The SecDev Foundation is a Canadian-based think-do tank that wants better digital futures for all.
We operate globally — with civil society networks, industry and governments — to help communities pursue digital opportunity, safety and citizenship. We work to ensure all of our partners and beneficiaries — especially women and youth — have the skills and knowledge they need to protect themselves from digital harm, and become great digital citizens. We help societies better navigate the emerging opportunities of the global digital economy, which is founded on savvy digital citizens. We help local communities build digital bridges in countries affected by conflict and war.
The SecDev Foundation is a Canadian-based NGO with current operational programming in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Eurasian region. Our work has been supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, The Embassy of the Netherlands, Freedom House, The Open Societies Foundation, the Global Peace and Security Fund (GAC), The Stability Network, Public Safety Canada, Facebook, and Google. Our past and present partnerships and projects are located in Eurasia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Europe and Canada.
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Projects and Outputs
International Myanmar Student Research Symposium (IMSRS) 2025 Report
The International Myanmar Student Research Symposium (IMSRS) 2025 was implemented through a partnership between the Asian Institute of Technology's GenderLab,...
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Digital Myanmar
Myanmar’s digital ecosystem has been a lifeline for many, from education to community and humanitarian support, bringing a sense of stability in the midst of chaos. Alas, it is also a tool for repression, crime, and abuse. IDRC’s Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar has supported researchers looking into these complex issues.
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Myanmar Digital Research Series Compilation
The Myanmar Digital Research series includes papers by researchers within Myanmar and in diaspora who have explored how the digital...
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Ensuring digital safety for researchers
The Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar (K4DM) initiative is releasing a new publication on how the researchers stay safe while doing...
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Two new papers on cyber scams and human trafficking
Two newly published papers shed light on one of the most troubling trends to emerge in post-coup Myanmar — the...
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Shields up: Ensuring digital duty of care for Myanmar researchers
Shields up: Ensuring digital duty of care for Myanmar researchers (DigiSec Lab) examines how Myanmar’s research community has continued its...
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Hooked by hope: Social media as a Myanmar scam-worker recruitment tool
Hooked by hope examines the use of social media platforms by transnational criminal networks to recruit individuals for forced labour...
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Scam haven: Responding to surging cyber crime and human trafficking in Myanmar
Scam haven: Responding to surging cyber crime and human trafficking in Myanmar investigates the rise of transnational organized crime, human...
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Three researchers who have reported in the Myanmar Digital Research Series are attending The Global Development Conference 2025
Three researchers who have reported for K4DM and The SecDev Foundation as part of the Myanmar Digital Research Series will...
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“Deadly posts” paper on online harm
Written by Tay Zar Myo Win and Phyu Phyu Thi The spread of hateful propaganda on widely used social media...
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Deadly posts: Examining and countering harmful social media content in post-coup Myanmar
Deadly posts: Examining and countering harmful social media content in post-coup Myanmar explores the spread of hateful propaganda on widely...
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Three new publications on digital aspects of Myanmar’s resistance
Written by the SecDev Foundation The Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar (K4DM) initiative is releasing three new studies that explore the...
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Digital swindles: Understanding and combating online scams in Myanmar
Digital swindles: Understanding and combating online scams in Myanmar analyzes the multifaceted aspects of online scamming, focusing on the awareness...
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Fandom and freedom fighters: The role of pop fandom activism in fundraising for Myanmar’s revolution
Fandom and freedom fighters: The role of pop fandom activism in fundraising for Myanmar’s revolution delves into the influential role...
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Governance in exile: Examining the National Unity Government’s digital services efforts in Myanmar
Governance in exile: Examining the National Unity Government’s digital services efforts in Myanmar analyzes the challenges in implementing digital services...
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Myanmar Digital Research Series at the K4DM Knowledge Marketplace 2025
Location: IBIS Styles, Chiang Mai.Date: July 10th 2025Time: 9 - 4:30pm Organiser: The SecDev Foundation This event is part of...
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Four years after: Surveying post-coup perceptions and lived experiences in Myanmar
Four years after: Surveying post-coup perceptions and lived experiences in Myanmar looks at attitudes toward federal democracy, public administration, and...
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Digital resistance: Understanding and strengthening online activism in Myanmar
Digital resistance: Understanding and strengthening online activism in Myanmar looks at the role of digital platforms in sustaining the Spring...
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Seeing fakes: Assessing digital literacy and misinformation resistance in Myanmar
Seeing fakes: Assessing digital literacy and misinformation resistance in Myanmar looks at how diverse populations in Myanmar interpret, verify, and...
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Social overload: Social media use and mental health in Myanmar
Social overload: Social media use and mental health in Myanmar by the Calm Lab team looks at how excessive use...
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Voices amid strife: Rohingya perceptions of the Arakan Army, war in Rakhine, and justice in Myanmar
Voices amid strife: Rohingya Perceptions of the Arakan Army, war in Rakhine, and justice in Myanmar looks at how the...
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Targeted identities: Cyberbullying and online harassment of LGBTQ individuals in Myanmar
Targeted identities: Cyberbullying and online harassment of LGBTQ individuals in Myanmar looks at the intersection of social media use and...
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Six new publications on the intersection of digital and political issues in Myanmar
Written by the SecDev Foundation The Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar (K4DM) initiative continues to publish exciting research exploring the intersection...
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Supporting policy research in post-coup Myanmar
Written by the SecDev Foundation The Myanmar military’s March 2021 coup and subsequent crackdown spawned headlines around the world focused...
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Fight for survival: Independent media under dictatorship in Rakhine and Kachin States
Fight for survival: Independent media under dictatorship in Myanmar's Rakhine and Kachin States (Media Desk) looks at media outlets in Rakhine...
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Debunking myths: Counter-narratives in the fight against gender-based violence in Myanmar
Debunking myths: Counter-narratives in the fight against gender-based violence in Myanmar (Hsu Myat Yadanar Thein, Than Tun, Yay Chann) looks at...
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Knowledge for the excluded
An inclusive Myanmar must include all voices. One voice is from the Rohingya, who have faced persecution for many years....
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Militarized Masculinity: Gender Narratives among Armed Resistance Groups in Myanmar
Militarized Masculinity: Gender Narratives among Armed Resistance Groups in Myanmar (Kyal Sin Thukha and Zin Mar Phyo) investigates the evolving gender...
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Not your body, not your business: Decoding Efforts to Address Non-Consensual Pornography in Myanmar’s Digital Space
Not Your Body, Not Your Business (Maung Lwan-Wai, Bhone Maung, Yin Maung, and Zee Pe) examines the challenges faced by...
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Two new publications on gender issues in Myanmar: Non-consensual pornography and militarized masculinity
The Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar (K4DM) initiative is releasing two new studies that explore critical gender issues in Myanmar. “Not...
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