Will Digital Knowledge Complement or Undermine Human Knowledge?

Introduction In the era of readily available digital information and AI assistance, a critical question emerges for educators: to what extent does digital knowledge enhance traditional learning, and conversely, does it pose a risk of undermining the essential process of learning and understanding? As professional instructors, we understand the importance Read more…

Elevating Programming Education: A Case for Embracing C# as a Core Language

Introduction In today’s dynamic tech landscape, the demand for versatile programmers capable of handling multiplatform designs, particularly in the mobile apps sector, is at an all-time high. Recognizing this evolving need, there is a compelling argument for re-evaluating traditional programming curricula to better align with current industry trends. Addressing the Read more…

Open Location Code: What Developing Countries Need to Leap into the Future for Addressing and Navigation

Introduction Occasionally, transformative technologies emerge to empower nations on a broader scale. Consider the impact of mobile technology—an innovation that traversed a spectrum from landline and ISDN [1] in developed countries , but that enabled the direct adoption of digital mobile phones in underdeveloped nations, foregoing the intermediate steps. Economists Read more…

“Building a Balanced and Fulfilling Life: Insights from ChatGPT on Resilience, Empathy, and Gratitude” – by ChatGPT

Introduction This article was produced by ChatGPT, my only contribution being quizzing ChatGPT and a minor suggestion as you will note below. Even the title was suggested by ChatGPT. ChatGPT is the Artificial Intelligence (AI) system for OpenAI. Enjoy reading this amazing encounter with the ChatGPT. My First Question to Read more…

Plugging the Leaky Bucket: A Technologist’s View of Ethio Telecom’s Proposed Privatization

Innovations as Catalysts for Growth Technological innovation is one of the fundamental instruments of growth to help developing countries lift themselves out of poverty. In the context of economic developments over recent decades, technological innovations draw exemplary inspirations from the Four Asian Tigers (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan) Read more…

The PC Killed Time-Share Computing; Will Cloud Computing Bring It Back?

Overview If you’re old enough to recall PDP-11 minicomputers (even this term seem to be fading!) and similar multi-user computers running the Unix operating system – yes, famous at being multitasking multi-user operating system – you’ll no doubt remember a cluster of dumb terminals connected to a central computer for time-sharing of compute power. In those days (I knew the Read more…