In the last decades the globe has witnessed an acceleration of the globalization process thanks to ICTs and the existence of the Internet. Applied to our professional and personal spheres, both of them have facilitated social, cultural and economic exchange. Thus, the access to wider political perspectives, the easiness of …
As we examine the digital landscape that we have come to exist within, it quickly becomes apparent that it is riddled with imperfections, biases and flaws. The ever expanding IoT (Internet of Things), all communicating and interacting with one another to capture as much information as possible while delivering …
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 …
As a place for knowledge exchange, urban areas have gathered the greatest revolutions and innovations of recent history. The fact of being articulated through shared spaces has facilitated discussion and trade amongst both local and foreign individuals, eventually bringing development and prosperity to their populations. As a metaphor of these …
In contemporary history, futurist and utopian stories (those that dreamed with a highly developed planet), never placed the improvement of the environment as one of the main topics. With a little help from technology, we have aimed to have simpler and more agile lives, as well as facilitating our existence …
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 …
