Answer the following questions in 1 or 2 paragraphs each(around 100+ words). You don’t need to refer to any sources other those assigned for this module. Your answers should be in your own words.
1) Summarize Peter Singer’s argument that we are obligated to help those living in poverty. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.
2) Explain why Kentaro Toyama believes that technology alone cannot solve the problem of poverty.
3) Explain one of the examples given in any of the readings, videos, or podcasts for this module of how technology HAS been successful in alleviating poverty.
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Please see the following sources and the attachment in this Module(total 6):
https://bostonreview.net/archives/BR35.6/toyama.ph… (Can Technology End Poverty?)
https://www.humanosphere.org/wp-content/uploads/20… (Podcast Interview with Kentaro Toyama (start at 11:17))
https://theconversation.com/initiatives-to-close-t… (Initiatives to close the digital divide must last beyond the COVID-19 pandemic to work)
https://borgenproject.org/10-technological-solutio… (10 Technological Solutions to Poverty)
org/charity-stories/u-n-study-digitization-of-kenyan-farmer-payments-helps-tackle-poverty/”>https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/charity-stories/… (U.N Study: Digitization of Kenyan Farmer Payments Helps Tackle Poverty)
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