Whether under the banner of innovation or efficiency, technology is evangelised as the disruptor that will solve development problems. International development practice barely acknowledges the idea of embedded bias in technologies it is pushing in formerly colonised countries. Introduction: Disrupting the disruptor Technology is rarely advertised as a conservative defender …
I haven’t yet downloaded the NHS contact tracing app. The app is part of the UK government’s intervention to help stop the spread of the Coronavirus. To the annoyance of the young man preparing my flat white, I ask if I can just write down my contact details. He hands …
It’s Black History Month in the UK – as if I needed another excuse to nerd about Black digital culture! Although I was already “Zoomed” out after a long day at the desk, I’m glad I tuned into the online conversation “The Digital Lives and Research of Black Women in …
Children, technology and parental dilemma It was a quiet afternoon time, when I hear my husband talking with someone. While I was in the other room, seeing his phone charging, I started to wonder who is he talking with. It continued for a while, mingled with the sounds of music, …
How many times have you logged on to your online banking or to pay your utility bills or some other form of adulting when a young, friendly, female (always a female) avatar pops on the screen introducing herself as a virtual customer assistant? Do you close the window and carry …
