Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, there has been an exponential rise in the spread of information technology worldwide, and consequently, a corresponding globalisation of data analytics. In this period, digital technologies have become available to populations that were previously digitally invisible, and many stakeholders are taking advantage of …
Last month, the Wall Street Journal published a series of articles drawn from thousands of pages of leaked internal Facebook documents, labelled the Facebook Files, that purportedly show the ways in which the company prioritises profit over public good. Then, last Sunday (2 October), Frances Haugen, a former Facebook data …
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the rise of globalisation has made promises of prosperity, and the advent of the Internet provided hope for democratisation on a global scale. But while globalisation has allowed much of the Global North to enjoy increased prosperity, it has also left many behind …
Through a series of blog posts, we will raise awareness for the disconnect between the ‘2.0’ digital world and the ‘1.5’ world of development policy and practice. We’ll discuss topics from digital campaigning and online ‘slacktivism’ to the promises of open and big data to key discussions on transparency and …
