This page provides links to a selection of recent papers and public presentations by members of the CTO Secretariat.

Publications

• Unwin, T. (2014) Technology: the great divider?, Global: the International Briefing, Second Quarter,
• Unwin, T. (2014) Good governance in the Commonwealth: many cultures, one agenda, Commonwealth Governance Handbook 2013-14, London: Nexus, 41-45
• Unwin, T. (2013) Ensuring that we create an Internet for all, thought piece for the Stockholm Internet Forum 2013.
• Unwin, T. (2013) The Internet and Development: a critical perspective, in Dutton, W. (ed) The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 531-54
• Unwin, T. (2012) Social media, democracy and good governance, in Commonwealth Governance Handbook 2012/13: Democracy, Development and Public Administration, London: for the Commonwealth Secretariat by Nexus, 44-46
• Unwin, T. (2012) Effective partnerships for development, Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book 2012, London: Henley Media Group in association with the Commonwealth Secretariat, 127-129
• Unwin, T. (2012) Challenging educational norms: wisdom from the web, in: Sadowsky, G. (ed.) Accelerating Development Using the Web: Empowering Poor and Marginalized Populations, World Wide Web Foundation and Rockefeller Foundation, p.119-130.
• Unwin, T. and Wong, A. (2012) Global Education Initiative: Retrospective on Partnerships for Education Development 2003-2011, Geneva: World Economic Forum, 2012, 60 pp.
• Unwin, T. (2011) ICTs and disability in the Commonwealth, in Commonwealth Ministers Reference Book 2011, London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 226-229.
• Geldof, M., Grimshaw, D.J., Kleine, D. and Unwin, T. (2011) What are the key lessons of ICT4D partnerships for poverty reduction? Systematic Review Report for DFID.

Presentations

• Unwin, T. (2014) “A cautionary tale: how technologies increase poverty and inequality”, DfID’s Digital4Dev showcase event, London, 18^th March 2014
• Unwin, T. (2014) “What hope for ICT4D” at Oxford Internet Institute, 11th March 2014
• Koyabe, M. (2014) “Digital divide challenges: A perspective from the Commonwealth Countries”, speaker, IRTF GAIA IETF 89 Meeting, London, UK, 6th March 2014.
• Koyabe, M. (2014) “e-Government Security Threats: BYOD – “The Elephant in the Room”, speaker, Commonwealth Cybersecurity Forum 2014, London, UK, 6th March 2014.
• Unwin, T. (2013) Keynote address “Innovation and Technology: reclaiming learning and innovation”, Commonwealth of Learning’s PCF7, Abuja, 5^th December 2013
• Unwin, T. (2013) “Lessons from WCIT 2012″, speaker, ITU Telecom World, Bangkok, 22^nd November 2013
• Unwin, T. (2013) “Education transformation: from vision to action”, speaker, ITU Telecom World, Bangkok 19^th November 2013
• Unwin, T. (2013) High Level Panel speaker, Connect Asia-Pacific 2013, Bangkok, 18^th November 2013
• Unwin, T. (2013) “How will the world communicate in 2013?”, Commonwealth Summer School, Cumberland Lodge, 9^th August 2013
• Unwin, T. (2013) “Cybersecurity in the Commonwealth: setting the stage”, CTO Cybersecurity Forum, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 24^th April 2013
• Unwin, T. (2013) “Connecting remote communities: from policies into practices”, GSMA Mobile World Congress, Ministerial Programme, 28^th February 2013, Barcelona
• Unwin, T. (2013) “Reflections on the use of digital technologies in the classroom: lessons from Africa and Asia”, Noves technologies en l’emsenyament, Geografia, História I Economia d’Europa, Barcelona, 21^st February 2013
• Unwin, T. (2012) Multi-stakeholder partnerships for educational technology: critical reflections, lecture to celebrate the 25^th anniversary of the Fundación Omar Dengo, San José, Costa Rica, 3^rd October 2012.
• Unwin, T. (2012) Technology and development: the contribution of OER, Centre for Commonwealth Education, University of Cambridge, 9th May 2012, Cambridge
• Unwin, T. (2012) Open content for training: lessons from the Open Educational Resource Movement, CTO HR4ICT conference, 16th April 2012, London
• Unwin, T. (2012) ICT4D: in whose interests?, University of Pennsylvania, 29th March 2012, Philadelphia
• Unwin, T. (2012) Multi-stakeholder partnerships for ICT4D: in whose interests?, USAID, 27th March 2012, Washington DC
• Unwin, T. (2012) The roles of regulators in ensuring inclusive ICTs, CTO African-Asia Forum for Regulators, 14th February 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
• Unwin, T. (2011) International governance and co-operation: whose security, whose interest? RUSI Cyber Challenges for National Security conference, 5th December 2011, London

Videos of Secretary General, Tim Unwin

• Speaking on the challenges of turning the rhetoric into reality after the second meeting of the ITU’s m-Powering Development Advisory Board in Geneva on 23rd May 2014
• Keynote entitled “Can ICTs really make a difference to the lives of poor people and marginalised communities?” at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam on 16 May 2014
• Seminar on “What hope for ICT4D” at Oxford Internet Institute, 11th March 2014
• Mobile World Live panel at the GSMA’s Mobile World Congress on “How to provide high-end services in emerging markets“, Barcelona, 26th February 2014
• Tim Unwin Interview World Radio Day 2014.
• Moderating the Smart Education session at Transform Africa 2013, held in Kigali on 30th October 2013.
• Interview at the launch of the ITU’s m-Powering Development initiative, 15th October 2013, Geneva.
• Interview on Antigua and Barbuda’s New Media One with Minister Dr. Edmond Mansoor about reflections on some of the exciting ongoing ICT initiatives in Antigua and Barbuda (26th September 2013).
• “Technology Revolution in Africa” – participating in the BBC World Service’s In the Balance programme first broadcast on 31st August 2013.
• “Challenges of cultural diplomacy in the Commonwealth“, a lecture for the International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in the UK, 10th July 2013.
• Participating in panel session on a free and open Internet for global inclusive growth at the Stockholm Internet Forum on 23rd May 2013
• Multi-stakeholder partnerships for educational technology: critical reflections, lecture to celebrate the 25^th anniversary of the Fundación Omar Dengo, San José, Costa Rica, 3^rd October 2012.
• Seminar on ‘Technology and development: the contribution of OER‘ at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education, 9th May 2012.
• Participating in the CTO and UNESCO Chair in ICT4D debate at ICTD2012 in Atlanta on mobiles, social media and democracy (challenging – at the last minute I had to argue against what I really thought!), 15th March 2012
• Moderating the youth session on social media at the CTO’s e-Gov Africa conference in Botswana, 6th March 2012
• Participating in the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) debate on ‘Mobile learning for the hard to reach‘, 3rd November 2011, Doha
• Contribution to the WSIS 2015 review – interviewed by the Knowledge Societies Division of the Communication and Information Sector of UNESCO