The New Paradigm
The New Paradigm
Institute for New Global Politics
A podcast from the Institute for New Global Politics exploring global perspectives and frameworks for action related to technology, climate, democracy, migration, and conflict.
Technology and Coercion in Kenya
Powerful international actors are pressing African states to adopt DIGITAL ID and other new technologies to transform the social contract across Africa. But how will this project affect communities whose access to citizenship is already in question? In this episode of The New Paradigm podcast, we speak with Yasah Musa of the Nubian Rights Forum about the dangers of technological solutionism and its capacity to deepen social divides and reinforce political marginalization in Kenya.
Feb 6, 2023
57 min