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Decolonizing Technology and Society : A Perspective from the Global South

Despite the large impact of digital technology on the lives and future of all people on the planet, many people, especially from the Global South, are not included in the debates about the future of the digital society. This inequality is a systemic problem which has roots in the real world. We refe...

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Main Authors: Anna, Bon, Francis, Dittoh, Gossa, Lo, Mónica, Pini, Robert, Bwana, Cheah, Wai Shiang, Narayanan, Kulathuramaiyer, André, Baart
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Springer 2022
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QA76 Computer software
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spelling my.unimas.ir.382272022-09-07T01:56:02Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38227/ Decolonizing Technology and Society : A Perspective from the Global South Anna, Bon Francis, Dittoh Gossa, Lo Mónica, Pini Robert, Bwana Cheah, Wai Shiang Narayanan, Kulathuramaiyer André, Baart QA76 Computer software Despite the large impact of digital technology on the lives and future of all people on the planet, many people, especially from the Global South, are not included in the debates about the future of the digital society. This inequality is a systemic problem which has roots in the real world. We refer to this problem as “digital coloniality.” We argue that to achieve a more equitable and inclusive global digital society, active involvement of stakeholders from poor regions of the world as co-researchers, co-creators, and co-designers of technology is required. We briefly discuss a few collaborative, community-oriented technology development projects as examples of transdisciplinary knowledge production and action research for a more inclusive digital society. Springer 2022 Book Chapter PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38227/4/Decolonizing%20Technology.pdf Anna, Bon and Francis, Dittoh and Gossa, Lo and Mónica, Pini and Robert, Bwana and Cheah, Wai Shiang and Narayanan, Kulathuramaiyer and André, Baart (2022) Decolonizing Technology and Society : A Perspective from the Global South. In: Perspectives on Digital Humanism. Springer, pp. 61-68. ISBN 978-3-030-86144-5
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topic QA76 Computer software
spellingShingle QA76 Computer software
Anna, Bon
Francis, Dittoh
Gossa, Lo
Mónica, Pini
Robert, Bwana
Cheah, Wai Shiang
Narayanan, Kulathuramaiyer
André, Baart
Decolonizing Technology and Society : A Perspective from the Global South
description Despite the large impact of digital technology on the lives and future of all people on the planet, many people, especially from the Global South, are not included in the debates about the future of the digital society. This inequality is a systemic problem which has roots in the real world. We refer to this problem as “digital coloniality.” We argue that to achieve a more equitable and inclusive global digital society, active involvement of stakeholders from poor regions of the world as co-researchers, co-creators, and co-designers of technology is required. We briefly discuss a few collaborative, community-oriented technology development projects as examples of transdisciplinary knowledge production and action research for a more inclusive digital society.
format Book Chapter
author Anna, Bon
Francis, Dittoh
Gossa, Lo
Mónica, Pini
Robert, Bwana
Cheah, Wai Shiang
Narayanan, Kulathuramaiyer
André, Baart
author_facet Anna, Bon
Francis, Dittoh
Gossa, Lo
Mónica, Pini
Robert, Bwana
Cheah, Wai Shiang
Narayanan, Kulathuramaiyer
André, Baart
author_sort Anna, Bon
title Decolonizing Technology and Society : A Perspective from the Global South
title_short Decolonizing Technology and Society : A Perspective from the Global South
title_full Decolonizing Technology and Society : A Perspective from the Global South
title_fullStr Decolonizing Technology and Society : A Perspective from the Global South
title_full_unstemmed Decolonizing Technology and Society : A Perspective from the Global South
title_sort decolonizing technology and society : a perspective from the global south
publisher Springer
publishDate 2022
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38227/4/Decolonizing%20Technology.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38227/
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