information and communication technology (ICT)

From hackers to tech companies: IHL and the involvement of civilians in ICT activities in armed conflict

November 4, 2025 10 mins read Accountability / Analysis / Communications / Conduct of Hostilities / Generating Respect for IHL / IHL / Law and Conflict / New Technologies / Scope of application Tilman Rodenhäuser, Samit D’Cunha, Laurent Gisel, Anna Rosalie Greipl & Marco Roscini

Picture a potential future armed conflict: missiles and drones crowding the skies, uncrewed vehicles rolling ...

Protective by design: safely delivering connectivity as aid

July 8, 2021 11 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies Rakesh Bharania & Mark Silverman

Over the past decade, there has been a large and growing demand for digital services – such as ‘connectivity as aid’. Such services ...