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What are digital dividends and are they just for the wealthy?

Richard Heeks By Filed Under: All posts, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted:

Digital technologies have seen rapid uptake, across most of our world.  So are developing countries seeing the benefits? If not, why not? The World Bank recently published its World Development Report 2016 Digital Dividends. Richard Heeks considers whether this major report accurately reflects the digital revolution and its impact on global development. Some years back, when […]

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Revolution 2.0: the Internet connection

Richard Heeks By Filed Under: Featured Posted:

When Internet freedom contrasts with a lack of wider political freedom, it may be an indicator of likely revolution, explains Professor Richard Heeks. In April last year I wrote a blog revealing that research showed Ukraine to be the country most likely to undergo a revolution. Given recent events, I was fascinated to look back […]

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