In these last couple of weeks I have explored the topics of big data and new technology and the dimensions of injustice …
Data in crisis: how states are balancing between precaution and control?
The situation The talk about crisis has been on a tip of everyone’s tongue for quite a while. At the end of …
Reflections on Big Data and Development -from the quiet corner of quarantine
It happened in a matter of weeks. All of a sudden, the world faces a challenge that affects all of us in …
After the new media and ICT4D backlash – what’s next in peacebuilding?
In former blog posts during this course I’ve explored social media and its impacts. My aim has been to write about both …
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ICT to the rescue?
What rescue? These past several weeks have been quite interesting and exciting, whilst working on these blog assignments for ComDev module …
What if Social Media could look like the real world? – An experiment to alter online bias
What if we had a plugin that would alter the content we see on social media and online to challenge our perceptions …
Interview: Felicia Line on big data, deforestation and climate change
One of the ideas with this blog was to share good practices and inspire. At least my generation who grew up during …
The Arab Digital Expression Foundation –The home for young techies in Egypt
Did you hear about the Arab spring and the Egyptian revolution that got started through social media? It started with a Facebook …
ComDev, SoMe and #FreeThePeriod
For those passionate about gender equality, period poverty and unfamiliar with Nadya Okamoto – brace yourselves. This 22-year-old Harvard student and social …
Digital Africa, but on Africa’s terms?
The European Commission’s Africa strategy, published Monday, 9th of March 2020 stresses the EU’s top priorities, including climate change and digital Africa’s …