Voluntourism in social media – who does it benefit?

There are many ways that an organization and their work can be spread and marketed. From traditional advertisements in newspapers and posters in the street to online directed marketing, and everything in between. There are formal and informal marketing, and both have benefits and concerns. One arena where development organizations …

ICT4D in action – talking to a practitioner

A few days ago, Simone Sala was in Egypt to head a workshop on ICTs and entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector. Today he is in Bruges, Belgium, to talk about innovation and digital solutions for a more equal world at the Re-inventing Europe Youth Conference. Then he’s off to Guatemala …

DakNet and the benefits of a Western distorted view project

I must recognize that if I have to choose between a neoliberal development and a post-development approach, I would certainly take the last one as most development theorists do, depending on the definition of post-development we refer among the existing hundreds, though. To apply Western views of development and progress …

Digital Humanitarians and Data Protection

Digital Humanitarians and Data Protection In the previous post “Aid Services in the age of Communication and Technology,” we presented how ICT is used to advance the services delivery in aid and humanitarian work, and The new  Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) used by the aid agencies. In this post, …

The role of partnerships and ICT in Nobel Prize ICAN

Anti-nuclear weapons campaigns are not new. Post II World War society also protested against it, especially in the 60’s when the Partial Test Ban Treaty was signed by John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khruschevh in 1963. Organizations like Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth or other groups advocating for a treaty …

Aid Services: The Age of Communication and Technology

  Aid Services in the age of Communication and Technology The development in the information and communication technology is almost affecting all aspects of our lives. Changing our habits and creating a new sort of modern lifestyle. The way we communicate at work and how we conduct our daily business. …

ICT 4 aid transparency?

What can Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and digital data do for development and aid in terms of transparency? Are new technologies allowing development partners to share data more efficiently to facilitate planning and coordination of development assistance, and can those on the receiving end get a better idea of …

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