Global broadband: ‘optimism and good tech is not enough’
Note: In a recent blog post, Abby looked at how a renewed focus on ICTs to achieve sustainable development goals can rush low-income countries into adopting technologies that are not …
Note: In a recent blog post, Abby looked at how a renewed focus on ICTs to achieve sustainable development goals can rush low-income countries into adopting technologies that are not …
In an earlier blog post I discussed the unjust divides of climate change between industrialised, high-emission countries and the most poor and vulnerable communities who has to suffer the consequences …
In my last blog, I wrote about MOOCs and the potential benefits they can have within global health and in reaching learners in low income countries – particularly in the …
In an earlier post I discussed some of the consequences of climate change caused by human activities. Here I want to look closer at agriculture and discuss the potential that …
Over the last four weeks we have blogged about a range of innovative ICT4D solutions; including using WhatsApp for healthcare professionals, harnessing mobile technology to empower girls and kickstarting start-ups …
Massive Open Online Courses – or MOOCs – began in the 2000s, with Stanford University often cited as the first MOOC provider in 2011. The idea was simple; to provide …
Educational technology has shown some promise in low-resource settings around the world. Despite this however, misguided implementation and ignorance of local nuances have impacted the success of ‘Edtech’ to date. …
Digital technology used to be the privilege of the rich, however this is rapidly changing. Between 2012 and 2017 there were one billion new internet users, with the ITU estimating …
This weekend is the last week of the temporary exhibition ‘ARTEFACTS’, exhibited at the Berlin Natural History Museum. It explores the urgent environmental issues of climate change, caused by us …
Over half of the world’s population are under 30. This figure dramatically increases in Africa, the world’s youngest continent, where 15-24 year-olds make up 60% of the population, with this …