tools.
Forced Migration, Use of Smart Phones and the Role of Language
This summary presents our work and analysis undertaken to date in order to continue to engage with a wide range of stakeholders in a timely manner and to allow others to build on our work.
The most up-to-date version of the full report can be downloaded from the Publications page of this website.
Language and literacy in Rohingya refugees’ use of phones and the internet
Forced Migration, Use of Smart Phones and the Role of Language presents our research into the role of language and literacy in Rohingya refugees’ use of phones and the internet.
We are likely to either revise this paper or to produce other papers which report on further analysis.
Rohingya refugee digital inclusion stakeholder consultation event
If you are a refugee community organisation, human rights advocate, provider of public services, policy-maker or an academic with an interest in supporting the inclusion of refugee communities, this two-day stakeholder consultation event will be of interest to you. This event is jointly organised by Heriot Watt University and Universiti Sains Malaysia.