When people are forced to flee their homes as a result of man made or environmentally created crises they become refugees, some unable to ever return to their homes and requiring permanent resettlement and others who may be able to return at some point in the short or long term. Some national governments have made efforts to …
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The United Nations Millennium Development Goals were discussed in the first blog post on Technology and Third World Development in 2011. The goals that had been set for 2015 were outlined and we are now in a position to understand the areas of success and where more attention may be needed in the future. Development …
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On December 5th 2012 I made a presentation as part of the AMREF Canada Coffeehouse Speakers Series on Global Development in Toronto. This post expands on that presentation. The United Nations agreed on their Millenium Goals in the year 2000, to be achieved by 2015. These are summarised in the following video:" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vddX4n30sXY What role …
Interview on February 6th 2012 with Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development and Director of the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford. Ian talks about globalisation, what it is, its impact and describes his forthcoming book on how to tackle the issues that arise. He concludes with advice to the students at …
Kelvin Cantafio, Vice Chair of NetHope, discusses the impact of information technology on developing countries: Part 1: http://youtu.be/UJ31wxoLitk Part 2: http://youtu.be/0O2-0TP-kJs Part 3: http://youtu.be/hjkOiiUSYNw Part 4: http://youtu.be/JbkIq0-1bTM
This week we will be looking at the impact of information technology on developing countries and considering perspectives on whether technology will make a positive or negative contribution. We will look at examples of technology application and consider what might be necessary for technology to contribute positively. If technology is to be focused on development in ways …
Impact of Information Systems on Society 