Katherine Peterson

Katherine Peterson is a graduate of NYU in New York, and received a Masters in International Relations and Development. Her course work has focused on international development theory, and political and economic approaches towards improving conditions in the more impoverished parts of the world. This passion was spurned through her first hand experiences when studying abroad while in undergrad and examining the application of theoretical projects. By examining competing theories and past failures, she believes that developed nations and enlightened individuals working on the ground can unite in bringing about small and meaningful changes to the world. During her time working for The SISGI Group, Katie wrote about impact strategies and their effects on the globalized market, and the subsequent political ramifications that may ensue. Follow her on Twitter @ktp907

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Dec 13

Conquering the Global Digital Divide

I stumbled upon an image this weekend showing the digital divide of the world. It graphically shows what parts of the globe have access to digital technology, measured through IP address locations. Showing the layers between high and low-density areas in relation to internet access is powerful. I once heard someone say that Africa is …

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Dec 09

A Busy Few Weeks For Hillary

For those watching the news on a regular basis, it has been hard not to notice that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is everywhere. In the last few weeks, she has seemed to collect more sky miles than ever, and has made some significant splashes along the way. Starting off last week, Clinton was in …

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Dec 05

Reflections on Busan

In my post last week about Busan, I laid out what goals I wished to see accomplished at the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. I stated earlier that I would like to see emerging economies start to play a greater role in international aid. Also I wish to see a greater recognition of the …

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Nov 29

What do you know about Busan?

To begin with, today Tuesday the 29th, the Fourth High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness opens in Busan, South Korea. The goal of this Forum is to focus on developing efficient ways of giving international aid while working to build stronger partnerships between donor and recipient governments.  This is the first time the forum is being …

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Nov 22

Festival of Thinkers

This last week, I had the honor to attend the Festival of Thinkers conference in Abu Dhabi. In what turned out to be essentially a whirlwind trip, I was chosen to represent NYU over a weekend, and by the following Wednesday I was on an airplane to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Now …

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Nov 09

Is America in Decline?

Have you ever thought about a declining American culture? To think that a “culture” or a way of life can systematically change or decline is not something that average citizens typically thinks about. Yes, we have heard the “When I was your age” tales reminiscing over the past, but do these actually bear any weight …

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Nov 03

Sustainable Urban Development for the Future

A few weeks back I went to a Garmeen Creative Lab Workshop, where Bill Moggridge, the Director of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum spoke about the new exhibition: Design With the Other 90% Cities. I was reminded of this exhibit when I was researching for my last piece on the 7 billionth person entering the world. The role of this …

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Nov 01

Happy 7 Billionth Birthday?

Yesterday, October 31st, we saw the earth’s population reach 7 billion people. Oddly enough, I didn’t feel the ground shake or claustrophobia overwhelm me when I went outside. Instead, it was not until my Twitter feed started sharing all sorts of stories about what should/would/has happened and how us humans are going to face the …

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Oct 25

The US Focus on Uganda: Why Now? (part 2)

In my blog post last week I addressed the history of the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) in an effort to show who they are and what this organization is doing in Uganda and other countries in Africa. I hope that I was able to convey that the LRA are not, as Limbaugh seemed to think …

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Oct 21

US Focus on Uganda: the LRA (part 1)

In a previous post, I wrote about the indigenous populations in Uganda. Once again, Ugandans are in the news thanks in large part this time to Rush Limbaugh. On October 14th, Mr. Limbaugh became aware that President Obama was sending peacekeeping troops to Uganda in an effort to curb the brutality of the Lords Resistance …

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