Listen to Learn

When I got the chance to write in a public blog, it did not take me much time to decide on a topic. I immediately decided I want to discuss if we can use Information, Communication, and Technology (ICTs) to help refugees lead a better life. The answer is yes, …

E-Learning / General

Marginalization or Inclusion? Mobile Application’s controversial aspects in developing countries

Introduction Today, there are more than 6.64 billion smartphone users, 650 million of whom reside in Africa. In 2021, 111.3 billion downloads from Google Play and 32.3 billion downloads from iOS were recorded. Thus, the question arises: can mobile phones and the services made available through them, such as telephone …

Future of C4D / General / Power Dynamics  

Why the time is now to invest in digitalization and technology

Dear reader, Welcome back to the last stretch of our blogging quest to Re:Power Development. Over the past few weeks, I have been exploring the importance of Information and communications technology (ICT) in the development world, looking into artificial intelligence (AI) and power dynamics within the development ecosphere. While taking …

Future of C4D / General

About Inequity, technocolonialism etc.: potential consequences of relying on ICTs for development

Hello Dear Readers,

And here we are already at the beginning of my last individual post for this blog journey of ours.

I would like to have a discussion about my findings of today in the comment section below. Feel free to leave your impressions, opinions, experiences. As always, I appreciate every contribution.

Climate Change, Human Rights (etc.) / Democracy / Future of C4D / General / Power Dynamics   / / / / / /

AI benefits everyone, everywhere… but is it really?

Hello everyone and welcome back! 

While researching for a new post for Re:Power Development I stumbled upon this interesting Ted Talk about AI and human bias by Kriti Sharma, an artificial intelligence technologist, business executive and humanitarian. She asked a very important, yet often forgotten question:

How many decisions have been made about you today by AI? And how many of them have been based on your gender, your race, or your background?

Continue reading“AI benefits everyone, everywhere… but is it really?”
Future of C4D / Power Dynamics

Distance Learning: a tool for development?

In August 2022, Education Cannot Wait, the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, published its annual report titled “We have promises to keep. And miles to go before we sleep” to present results achieved in the year 2021. Under the section “Access and Continuity” at …

E-Learning   / /

Report – Technologies in Humanitarian Settings: Community and Stakeholder Engagement (Webinar)

Logos & Webinar titles, Source: https://hhi.harvard.edu/files/humanitarianinitiative/files/01_flyer_meaningfulengagement.pdf?m=1665167628 Hello Dear Reader(s), Welcome back! This post is about the webinar, Technologies in Humanitarian Settings: Community and Stakeholder Engagement, which I participated in last week on Tuesday and very much enjoyed. If you are following us on social media, you might have seen the …

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