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ICTs and Development Theories – II

15 April 202227 April 2022
Raul Zambrano
Economics, Governance, Human Development, ICTD
Linking ICTs to development External researchers and experts poking for the first time into ICTD might assume that the field has, 30 years after its birth, a cohesive theory on how ICTs impact development. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Read more

ICTs and Development Theories – I

1 April 202227 April 2022
Raul Zambrano
Economics, Governance, Human Development, ICTD
ICTD overview The field of ICTD first saw the light over 30 years ago1 Selected references are provided at the end of the 2nd part of this post. Its overall scope is ambitious as it covers several sectors and thematic Read more

Blockchain Adoption in the Public Sector – II

30 January 20222 February 2022
Raul Zambrano
Blockchain, Governance, ICTD, Innovation
Regulatory frameworks are usually perceived as counter-productive and even nefarious by innovators, pundits and followers. Together they will go out of their way to stop them, arguing that their impact on innovation is lethal, as discussed in a previous post. Read more

Best Films – 2021

31 December 202114 January 2022
Raul Zambrano
ICTD
The pandemic has been a blessing in disguise, to a point. Many films continued to be available online at the start of the year, but as vaccines increased and panic subsided, theaters started to reopen, albeit not at lightning speed. Read more

Digital Government and Social Leaders

15 November 20213 December 2021
Raul Zambrano
e-governance, Gender, Governance, Human Development, ICTD
As part of an online course on Digital Government for Social Leaders, I was asked to develop a script for a five-minute animation where an Avatar will introduce the topic and entice the leaders to embrace it as part of Read more

AI National Policies – III

1 November 20214 December 2021
Raul Zambrano
Artificial Intelligence, Governance, Human Development, ICTD
Policy Evolution Comparatively speaking, AI national policies and strategies have evolved at a much slower pace than other digital strategies such as ICT, Digital Government, and Open Data. That might seem paradoxical given the systemic benefits and risks of the Read more

AI National Policies – II

15 October 20211 December 2021
Raul Zambrano
Artificial Intelligence, Governance, Human Development, ICTD
As mentioned in the previous post, policymakers should skip over the dominant technology-centered AI perspective and instead position AI as a multi-dimensional structure cutting across all sectors. Indeed, national AI policy effectiveness depends to a large extent on the AI Read more

AI National Policies – I

1 October 20211 December 2021
Raul Zambrano
Artificial Intelligence, Governance, Human Development, ICTD
National policy development on new digital technologies has become a staple since the emergence of the public Internet in the early 1990s. It has certainly not been limited to most advanced countries. Nations in the Global South have also climbed Read more

Digital Public Policy Development – II

2 September 20211 December 2021
Raul Zambrano
ICTD
The various policy instruments mentioned in the previous post play a critical role in the policy development process. However, providing a succinct description of each is first required. That will ensure policymakers and stakeholders are on the same page when Read more

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