This is the fourth episode of our podcast based on the vignettes contributed by friends and colleagues to Tim Unwin’s new book Digital Technologies in an Unequal World: An Empancipatory Manfesto. Our dear friend and colleague, Nigel Hickson was to have written one of these vignettes based on his wealth of experience working on Internet Governance, especially for the British Government and ICANN, but his untimely death meant that he was unable to complete it. Instead, some of his friends have contributed very short pieces on what it was that made him so special, and a model to follow for anyone wishing to work at the policy level to ensure that the poorest and most marginalised can benefit from the use of digital tech. The full vignette can be read here.
Pari’s work sits at the intersection of technology, geopolitics, and governance. She is President and Co-Founder of the Global TechnoPolitics Forum, advises international bodies, serves on ICANN’s At-Large Advisory Committee, was a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, and helps leaders navigate digital transformation and global systems beyond borders (UK and USA).
Full details of the book are available through the following links:
- An overview
- What others are saying about the book
- Chapter summaries
- Draft of opening chapter
- Full drafts of all the 31 vignettes contributed by other leading researchers and practitioners
- Flyer about the book
Other recent episodes
Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World (Episode 19) – Revi Sterling on “Retreads: Pushing New Rocks up New Hills” – ICT4D Collective » ICT4D
- Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World (Episode 19) – Revi Sterling on “Retreads: Pushing New Rocks up New Hills”
- Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World (Episode 18) – Paul Spiesberger on “Spinning Digital Cotton to Counter Digital Colonialism”
- Inclusão Digital num Mundo Desigual (Episódio 17) – Fernanda Scur sobre “A Tecnologia Digital e os Desbancarizados: A Pandemia da COVID no Brasil” (Áudio em português)
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