Co-authored with Mohsen Gul (University of Nottingham). This is based on research conducted for UNDP Innovation Unit Africa. For the purpose of this article, the Global South refers to countries in Africa, Latin America, and developing Asia including the Middle East. 1 Current Landscape To date almost all of research work has been focused onContinue reading “Is Artificial Intelligence the frontier solution to Global South’s wicked development challenges?”
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GBox Sustainability Prize Entry: An unexpected day at the green circle
This winning entry is written by Naba Batool from the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore. Naba has won GBox Sustainability Prize under Sustainable Writing Competition arranged in colloboration with EPS Times at GC University Lahore. A warm sunny day, it was. Shayan got up early in the morning. After brushing his teeth, heContinue reading “GBox Sustainability Prize Entry: An unexpected day at the green circle”
ASEAN 4.0: Strengthening Environmental Governance in ASEAN Region through Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies
About 40% of the land in six Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries is suffering from ‘severe or very severe’ human-induced degradation. With economic growth projected to grow at 8% a year for the next six years, pressure on the environment will increase substantially. As fourth industrial revolution reshapes economies and disrupt incumbencies, interestContinue reading “ASEAN 4.0: Strengthening Environmental Governance in ASEAN Region through Fourth Industrial Revolution Technologies”
ڈگری برائے علم یا نوکری؟
Sher Afghan Ranjha currently studies at the Government College University Lahore and at the age of 18 has raised an important question on behalf of his peers. In this essay titled ‘Degree for knowledge or job?’, he attempts to unravel the missing link of Pakistan’s current education system i.e. focus on real, holistic learning. SustainableContinue reading “ڈگری برائے علم یا نوکری؟”
How many of these weird facts do you know about Asia?
Take this GBox Original Buzzfeed Quiz on Asia. If you answer all correctly, you are as weird as the questions in this one. //cdn.iframe.ly/embed.js
It’s GCSE week in the UK! Let’s recall our geography lessons
Take this Buzzfeed Quiz and may be you can improve upon your original grade! //cdn.iframe.ly/embed.js
Our favourite ‘green’ kid movies
David Whitley, a lecturer at Cambridge University says that Disney’s films have helped generations of children develop “a critical awareness of contested environmental issues” since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released in 1937. Bambi, Baloo, the bear from The Jungle Book, and the clownfish in Finding Nemo are some of our favourite greenContinue reading “Our favourite ‘green’ kid movies”
The Green Box 