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The conversation we’ve been having about digital sovereignty just became concrete with the America First Global Health Strategy.
The United States had signed...
Stop Fighting Starlink Restrictions and Support Digital Sovereignty
I worry that the humanitarian community is on the wrong side of the Starlink debate. We bemoan Starlink bans across Africa and beyond. We treat every restriction...
Digital Sovereignty Won’t Save Us From Internet Shutdowns
The development community needs to wake up to a harsh reality: the same digital sovereignty rhetoric we’ve championed to counter American and Chinese tech...
African Countries Should Demand Better than $150M Zipline Deal
The State Department’s $150 million grant to Zipline represents everything wrong with current “America First” aid policy. This deal positions...
We Must Help Countries Resist the Sovereign Generative AI Trap
The digital development community has make this mistake before. We chase politically appealing solutions that sound like empowerment but actually deepen dependency...
Kenya Just Sold Citizen Health Data for $5.66 Per Person. Expect More & Worse.
The development community may be asking the wrong question about Kenya’s controversial new health agreement with the United States. While digital rights advocates...
Why We Must Move Past US-China AI Cold War Binary Thinking
We are witnessing one of the most dangerous narratives to emerge in the ICT4D space in decades.
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Is Digital Sovereignty Good for Digital Development or Is It Damaging Digital Protectionism?
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African Digital Colonialism is the New Face of Worker Exploitation
In recent years, Africa has become a crucial hub for artificial intelligence development, but not in the way many might expect. Rather than benefiting from technological...
How to Break Digital Colonialism in African Software Development
The promise of technology as a vehicle for African economic development often comes wrapped in the values and norms of the Global North. Western-designed software,...
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