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Breaking Language Barriers: Linking Communities Through LandVoc

There is power in language and there is no doubt that the words we use denote power dynamics. Using the right language, and to some extent the languages we speak, affect our ability to participate in...

Land Governance Lost in Translation: Exploring Semantic Technologies to Increase Discoverability of New Technologies & Data

It is said that the languages which we speak changes our thoughts and the way we think.  What is more, is that new research shows that the many subtle differences across languages might actually...

Bridging Geographic, Linguistic and Digital Divides: My Journey as a Land Portal User

In our current digitally connected world, pessimistic studies of social media use and mental health seem to be appearing everywhere.  The basic premise of such research is as follows: in a world...

Uncovering the Facts: My Journey as a Land Portal User

Having and using information has always been a powerful force for change, helping to fight corruption, enabling citizens to participate more fully in public life and allowing people from all walks of...

Virtual Learning: My Journey as a Land Portal User

Data, big data and open data can often seem complicated, convoluted and at times, even distant words that have little meaning in our daily lives.  More importantly, for the purposes of our work,...

Together, we are making more noise on urban land conflicts in Latin America and the Caribbean

Early last year, the Land Portal teamed up with the Suelo Urbano campaign (part of the Solid Ground campaign) to make noise about urban land conflicts taking place in Latin America, by hosting an...

Bringing Attention to Land Rights in the Digital Era: The Case of Land Conflict Watch

There is no doubt that we are living in a time where information is in high supply. For most of us, a normal day consists of a proliferation of information; from text message notifications, to news...

Online discussions for community building: the case of women in the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries

Early last year, from the 6th to the 27th of March, 2017, the Rede Mundial Das Margaridas, along with the Land Portal and the Rede da Sociedade Civil para a Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional na...

Does Online Mediated Interaction Lead to Meaningful Discussion and Impact? An Assessment of the Online Discussion on Zambia Customary Land Documentation

As professionals working at the nexus of land rights and all things technology, one of the simple yet meaningful questions we ask ourselves on a daily basis is the following: How do we get people...

Can the technological revolution prompt a land rights revolution : Mozambican land rights defenders are ready to find out

In Mozambique, like in so many other parts of the world, a quiet land rights revolution is brewing, ready as ever to emerge.  The end of a brutal civil war, which lasted sixteen years and ended in...