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The Design Challenge: Meaningful Inclusion
Do we tend to focus more on the ‘things’ than the people when it comes to design for the Internet of Things (IoT)? It could be. In their book, Rowland et al. (2015) highlight that the label IoT is not perfect, as it says nothing about the people, who are also a fundamental part of… -
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Openness for Building Equity: Lessons from the growth of the Internet
"Openness isn’t the end. It’s the beginning." Margaret Heffernan The most interesting story about the history of the Internet was told by Dr. Steve Crocker at the 2020 Africa Internet Summit (AIS). He is the author of the first Request for Comments (RFCs) document titled “Host Software”, and a former Internet Corporation for Assigned Names… -
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Offline, Online and COVID-19: The Digital Divide
Online Education A common enough narrative from Uganda and other countries will revolve around a friend I will call Akoth. Education has been one of the most important things for her and every member of her family has repeated over and over again that it is the only way to get out of poverty. Akoth…
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