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, …

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 …

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 …

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.