ICT4D

PhD Summer School addresses Digital Humanism from the Global South Perspective

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Accra, 6 September 2026, we just concluded, very successfully, the Second African Digital Humanism Summer School, one of the outreach events of the EURIDICE project, chaired by associate partner UDS. To this educational event, 61 PhD and post-graduate students from 11 countries have actively participated. From this group, 50 students fully completed all requirements of the School, and obtained a 2-ECTS MicroCredential Certificate (compliant with the EU Guidelines). There was a good geographical and gender … Read more

Where exactly are you? Geocoding for Disaster Response in India – a new master thesis

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Evaluating AI-enhanced Geocoding for Informal Locations – a new master thesis by Adithya Vasisth on a research subject of the Digital Divide, the Digital Society and Global Citizenship. Abstract – Crisis mapping technologies assume every person has a formal address, a reliable internet connectivity, and communicates in English. Most disaster-affected communities have none of these. When disasters strike, affected populations report emergencies through platforms promising democratized response. Yet a persistent bottleneck emerges: translating informal location … Read more

First EURIDICE Professional Life-Long-Learning Module: ICT for Social Good

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Turin, Italy, February 2024. At the request of the University of Turin, Italy, EURIDICE has delivered its first Professional Life-Long-Learning module (WP4). It is entitled “Introduction to ICT4D and Interdisciplinary Applications”, and it has been delivered as part of Turin’s master degree program “ICT For Development and Social Good” (https://www.ictforsocialgoodmaster.eu/). 15 professionals in various areas of Development participated, from all over the world (Africa, Latin America, Europe, Middle East).