The Role of Technology in Strengthening Corporate Governance & Social Justice

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Chris Uwaje
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Mobile Software Solution

Can technology re-imagine, strengthen, and fix corporate governance and social justice systems? Let us find out. Technology means different things to different people. Amidst its conceptual and definitional issues, the human mind is somersaulted into glorifying technology consumerism, ignoring how to examine and further explore the gulf between the haves and the have nots. After all, man makes technology and comes before it. Advancing this narrative in clear perspective, we are in the quest for the equilibrium in humanity, estranged attitude, absolute capitalism and blatant individualism; the empathy required in upholding enduring human values.

We should explore technology from the inside, rather than appreciating the external features. Currently, social justice is crucified at the altar of neglected corporate governance. Meanwhile, the rule of law is rapidly becoming an abstract world, in the face of an intentionally weakened and abused judicial system. Consequently, it conjures a nonrepresentational model of governance since the commonwealth and endowed resources of the people by the people should equitably and democratically belong to the people.

Additionally, the deliberate vacuum created by the iniquities of abandoned meritocracy equitable sharing and blatant neglect of the philosophy of compulsory education through governance builds and erroneously sustains an endless mirage that keeps the majority addicted to handouts and consumerism by the minority. Consequently, the visionary pursuit of knowledge through the scaffold of the well-structured inter-generational web of critical information and data is fraudulently manipulated, somersaulted, and derailed into a meandering gulf of woeful tails of the unexpected!

Shocks from the above further make the dream of attaining the SDGs in Africa – what it currently is – a recurring pipe dream and wasteful venture. The equation enunciated by the concept of ‘from waste to wealth’ affirms that indeed, the non-existence of trustworthy corporate governance, ethical and equitable social justice begets waste of available resources in a given society! The above inefficiency syndrome can be extracted from leadership irresponsibility and ignorance on the benefits of leveraging science and technology to demystify and resolve the attendant challenges of effective governance.

Sustainable development must be structured as, and moored on the character of trustworthiness, corporate governance and social justice. Only then can the SDGs be attained. It is noteworthy to affirm that cash money from oil & gas cannot create wealth. Furthermore, sustainable development cannot be wished, rather it must be earned, with a substantive injection of elements of empathy across the board to invigorate…

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