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Anna Bon is researcher and lecturer in Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) and Digital Humanism at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Maastricht University, and senior project manager at VU Amsterdam’s International Office (CIS Centre for International Cooperation). She directs the interdisciplinary research, education and community service program W4RA (Web alliance for Regreening in Africa). Her interdisciplinary research centers around how innovative context-aware technologies can be developed in a co-creative way to support local value chains and improve food security, serving especially smallholder farmers and communities in Africa’s drylands. Her international projects include digital voice-service support for local cereal seeds value networks in West Africa (Mali); ICT4D Community Service Learning in rural Sarawak, Malaysia; Sustainability and Ethics in Digital Development; AI for Sustainable Development, and the Amsterdam Digital Divide. Anna Bon is a Senior Editor of the Electronic Journal for Information Systems in Developing Countries. Anna supports the Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism.
Ancillary activities
- Digital Humanism Association | Wenen | Steering Committee member | 2025-08-28 - present
- Pangea Adviesbureau | Amsterdam | Directeur/eigenaar | 2025-08-28 - present
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Academic qualification
ICT for Development, PhD, Intervention or Collaboration? Redesigning Information and Communication Technologies for Development, Maastricht University
Award Date: 15 Dec 2020
Keywords
- T Technology
- International Development
User created Keywords
- Digital Society
- Digital Humanism
- Global Citizenship
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Digital (in)equality, digital inclusion, digital humanism: Summary of the web science workshop DigDivDighum-20
Bon, A. & Akkermans, H., Jul 2020, WebSci '20 Companion: Companion Publication of the 12th ACM Conference on Web Science. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 3-5 3 p.Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Intervention or Collaboration? Redesigning Information and Communication Technologies for Development
Bon, A., 15 Dec 2020, Amsterdam: Pangea. 362 p.Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis – Research and graduation external
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A Lightweight Downscaled Approach to Automatic Speech Recognition for Small Indigenous Languages
Stan, G. V., Baart, A., Dittoh, F., Akkermans, H. & Bon, A., Jun 2022, WebSci '22: [Proceedings] 14th ACM Web Science Conference 2022. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 451-458 8 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review
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Web Science 2022: Conference Chairs' Welcome Message
Seneviratne, O., Weber, I., Yasseri, T., Bon, A., Srinivas, S., Ibáñez, L. D., Portela, M., Baeza-Yates, R. & Weller, K., Jun 2022, WebSci 2022: Proceedings of the 14th ACM Web Science Conference. Association for Computing Machinery, p. III-VII 5 p. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series).Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript › Academic
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Connecting the Unconnected
Bon, A. (Speaker)
10 Apr 2017Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Professional
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4th International Workshop on Downscaling the (Semantic) Web
Bon, A. (Organiser) & de Boer, V. (Organiser)
29 Aug 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop › Academic
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Connecting the Unconnected
Bon, A. (Speaker)
18 Mar 2016Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Professional
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3rd International Symposium "Perspectives on ICT4D"
Bon, A. (Chair) & de Boer, V. (Chair)
6 Apr 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
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2nd International Symposium "Perspectives on ICT4D"
Bon, A. (Chair) & de Boer, V. (Chair)
22 May 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic