In this age of "planetary entanglement" and "technological escalation", where "innovation has become the norm";
- Does technology inherently lead to better outcomes? Are we to be techno-optimists or techno-pessimists?
- Is Technology neutral? What (whose) agenda does innovation follow? To what (whose) needs do new technologies cater?
- What role has technology played in the colonization and exploitation of Africa?
- In light of the digitalization of finance, how do we perceive the role of technology in the financialization of the poor?
In Part 1 of this episode, I am joined by my politics and governance teacher Mr. Thomas Lesaffre in an attempt to answer the afore-stated questions. Mr. Thomas' Ph.D. thesis is centered on the "digitalization of finance."
The closing song is 13 We are also praying / Julius Nyerere by Didier Awadi
