Calling all Internet policy researchers in Africa

From Official Google Africa Blog Tue Sep 2 2014, 09:27:00

Cross-posted from the Google Research Blog

Twice a year, Google's Faculty Research Awards program seeks and reviews proposals in 23 research areas, assigning to each area a group of experienced Googlers who assess and deliberate over which proposals we should and can fund. With each call for proposals, we receive a wide array of research ideas in fields that fall within the realm of Internet policy.

We would like to share with you the areas of Internet policy in which we are particularly interested to see progress and stimulate further research:

Accessibility: Google is committed to supporting research that generates insights about what helps make technology a usable reality for everyone, regardless of cognitive, physical, sensory, or other form of impairment.

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