Breakthroughs in connectivity and technology are reshaping the way we live. Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, 3D printing, biotech, blockchain and drones, just to mention a few, are paving the way for transformative changes in our daily lives. There are 4.8 billion active internet users worldwide today, …
Communication, digitalization and development are three fields that can harbour many different aspects of society. One thing that digitalization has done for development is that people can react quicker on different development projects. If it earlier was a monitoring and evaluation officer that recorded and tried to see how a …
Since the promotion of “ICT4Peace” started at the beginning of the 21st century (Hattotuwa 2004: 22), the peacebuilding sector has been increasingly enhanced with the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), centred around the question how ICT can be integrated in peace processes by mediators constructively in order to increase …
The Fourth Industrial Revolution, also called the 4IR or Industry 4.0, builds on foundations laid by the first three industrial revolutions. The first one saw the advent of the steam engine in the 18th century , allowing production to be mechanized for the first time and driving social change as …
Sometimes in history, single events change human behavior patterns. For sure, the COVID-19 pandemic is one of these moments. When large parts of the global workforce were required to put in practice new ways of meeting and collaborating online, this also changed the way we talk with and listen to …
