Having looked first at migration, development and ICT at global policy level, and then at an example of Big Data for refugee forecasting to improve humanitarian response, in this, my third post of the series, I intended to explore how technology is used along migration journeys. More specifically, I wanted …
Welcome to my second blog post in the series gender, development & ICTs – this time with a focus on the struggle of mental health issues during the global pandemic. I am concerned with the effects of COVID-19 on our mental health, the potentials of ICTs to offer solutions, and …
The move towards online education is rapidly accelerating, but can everyone keep step with the changes? The contrast in educational content and learning techniques for the indigenous Australians may slow down the process. Australia’s Closing the Gap National Agreement was tabled in the Australian Parliament in 2009 with the objective …
The Prey Lang Community Network (PLCN), is an alliance of Indigenous communities mainly composed of the Kuy people. Their aim is to protect the Prey Lang Forest, which covers approximately 500,000 ha in four provinces of northern Cambodia. To help their work with monitoring and reporting the ongoing and widespread …
UNESCO’s recent report predicts that 11 million girls will not return on school benches after the pandemic. On the International Day of the Girl Child, we may ask: Will ICT access effectively address the inequalities in education? As I discussed in my previous post, access to education has become an ever …
In writing my first post in this series, I explained that ICT seems to be referenced in migration policy frameworks almost exclusively for its role in data collection, mostly associated with border management. You may – likely influenced by your political persuasions and where you live – see this as …
Welcome! My blog post series will follow the theme of Indigenous Peoples development and social change in relation to information and communication technologies (ICTs), as I perceive it has had an immense impact of this particular marginalised group. For example, during the spring of 2020, the importance of new media …
Welcome to my first blog post on the theme of gender, development, and information and communication technologies (ICTs). In the coming posts, I will focus on how ICT4D is used to pursue gender equality in the world while touching upon current topics such as COVID-19, online harassment, and decolonisation. ICT …
Why are migration, development and technology important to consider through the ComDev lens and how are they present in global frameworks?
In my coming posts, I will be exploring how different development organisations utilise information and communication technologies (ICTs). To achieve their ambitious targets, public actors and NGOs tend to favor partnerships with private companies. By looking at a number of different fields, I will also attempt to bring in conversation …
