In this article we will examine whether design theory and practice have a role in the international development sector, and especially in the creation of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) projects in the Global South. We will present …
In my previous post, I said I would talk about power politics and (de)colonization and how my initial awe at such an incredible humanitarian feat turned into disappointment with the official ‘development industry’ after experiencing it firsthand. So, here we …
Hello and welcome to my first post! Or should I call it a decolonization rant? Honestly, I have a problem with all these new ideologies sweeping across the West, or as Themrise Khan says, this ‘need to “decolonize” virtually everything …
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 …
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 …
Diffusion of Technology We live in the fourth industrial revolution, in the age of information, the age of internet. Nowadays more than four billion people have access to the internet and social media, and more than five billion use mobile …
