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ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Connectivity has become a popular word in political discourse in recent years, encompassing a multitude of aspects that shape societies, economies, and the way people interact. Its importance is growing fast, with the increasingly challenging geopolitical circumstance. More about what connectivity is and why it is important for Central Asia is in the latest article of Kazinform.
A plan created by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov to stop the spread of misinformation and fake news has gained support from climate activists and a network of civil society organisations. The plan outlines systemic changes that rights-respecting governments should take to counter the threat posed by Big Tech's business model. The advocacy tool can inform legislators and policymakers and mobilise citizens to prevent online harms and restore trust in science.
A growing sense of distrust, and with it polarisation, has been sweeping across our region, and the world. It feeds on itself. It is driven by a combination of increased distrust in government and media, a lack of shared identity, sense of systemic unfairness, economic pessimism, and societal fears all contributing towards a more polarised society.
But South Africans are not resigned to the criminalisation of the state, and are actively challenging it.
The country is facing a growing prevalence of organised crime - calling for the government to assert its authority in preventing a 'mafia state.'