Participatory Development and ICT4D – Who Gets to Participate?

In this blog post, I attempt to explore ICT for development (ICT4D) through the lenses of participation, linking it with academic discussion. ICT4D efforts are permeated by multiple discourses about participation (Singh & Flyverbom, 2016). I try to present factors that have an impact on participation in the world of …

Global South, Big Data and Algorithms: How Digitalization can chase Corruption and (maybe) change the World for the Better

It is not clear wether blogging can lead to or improve development in underdeveloped countries or regions. Denskus and Papan are asking for some more action than just mincing words: ”Equally, development blogging needs to find a balance between potentially self-absorbed naval gazing of expatriate development workers and researchers, and …