We all have our philosophies, whether or not we are aware of this fact, and our philosophies are not worth very much. But the impact of our philosophies upon our actions and our lives is often devastating. This makes it necessary to try to improve our philosophies by criticism. This is the only apology for the continued existence of philosophy which I am able to offer. (K. R. Popper, Objective Knowledge. An Evolutionary Approach, London: Oxford University Press, 1974)

The author of this blog Palwasha Ahmadzai has experience of management, coordination and leading e-government projects, and providing e-governance consulting services to Ministry of Communications and IT and other key ministries in Afghanistan.

Palwasha is PhD candidate and working as Early Stage Researcher at School of Business and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, and her research interest is Technology Governance.

She has completed Human-Computer Interaction masters program from School of Digital Technologies, Tallinn University. Her research interest was human-centered service design and public sector innovation via Design Thinking processes. Thesis title is “Public Sector Innovation Through Design Thinking: Creating Public Services Design Guideline in Afghanistan Context”, and research focus is on how to achieve e-gov goals via design thinking and inclusive approach by enabling experts from cross-disciplinary fields to design human-centered digital solutions.

This blog is an individual’s perspective and purpose is to provide neutral discussion regarding challenges and also provide recommendations for possible improvements in Technology Governance, digital transformation and public services design matters in Afghanistan.