Author: <span>Serdar</span>

Leveraging ICT for Development: Challenges and Opportunities in Underprivileged Areas

Image from https://unsplash.com/photos/brown-concrete-buildings-during-daytime-Ae4qJD-IdL8 Introduction Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has emerged as a powerful tool to address poverty in underprivileged areas, offering opportunities for development. This essay critically explores two blog posts, “The Kenya Electronic Single Window System: A Digitization Effort with Challenges” and “Empowering Communities: The Financial Transformation Through …

The Kenya Electronic Single Window System : A Digitization Effort with Challenges

In this blog, I want to share a less successful example of an ICT project in underprivileged areas. The Kenya Electronic Single Window System, also known as Kenya TradeNet, was launched in 2005 with the aim of simplifying and streamlining trade processes, reducing corruption, and improving efficiency in Kenya’s international …

Empowering Communities: The Financial Transformation Through ICT in Underprivileged Areas

In today’s interconnected world, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has emerged as a powerful tool in addressing one of the most pressing global issues: poverty in underprivileged areas. ICT empowers communities with the knowledge, resources, and opportunities needed to break free from the cycle of poverty, opening doors to a …

Welcome to Digital Horizons

Are digital tools essential for enhancing and carrying out global humanitarian projects? May they also be a means of putting an end to global poverty? Or do issues develop due to using information and communication technologies (ICTs)? How do issues like representation, racism, or the inclusion of marginalised voices still …