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Very much thinking of my many friends in #Nepal as #floods leave at least 66 dead and many injured and missing bbc.com/news/articles/…

We are delighted to have signed a MoU with the Centro de Informática da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique on 30 September ict4d.org.uk/.../mou-signed…, focusing initially on sharing resources on the safe, wise and secure use of digital tech through community radio stations.

“Technology cannot replace a teacher, but in the hands of a teacher it can work miracles” On #WorldTeachersDay, let's remember that strong leadership empowers others. With only 43% of teachers feeling prepared to use tech, effective school leaders are key. bit.ly/3BtTjBV

I've been trying to find a tracked changed version of the #GDC (Global Digital Compact) between its First Revision and the Adopted Text (un.org/techenvoy/glob…). Not easily finding one, I did a simple "compare docs" - shared here should you want a copy: timunwin.blog/wp-content/upl….

So good spending time today with Georgine and Delice from the Adonis Musati Project talking about how women and girls in South Africa can best learn about the safe, wise and secure use of digital tech. ict4d.org.uk/sws.

The meeting of the #BRICS+ group in Kazan, Russia, this week would seem to confirm that it has come of age, and is likely to remain a significant force in global geopolitics for the foreseeable future. This #EU briefing is excellent: europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes…

Important issues raised by Jonathan Hall about "toy" drones. Strange to think I wrote about this in 2017 (timunwin.blog/2017/11/29/on-…) with advice on how to take down drones! If only more people had listened and thought about the implications a decade ago! thetimes.com/uk/crime/artic…

The latest UNESCO GEM report has just been launched unesco.org/gem-report/en/…. As ever, the team led by Manos Antoninis #GEMReport has done a great job in pulling this together. It is an essential read for those interested in school leadership (we should all be!) Manos Antoninis

Despite efforts to improve access to education, 251M children & youth remain out of school, with only a 1% reduction since 2015. This highlights the urgent need for targeted actions to ensure #EducationForAll. More in the #2024GEMReport: bit.ly/gemreport2024 #LeadforLearning

World's Best Vineyards top 50 to be announced tomorrow (4th November) at Nyetimber in the UK worldsbestvineyards.com @wbestvineyards Nyetimber - it will be exciting to see how the list has changed from last year worldsbestvineyards.com/list/1-50

Whose interests does COP29 really serve? unfccc.int/cop29

I so love this! At last a use for AI - replacing the fun I have winding up people who try to scam me on phone calls thetimes.com/uk/technology-…

Friends will know that since Elon Musk took over Twitter, I have not used it very much - just my own little form of protest. Now bsky is gaining traction I will almost certainly be using that for the reasons I used to use Twitter - do follow me at Tim Unwin.bsky.app

Several people have asked if I will be at the IGF in Riyadh. The answer is "no" on a matter of principle relating to Khashoggi's murder, #LGBTIQ rights, treatment of women, and killing of people in #Neom. I had a great time there in the past (see below); hope you understand

If you too are fed up with Elon Musk's Twitter, follow me to bsky.app - I'm at timothyunwin.bsky.social

SpaceX Starship rocket explodes minutes after launch ft.com/content/00a535… via @ft - I can't help but wonder if there is some symbolic significance in this. Also, it emphasises the damaging environmental impact of space flight and debris.

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW SO THAT THE POOREST AND MOST MARGINALISED CAN BENEFIT FROM USING DIGITAL TECH? Please complete our survey at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/rhul/digital…. Results will form part of our discussions at World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) July summit in Geneva

Exciting to be involved in online discussion on "ICT Policies and Development Politics in the Global South" at SEADS (Monash University Malaysia) tomorrow, 18 June 2025 - to register please use this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

If you are attending the WSIS+20 event in Geneva in early July, please do join our interactive session: Digital tech and the most marginalised: what still needs to be done? (also available live online) on: itu.int/net4/wsis/foru…. World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)