“We have more data and technology than ever in our daily lives and more social, political and economic inequality and injustice to go with it”. (Noble 2018, p.171) OUR DIGITAL WORLD, FRACTURED AND POLARISED There is ample evidence of …
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have irrevocably transformed the ways in which people live, work, interact, and communicate with one another. A hallmark of the information technology age includes the fact that it is now simpler than ever to connect …
New media, online activism and digital development depend on information and communication technologies (ICTs) that are interconnected with power dynamics and structural inequalities in society. ”Technology mirrors realities in society” (O’Donnell and Sweetman, 2018, p.227), and is used in power …
In today’s post we would like to share an ongoing project that seeks to gather design projects from all over the world and create a digital archive. It is an online database of digital online cases that aims to challenge …
The growth of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) throughout the world is undeniable. They have transformed the way we live as they are central to the way people connect today. We can use online spaces to approach people for a …
In a pod interview with the graphic designer and educator, Tove Martens, we discuss how to reach a more responsible and sustainable design. We address problems regarding conventional education in general and design academia in particular, and we examine the …
Hello and welcome to our today’s post! You can listen to a podcast on the topic of digital activism, and especially through the use of a mainstream video game. Please keep in mind that you are more than welcome to …
The Digital Divide It is an undeniable fact that the new ICTs are now virtually everywhere and they are affecting our lives in unprecedented ways. And as almost everything in this world, they have both positive and negative aspects. For …
In my first post about ICT4D, Activism, and Design, I suggested that there is a sweet spot in the intersection between New Media-Technology, Activism, and Design, where Social Change can be realized, both in the formal and the informal international …
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how we pick up our smartphones to join in activism by supporting a trendy hashtag. The hashtag, utilized by millions of people around the world, is a way of tagging a topic and engaging with …
