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Category Archives: Ken Banks

Why Politics and Institutions (Still) Matter for ICT4D

essay by Aaron Shaw, a reply to Ken Banks
Ken Banks’ provocative contribution to the Publius Project, “One Missed Call” boldly urges the ICT for Development (ICT4D) community to look beyond bureaucracy-heavy, top-down solutions to global poverty and inequality. In a similar spirit, my response to Ken’s piece will take the form of a question, critique, [...]

Posted 26 September 2008 § Aaron Shaw § Diversity and Global Inclusion ‡ Comments (0)

One Missed Call?

Refocusing our attention on the social mobile long tail
Essay By Ken Banks, Founder, kiwanja.net
In “The White Man’s Burden – Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good”, William Easterly’s frustration at large-scale, top-down, bureaucracy-ridden development projects runs to an [...]

Posted 15 August 2008 § Diversity and Global Inclusion § Foundations for Participation § Innovation ‡ Comments (3)