Global challenges—climate change, conflict, disease—demand collective solutions. International cooperation, often polarised in public debate, is essential to align national and global interests. Global South Perspectives offers a platform for researchers from the Global South to propose actionable, locally grounded solutions that contribute to restructuring international cooperation for a better future.
Imagine a global debate on artificial intelligence (AI) centered on advancing high-cost technologies, data privacy and ethics. While these are prominent issues for developed economies, this narrow focus risks overlooking the contrasting priorities of around 85% of the world’s population—the Global South.
Reflections on three aspects that hold the region back from leveraging the potential of digital technologies in education.
What governance trends emerged during the pandemic, and what are their implications for the achievement of the SDGs?
Across the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the state of inequality. Existing gaps in opportunity and quality of [...]
While the rapid shift to digital platforms enabled many people around the world to continue to study and work despite movement restrictions, it also revealed significant disparities and gave rise to new inequalities.
How can EdTech help advance learning and reduce inequalities in primary and secondary education in the developing world?
This policy brief addresses crucial concerns that must be addressed for online learning to survive in the face of future external shocks and prevent the loss of education gains, with a focus on at-risk groups like female students.
Greater recognition of Global South inputs creates demand and therefore allows room for other perspectives.
On the two year anniversary of the World Health Organization declaring a pandemic, Estefania Charvet of Southern Voice reflects on what has changed since the start of Covid-19.
