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Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World (Episode 24) – Tom Wambeke on “Beyond the Cable: ‘The embrace of co-designed, plural futures'”

[https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/wambeke-1000.jpg?w=863] This is the twenty-fourth episode of our podcast based on the vignettes contributed by friends and colleagues to Tim Unwin’s new book Digital Technologies in an Unequal World: An Empancipatory Manfesto [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/]. In it, Tom Wambeke argues that we need to “move beyond inclusion as mere access toward inclusion as transformation — a redefinition that gestures toward a truly radical inclusion. This vision demands co-designing for the pluriverse — a world where multiple ways of being and knowing coexist”. The full vignette can be read here [https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/wambeke-a.pdf]. All audio files relating to the book are also available on our podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ict4d-collective-ict4d/id1833207726] with a new episode every week. Tom is a UN Senior Executive and Chief of Learning Innovation at ITCILO [https://www.itcilo.org/]. With global experience in learning innovation, digital transformation, and foresight, he leads impactful programmes on inclusive capacity development. A speaker, strategist, and facilitator, he collaborates worldwide to foster sustainable, tech-enabled solutions for digital inclusion. Full details of the book are available through the following links: * An overview [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/] * What others are saying about the book [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/testimonials/] * Chapter summaries [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/chapteroutline/] * Draft of opening chapter [https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/final-ch-1.pdf] * Full drafts of all the 31 vignettes [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/vignettes/] contributed by other leading researchers and practitioners * Flyer [https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/folding-flyer.pdf] about the book Order your copy direct from Routledge here [https://www.routledge.com/9781032983042] ---------------------------------------- OTHER RECENT EPISODES https://ict4d.org.uk/category/podcasts/feed/ [https://ict4d.org.uk/category/podcasts/feed/]

Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World (Episode 23) – Ugo Vallauri on “The Right to Repair”

[https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/vallauri-1000.jpg?w=863] This is the twenty-third episode of our podcast based on the vignettes contributed by friends and colleagues to Tim Unwin’s new book Digital Technologies in an Unequal World: An Empancipatory Manfesto [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/]. In it, Ugo Vallauri shows how “it’s possible to give devices a second lease of life, to create abundance and digital access out of Big Tech’s deliberate attempts to make products obsolete, with extortionate pricing of spares, repair-averse design and increasingly using software as a weapon”. He shows how Restart Parties and Repair Cafés provide part of the answer to a more sustainable digitsal future, noting that “in Africa, Asia and South America repair remains vital: a necessity, not a privilege”. The full vignette can be read here [https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/vallauri.pdf]. All audio files relating to the book are also available on our podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ict4d-collective-ict4d/id1833207726] with a new episode every week. Ugo is co-founder/co-director of The Restart Project [https://therestartproject.org/], a charity which promotes repair to change our throwaway economy. He’s a co-founder of Right to Repair Europe [https://repair.eu/], a coalition advocating for ambitious right to repair legislation. Ugo is a fellow of the Ashoka Foundation in Italy, with 20 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector Full details of the book are available through the following links: * An overview [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/] * What others are saying about the book [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/testimonials/] * Chapter summaries [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/chapteroutline/] * Draft of opening chapter [https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/final-ch-1.pdf] * Full drafts of all the 31 vignettes [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/vignettes/] contributed by other leading researchers and practitioners * Flyer [https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/folding-flyer.pdf] about the book Order your copy direct from Routledge here [https://www.routledge.com/9781032983042] ---------------------------------------- OTHER RECENT EPISODES https://ict4d.org.uk/category/podcasts/feed/ [https://ict4d.org.uk/category/podcasts/feed/]

Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World (Episode 22) – Jamie Proctor on “The Right People, Building Things They Understand, and Striving to Deliver Directly for Citizens”

[https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/proctor-1000.jpg?w=863] This is the twenty-second episode of our podcast based on the vignettes contributed by friends and colleagues to Tim Unwin’s new book Digital Technologies in an Unequal World: An Empancipatory Manfesto [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/]. In it, Jamie Proctor argues that “to serve the needs of the world’s poorest and most marginalised it is essential to systematise … changes towards multidisciplinary teams, delivering iteratively, with a focus on citizens. Otherwise, the potential benefits of digital technology in the public sector will never be realised”. The full vignette can be read here [https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/proctor.pdf]. All audio files relating to the book are also available on our podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ict4d-collective-ict4d/id1833207726] with a new episode every week. Jamie’s background cuts across research, education and technology. He has worked in tech start-ups, across UK Government digital teams, and established a school construction NGO in Malawi. He wrote this contribution whilst seconded to EdTech Hub from FCDO, and maintains keen research interests in the development of climate resilient and sustainable school infrastructure. Full details of the book are available through the following links: * An overview [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/] * What others are saying about the book [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/testimonials/] * Chapter summaries [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/chapteroutline/] * Draft of opening chapter [https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/final-ch-1.pdf] * Full drafts of all the 31 vignettes [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/vignettes/] contributed by other leading researchers and practitioners * Flyer [https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/folding-flyer.pdf] about the book Order your copy direct from Routledge here [https://www.routledge.com/9781032983042] ---------------------------------------- OTHER RECENT EPISODES https://ict4d.org.uk/category/podcasts/feed/ [https://ict4d.org.uk/category/podcasts/feed/]

Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World (Episode 21) – Ettie Unwin on “Crafting a More Equitable Framework for Global Epidemiological Research Practice: Working With Not On”

[https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/unwin-1000.jpg?w=863] This is the twenty-first episode of our podcast based on the vignettes contributed by friends and colleagues to Tim Unwin’s new book Digital Technologies in an Unequal World: An Empancipatory Manfesto [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/]. In it, Ettie Unwin draws on her experience in using statistics and mathematical modelling of infectious diseases to argue powerfully that scientists (and by implication all of us) need to work with rather than on people living in economically poor parts of the world. As she says “Since the global burden of infectious disease is not equitable, it’s important to help train my future colleagues around the world in methods and tools so they can model transmission themselves”. The full vignette can be read here [https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/unwin-hjt.pdf]. All audio files relating to the book are also available on our podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ict4d-collective-ict4d/id1833207726] with a new episode every week. Ettie is a Senior Lecturer in Statistical Science at the University of Bristol where her research focuses on developing methodologies related to infectious disease transmission to improve global public health. She is passionate about co-creating research with partners in areas where the global burden of disease is highest, whilst sharing her technical knowledge when appropriate. Full details of the book are available through the following links: * An overview [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/] * What others are saying about the book [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/testimonials/] * Chapter summaries [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/chapteroutline/] * Draft of opening chapter [https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/final-ch-1.pdf] * Full drafts of all the 31 vignettes [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/vignettes/] contributed by other leading researchers and practitioners * Flyer [https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/folding-flyer.pdf] about the book Order your copy direct from Routledge here [https://www.routledge.com/9781032983042] ---------------------------------------- OTHER RECENT EPISODES https://ict4d.org.uk/category/podcasts/feed/ [https://ict4d.org.uk/category/podcasts/feed/]

Digital Inclusion in an Unequal World (Episode 20) – Dato’ Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi on “It’s about what technology can do for society”

[https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tarmizi-1000.jpg?w=863] This is the twentieth episode of our podcast based on the vignettes contributed by friends and colleagues to Tim Unwin’s new book Digital Technologies in an Unequal World: An Empancipatory Manfesto [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/]. In it, Dato’ Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi draws on his experiences in Malaysia to reflect on what has changed over the last two decades in terms of how and why digital tech is being used, from the days of kedai.com which was seen as being a way to “bridge the digital divide” to the contemporary period when Malaysia is still providing free collective broadband to rural and underserved communities. He concludes that “the technology has evolved and yet inequalities still remain. In the end, it’s never about the technology but it’s about what technology can do for society. Let’s begin by agreeing on the societies we want, then apply the appropriate technologies to make them thrive”. The full vignette can be read here [https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/tarmizi.pdf]. All audio files relating to the book are also available on our podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ict4d-collective-ict4d/id1833207726] with a new episode every week. Sharil, from Malaysia, trained and practised as a lawyer, became a policy maker, went into corporate finance and then moved on to become a telco regulator and a trade negotiator. Thereafter, got involved in corporate restructuring, automotive, infrastructure and aviation, whilst dabbling in a spot of angel investing, startup mentoring, media and movie making. He is currently serving as the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia. Full details of the book are available through the following links: * An overview [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/] * What others are saying about the book [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/testimonials/] * Chapter summaries [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/chapteroutline/] * Draft of opening chapter [https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/final-ch-1.pdf] * Full drafts of all the 31 vignettes [https://ict4d.org.uk/diuw/vignettes/] contributed by other leading researchers and practitioners * Flyer [https://ict4d.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/folding-flyer.pdf] about the book Order your copy direct from Routledge here [https://www.routledge.com/9781032983042] ---------------------------------------- OTHER RECENT EPISODES https://ict4d.org.uk/category/podcasts/feed/ [https://ict4d.org.uk/category/podcasts/feed/]