{"id":183,"date":"2024-11-08T03:18:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T03:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/?p=183"},"modified":"2024-11-08T03:18:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T03:18:17","slug":"the-voice-of-the-global-south-summit-changing-narratives-making-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/2024\/11\/08\/the-voice-of-the-global-south-summit-changing-narratives-making-space\/","title":{"rendered":"The Voice of the Global South Summit: Changing Narratives &amp; Making Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-184\" style=\"width: 596px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-184 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/PM-Modi.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/PM-Modi.png 596w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/PM-Modi-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/PM-Modi-359x202.png 359w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PM Narendra Modi addressing the inaugural session of the Second Voice of Global South Summit virtually, on Friday, November 17, 2023. Image: PTI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Author: Jessica Saler<\/p>\n<h1>The Voice of the Global South Summit: Making Space &amp; Prioritising Digital Public Infrastructure<\/h1>\n<p>Last week I was researching online when I came across the Voice of the Global South Summit (VOGSS) that occurred this past summer. It gathers representatives from countries that fall within the \u201cGlobal South\u201d, and allows them to voice their priorities to development. I couldn\u2019t help but wonder why I hadn\u2019t heard of this before \u2013 after all, don\u2019t we want to hear from those directly impacted the most by conflict, poverty, and climate change? Should we not be ensuring that development projects and initiatives are guided by what they have to say? Sadly, maybe I hadn\u2019t read about it before because I reside in the Global North, where there seems to be an ideology that we have all the answers, and therefore don\u2019t need to hear the voices of others. So, if you\u2019re like me and don\u2019t think the algorithm is going to simply show you alternative voices outside of the Global North, keep reading for a more in-depth look at the ideas explored at the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Voice of the Global South Summit!<\/p>\n<p>To rewind a bit, August 17, 2024 India held the 3rd VOGSS. This summit provides the opportunity for various countries in the Global South to gather, share priorities and initiatives with one another, and provide a common platform in which their voices are not crowded out by the Global North. The theme of the 3rd VOGSS,\u00a0 &#8220;An Empowered Global South for a Sustainable Future\u201d guided discussions surrounding conflict, climate change, poverty \u2013 all of which are the most concerning in the Global South. It is no surprise then that countries representing over 60% of the world\u2019s population attended the summit (<em>Chair\u2019s summary: 3rd Voice of Global South Summit, 2024).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The summit itself represents changing discourses to inequality and development \u2013 after all, the Global North often control narratives suggesting that they are the \u201cheroes\u201d, and the Global South are \u201cvictims\u201d. Lauren Kogen even describes how \u201cthe relationship between the Global North and South [are portrayed] as one of Helper and Helpless. Northern countries were never portrayed as having any role in causing the crises, and were almost always portrayed as able to fix them (though exactly how was often left unstated).\u201d (Kogen, 2018, p. 124). Kogen then goes on to discuss the problem of creating this victim ideology in the Global South and how the discourse the West uses to portray their innocence actually makes them seem incompetent.\u00a0 Kogen says \u201cthere is a tendency to speak about the global other using adjectives that are almost always associated with basic primal instincts and emotions: despair, hope, bravery\u2026 there is little to no acknowledgement of the intellectual or political capabilities for those being helped.\u201d (p. 124).<\/p>\n<p>The VOGSS breaks down former stereotypes of the Global South, demonstrating that despite the challenges their countries face, they are in fact capable of collaborating to think strategically about development, collaboration with one another, and practices that can be applied to strengthen the globe and empower the Global South. This approach of what I think of as <em>glocal participation, <\/em>combining the concept of participatory development with countries in the Global South that are directly affected by the issues discussed, which allows for opportunities to create new practices in development.<\/p>\n<p>In the Chair\u2019s Summary of the VOGSS (<em>Chair\u2019s summary: 3rd Voice of Global South Summit, 2024<\/em>), I noticed that discourse focused on <em>inequality <\/em>and not <em>poverty. <\/em>We see words such as empowerment, transformation, sharing, and access were repeatedly used in their discussions around priorities and solutions to common challenges, but the concept of poverty was never brought up. This reminds me of Jan Pieterse (2018) when they say \u201cthere is an international consensus on the importance of reducing poverty, but there is no consensus and no global perspective on inequality\u201d (p. 86). One possibility is because poverty does not force the socio-economic hierarchies and power structures to adapt \u2013 whereas addressing inequalities puts the powerful at risk of no longer being what I mentioned earlier as the \u201chero\u201d. That isn\u2019t to say poverty doesn\u2019t tie into inequalities \u2013 in fact, if we can address poverty then we would see an increase in accessibility and affordability to much-needed resources to help develop third-world countries. But it does require us to question some of the most well-known development agencies and organizations (such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and 2030 agenda).<\/p>\n<p>Another common theme I noticed in the VOGSS was the use of technology. To alleviate inequalities, we need to prioritize accessibility to technology. In fact, nearly every Foreign Ministers\u2019 Session at the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> VOGSS discussed technology, which brings forth new concepts of development priorities \u2013 meaning that it\u2019s not about giving cell phones to everyone, but making sure that emerging technology is affordable AND accessible at all levels of society (<em>Chair\u2019s summary: 3rd Voice of Global South Summit, 2024). <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>This theme of technology accessibility ties very much into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outlined by the United Nations (UN). In fact, the UN released a document on how to accelerate <strong>all SDGs<\/strong> through the prioritized use of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI). The UN believes that if we increase the use of financial DPI in the Global South, the economic growth can increase 20-30% by 2030 (United Nations Development Programme, 2023, p.3). If you want to read the entire report, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.undp.org\/sites\/g\/files\/zskgke326\/files\/2023-12\/undp-accelerating-the-sdgs-through-digital-public-infrastructure-v2.pdf\">here<\/a>. And if the concept of DPI\u2019s overwhelms you &#8211; don\u2019t worry, you aren\u2019t alone. The UN even tried to break down the concept to discuss the core principles behind it, and how it encompasses both capacity and accessibility. Concepts of development are changing as technology advances, and we must consider how our development projects in the Global South are helping them keep up with these changes.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-186 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/details-e1731033694843-1024x676.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/details-e1731033694843-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/details-e1731033694843-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/details-e1731033694843-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/details-e1731033694843-359x237.jpg 359w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/details-e1731033694843.jpg 1447w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s incredibly promising and exciting to see the Global South create their own discussion which sends a message on an international scale that the discourse and understanding of development approaches is changing, and we must make sure to include the voices of everyone. The changing narratives remind us that the Global South are not victims, incapable of strategic thought, or unable to work together \u2013 rather, it is a reminder that they can help themselves if given the support and accessibility to the same tools and resources that we find in the Global North. But that doesn\u2019t mean the Global North\u2019s practices or solutions are going to be the same way \u2013 in fact, it\u2019s quite the opposite of what I am suggesting. Accessibility to the same tools and resources (such as modern technology) will allow these countries to create their own solutions and approaches that work best for their country. It would be na\u00efve to think that one approach would apply to every country, and frankly it would suggest a very traditional way of thinking about development.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the below infographic for examples of programs already successfully implementing Digital Public Infrastructure in the Global South:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-185\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-185\" src=\"http:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/masa-1024x769.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/masa-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/masa-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/masa-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/masa-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/msm24group7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2024\/11\/masa.png 1341w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: United Nations Development Program, 2023, p. 29<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We need to encourage the changed narrative, provide more platforms like the VOGSS to elevate and empower the voices of the Global South and pay attention to the changing understandings of what development is, and who we look to for solutions. We also need to rethink development projects\u2019 involvement of technology capacity, and if digital public infrastructure is being prioritized and maximized in these projects. The Voice of the Global South Summit is a crucial step in accomplishing a stronger, newer way of thinking about development, and those in the Global North needs to shift from trying to provide the solutions to instead supporting the Global Souths <em>glocal participation <\/em>and strategies.<\/p>\n<p>To conclude today\u2019s insights into the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> VOGSS, I will share a video of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmindia.gov.in\/en\/news_updates\/pms-closing-remarks-at-the-inaugural-leaders-session-of-voice-of-global-south-summit-2023\/\">Prime Minister Modi\u2019s closing remarks<\/a> from the 2023 VOGSS, saying\u00a0 \u201cThe Voice of the Global South needs to set it own tone. Together, we need to escape the cycle of dependency on systems and circumstances which are not of our making\u201d (Modi, 2023).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Sources<\/u>:<\/p>\n<p>Government of India. (2024, August 20). <em>Chair\u2019s summary: 3rd Voice of Global South Summit.<\/em> Ministry of External Affairs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mea.gov.in\/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl%2F38186%2FChairs+Summary+3rd+Voice+of+Global+South+Summit+August+17+2024=\">https:\/\/www.mea.gov.in\/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl%2F38186%2FChairs+Summary+3rd+Voice+of+Global+South+Summit+August+17+2024=<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kogen, L. (2018). For Celebrity Communication About Development To Do Good. In <em>Communication in International Development: Doing Good or Looking Good?<\/em> (pp. 118\u2013134). Routledge.<\/p>\n<p>Modi, D. (2023, January 12). <em>PM\u2019s closing remarks at the inaugural leaders\u2019 session of Voice of Global South Summit 2023 | prime minister of India.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmindia.gov.in\/en\/news_updates\/pms-closing-remarks-at-the-inaugural-leaders-session-of-voice-of-global-south-summit-2023\/\">https:\/\/www.pmindia.gov.in\/en\/news_updates\/pms-closing-remarks-at-the-inaugural-leaders-session-of-voice-of-global-south-summit-2023\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nederveen Pieterse, J. (2018). <em>Multipolar globalization: Emerging Economies and Development<\/em>. Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor &amp; Francis Group, an Informa Business.<\/p>\n<p>Trigunayat, A. (2024, August 16). <em>Third Voice of Global South Summit: How India is institutionalising a developing world perspective amid polarising global order<\/em>. Firstpost. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/opinion\/third-voice-of-the-global-south-summit-how-india-and-developing-world-perspective-amid-polarising-global-order-13805378-13805378.html\">https:\/\/www.firstpost.com\/opinion\/third-voice-of-the-global-south-summit-how-india-and-developing-world-perspective-amid-polarising-global-order-13805378-13805378.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>United Nations Development Programme. (2023). Accelerating the SDGs Through Digital Public Infrastructure. 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