Tim Unwin's Blog

It was great to return to Geneva between 6th and 9th July, to participate in the WSIS Annual Forum for yet another year (in the ITU Headquarters and Palexpo), but also to explore a little bit of the AIforGood exhibition in Palexpo where I participated in a

I have long believed in the value of the WSIS Annual Forum, and have been actively involved in most of the events since the original summit in June 2023.

Recent commentaries have largely focused on the negative aspects of the falling birth rate in many of the richer countries of the world, especially in Europe.

I had the enormous privilege of leading Imfundo: Partnership for IT in Education based in what was then the UK’s Department for International Development between 2001 and 2004.

It was great to be able to hold a launch event for my latest book Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World: An Emancipatory Manifesto on 2nd June in Accra on the evening before this year’s eLearning Africa conference and exhibition.

It was a great pleasure to participate in this year’s 19th eLearning Africa gathering held in Accra from 3rd to 5th June.

Image from The Times, well captures the lunacy and danger of the UK government’s Making Tax Digital scheme The UK Government’s shift to digital tax returns is yet another example of how ridiculous, expensive and time-consuming for the end user the drive to

I’m delighted to announce that we will be hosting a relaxed and informal event at 6 pm on 2nd June in the Beach Bar at the Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra, to discuss some of the arguments contained within my new book Digital Inclusion in an Unequl World: An Em…

Get the final four podcasts from my new book Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World: An Emancipatory Manifesto, read by the authors of their vignettes on The ICT4D Collective‘s podcast channel on Apple Podcasts – just click on the audio links below to list…

“Idol worship hits fresh highs as new generation rises“ “Worshipping idols: Japan’s pre-teen singers whose fans are middle-aged men“ “The cult of Taylor Swift (and why we keep worshipping at her altar)“ If you attend or watch almost any music gig/event/co…