Is it the hip urban youth chatting online and the techies writing code for their next breakthrough product? Or is it the lack of internet access and digital mobile devices that a three-year-old can handle but a 60-year-old person is struggling with?
One way or the other, digital divide manifests itself in diverse forms across the world.
With the digital transformation pushing forward, the digital divide gap is growing worldwide.
But there is a silver lining – digital change makers and pioneers are role models who make sure that no one is left behind. They resolve the alleged contradictions between traditional and contemporary lifestyles, between urban and rural areas, and the use of digital technologies in these communities because digital change happens in places where you may not be expecting it.
That is why the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) launched the exhibition “Chiefs in Tech”, implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and Kwaku David Photography.
BMZ invited Chiefs and Queen Mothers from Ghana, who are digital pioneers in their communities, to be part of this photo exhibition and to showcase their engagement with digital technologies. For many people, digital technology such as a mobile device is already an integral part of their daily lives in remote areas just as much as in cities.
Digital technologies already help us attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Beyond solving development challenges in a variety of sectors, such as healthcare, agriculture and the energy sector, digital technologies accelerate access to knowledge, jobs, foster equality and ensure participation of different groups.
The photo exhibition “Chiefs in Tech” portrays female and male traditional authorities from different (rural) regions of Ghana.
Behind each portrait lies the story of fascinating individuals who function as digital pioneers utilizing digital technologies in their communities to close the digital divide.
Get inspired!
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By: Kwaku David (Photographs by Kwaku David Photography)
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