MALMO UNIVERSITY, Communications for Development Course – New Media, ICT and Development, HT 21 Examination – NMICT & D: Individual assignment Name – Sampurna Datta Paul Date of Submission – 06.12.2021 (Late Submission) Word count – 2,320 Data, ML and AI: …
ICT4D’s great promises: Faith: innovative, game changing, can solve social, economic and infrastructural problems Hope: fosters development, improves livelihoods and justice Love: interpersonal mass medium , social networking relationships, connecting to loved ones Luck: offers more opportunities, choices, no one is left …
This essay will conclude the work I have done with my colleagues on our blog Big Data-Challenges or Chances in Development? This blog afforded the opportunity for a deeper dive into this current #datarevolution. New technology has been questioned for centuries and …
The discourse around ICT for development offers diverse and contradicting opinions about its role in development and in bridging the gaps between developed and developing worlds. On the one hand, some believe that ICT has a magical power to empower people and …
Social Listening – the common people’s perspective Well, hello readers….. welcome to our group interactive blog. Social listening forms an integral part of societal development. But how much are the common people being heard, to what extent does their voice matter ? …
In my previous post I have highlighted a Public Health project in which Social Listening was effectively employed to not only provide optimized communication materials for health practitioners worldwide, but also advice and techniques to pre- and debunk misinformation. As the social …
EO technology as an alternative to ‘traditional data’ in development Photo courtesy of iStock by Getty Images Big data will be more entrenched in policy making as time goes by. For development this will also be crucial. If you’re not connected …
Facebook promises 10,000 new jobs in the EU and announces the ‘metaverse’, which ‘some people think could be the future of the internet,’ BBC reported two day ago. The announcement comes as Facebook deals with devastating reports and faces increased calls for …
A talk with Warren Lodge, owner of a small media enterprise in Cape Town, South Africa and an activist. Warren uses social media to support impoverished communities and generate funding. Furthermore, he is a cyclist and values the cycle not only as …
Empathy in the Machine-led World – AI and Ethics Nick Bostrom’s book Superintelligence serves as a prelude to the warning of the dangers that can be caused by AI. A potential threat to the humankind, Bostrom strongly affirms that overindulgence in AI and …
