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Our goal is for all citizens in developing countries to have fair, easy and affordable access to information and communication tools. We are especially concerned that information and communication technology (ICT) projects should look beyond technology and logistics to ensure that they are socially inclusive and that they deliver services that meet the needs of poor communities.

We consider the pillars of an inclusive information society to be:

  • Political commitment in the form of regulators and inclusive policies
  • The private sector, which has a central role to play in rolling out ICTs
  • The participation of ordinary people in decision-making.

Our work currently focuses on developing new research methodologies that look at inclusion and exclusion in the information society, along with strategies to counteract the imbalances. For example, we are exploring the success of telecentres as spaces where the public can access the internet, telephone and other ICTs.

Panos London believes the benefits of new technologies should be distributed more widely and more fairly

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Information society publications

ICTs and development in Zambia:
challenges and opportunities

A technician setting up a satellite receiver for Macha Works / Macha Works

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Research makes the news

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Better connected – empowering people through communications technology

Amar Singh Verma checks online crop prices at an Internet cafe in the village of Siradi in Madhya Pradesh, India. An international company has set up free Internet kiosks with local language websites throughout the region/ Ami Vitale - Panos Pictures

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Common knowledge

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Banking, money transfers and ICTs

ATMs are no longer the only way for people to access money, with mobile phones being used more and more for money transfer services / Martin Roemers - Panos pics

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Women in the information society

Bangladesh: A village woman is talking to her husband from the cell phone of Rabia Begum, who runs a small business where she lets villagers use her cell phone for a nominal fee / G.M.B. Akash - Panos Pictures

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Going the last mile

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Dollar divide, digital divide

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Telephones and livelihoods

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Who rules the internet?

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Why calls in Africa cost more

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Completing the revolution

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Louder voices

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Information society blog posts & features

Primary schooling in Kenya – a parent’s dilemma

Margret Mukoma helps her daughter Michelle with homework - Adrian Gathu | Panos London

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Mexican law aims to halt journalist killings

TV journalist reporting from a crime scene. Ciudad Juarez is the most violent city in Mexico, and the epicentre of the war on drugs. In 2008, 2,000 people were murdered, an average of 5.5 murders a day - Teun Voeten | Panos Pictures

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Looking back on Chile’s year of protests

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We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Delivering stories from the ground is crucial

Picture training at Panos - Anne Mireille Nzouankeu | Panos London

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Journalism can still be dynamic, thanks to social media

Purple and Armsfree chat with Swedish editors and discuss story ideas - David Dahmen | Panos London

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

“I was filled with hope and ideas for new possibilities”

Ana Aranha speaks with other journalists from the Linking Southern Journalists project when visiting Panos London - David Dahmen | Panos London

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Linking Southern Journalists: Ana’s reflections

Ana Aranha (left) visits the office of El Mundo, who published several of her articles through Panos' Linking Southern Journalists project - Tia Jeewa | Panos London

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Amazing success for controversial school

In the hallway between classes - Carolyn Drake | Panos Pictures

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Wellcome Trust supports ‘academic spring’

Kelly Green, Cancer Research Scientist at Cancer Research UK, Cambridge - David Rose | Panos Pictures

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

The chance to perform

School girls dance and sing during music lessons at St. Theresa's School - Warrick Page | Panos Pictures

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

We are fighting a deep-rooted system of exclusion

A Dalit woman reads the programme at the 2006 Vanangana conference in Chitrakoot. Vanangana, a women's group dedicated to human rights issues, receives strong support from the Dalit community - Ami Vitale | Panos Pictures

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

We need to talk about our children

Students in the village of Panchkasi walk about 5km every day to get to the nearest government primary school - Zackary Canepari | Panos Pictures

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Leadership is sometimes not an option, but a duty

Raghunathpur - Mary's village in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh state in India where she became the first Dalit girl to go to school - Stella Paul | Panos London

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Designing technology with girls in mind

Rajasthan, India. 13 year old Anita (right) and Subita Devi take a photograph using a mobile phone at the world's largest annual cattle fair in the desert town of Pushkar.

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Rebecca Namayanja: fisherwoman

Rebecca Namayanja at a local fish market - Kabangala Mohammed | Panos London

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Earth summit’s special correspondent

Langston James Goree VI - photo courtesy of IISD

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Radio keeps us informed through the drought

Dogon women listening to the radio as they work, Mali - Rhodri Jones | Panos Pictures

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

School books are being priced out of reach

A student heads home with his books from the Mohripur Government Primary School. The school has no desks and no electricity - Zackary Canepari | Panos Pictures

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Empowerment radio: voices building a community

Empowerment Radio by Birgitte Jallov

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

13th February: what’s in a date?

The location of the UNESCO General Conference in Paris - Tim Williams | Panos London

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Lucky few study beyond high school

Rina Saeed Khan | Panos London

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

See the writing on the wall

See the writing on the wall - Panos London

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

Fight for justice pays off for girl injured in crossfire

Bhan talking to an elderly village woman in Nagrabeda - a village where Maoists are very active. Despite many challenges, somewomen in the vilage have now started a community welfare group - Stella Paul | Panos London

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

‘Be included’

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We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.

25 years of Panos Pictures

Conversations in Photography: 25 years of Panos Pictures

We live in a world in which exchanges, flows and consumption of information are central to everything. But many people do not have access to new technologies or essential knowledge.