Author: Si Peng

Technology as a Catalyst Driving the Youth Engagement in Global Development – Boon or a Bane?

Photo: A group of young diverse people are busy with their smartphones Photo by Keira Burton: https://www.pexels.com/photo/multiracial-positive-male-and-female-students-using-smartphones-in-city-park-6146931/

Digital development has tremendously transformed lives and interactions across the globe during the past decades. The 2023 International Telecommunication Union (ITU) statistic shows, almost four in five (79%) of world’s youth aged between 15 and 24 use the internet, making the youth a generation of digital natives. Overall, more than two-thirds (67%) of the world’s population are internet users.…