Global South Perspectives
About the initiative
In our interconnected world, hurdles like economic downturns, pandemics, and climate change affect all nations—though not equally. While there is growing recognition of how crucial the perspectives from the Global South are, discrepancies in priorities, as well as resource constraints, often hinder Southern countries’ ability to take the lead in shaping solutions to our common challenges. To help address this mismatch, Southern Voice is proud to launch the Global South Perspectives project.
This peer-reviewed collection of articles creates strategic links to vital global debates, ensuring Global South voices are heard where they matter. Each piece examines how global challenges uniquely impact Southern nations. Additionally, they recommend changes at the global decision-making level for improved national outcomes.
A series of think pieces linked below capture each article’s central themes ahead of the project’s official release.
ARTICLES
Reshaping Discourse with Global South Perspectives
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. To illustrate, let's focus on three key issues connected with the development of cutting-edge, expensive technologies. Since AI advancements mainly occur in high-income economies, these innovations are designed to address their specific demands, often neglecting Global South needs and contexts. Moreover, while advanced economies can afford to invest in such high-tech solutions, Southern countries with abundant labour but limited capital will find some technologies less practical, and will tend to prioritize labour-intensive solutions. Finally, financial constraints and lower digital literacy hinder developing nations' abilities to adopt costly AI innovations, further widening the technological divide between the Global North and the Global South. This example underscores [...]
Videos
Global South Perspectives Journal Contributor - Alexander Causwell (Jamaica)
Global South Perspectives Journal Contributor - Ranjini Raghavendra (India)
Global South Perspectives Journal Contributor - Azizah Fauzi (Indonesia)
Global South Perspectives Journal Contributors - Adriana Tordoya & Mateo Villalpando
Global South Perspectives Journal Contributor - Belén Benitez (Paraguay)
Global South Perspectives Journal Contributor - Denyinye Minna Hitlar (Nigeria)
Global South Perspectives Journal Contributor - Lakmini Fernando (Sri Lanka)
Global South Perspectives Journal Contributor - Lanta Daniel (Tanzania)
