I have long advised people interested in a global economic development career to study anthropology, better still, anthropology with development studies, as I did at Sussex University. There are not enough people focused on understanding people in the technology-for-development world. You see plenty of ‘Technology Advisor’ roles, but where are the “People Advisors?” I do not think I have seen a single technology job description require time spent in the field to understand the human context of technology use in global development…and, no mention of the word “anthropology.” A question that I often get asked when people get over the shock that I have [...]