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It only gets worse for the poor
Aithorix compares his journey with Stitchwel’s and discovers how unequal the system really is
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“They didn’t push me out. The system did.”
Last episode had Aithorix reminisce his first time at a passport office in Bureaunia as he waited more than eight hours to collect a passport form. This week, he concludes his memories about the entirety of the passport process and how he felt as he left Bureaunia to go for higher studies.
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When 100% Isn’t Really 100%
Finance Secretary Fiscalia is known as the reformer who asks uncomfortable questions. In every meeting, she asks: “What incentive does this create at the last mile?”
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Paulix’s Counter: Why I Said “Cash Only”
I’m Paulix. I run the corner shop where Bureaunia’s “digital future” meets real life: rice by the scoop, soap by the bar, medicine in small strips. People don’t make one big monthly purchase. They make many small ones fast, urgent, right at my counter.
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How Do I Eat on a Digital Allowance?
I’m Mariamix. I’m the grandmother your system is supposed to work for.
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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from Bureaunia
Traditionally, digital innovation was a one-way street where knowledge flowed from the Global North to the South. However, 2025 marked a historic reversal of this 20th-century paradigm.
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How do I prove I’m alive?
What to How … The remarkable difference I saw between Cairo and Cape Town was the shift of discussion from “What is DPI?” to “How do I implement DPI?” Quite amazing if you consider how unprepared many of these conference participants felt when they attended the DPI Summit 2024 in Cairo compared with how…