Some words about my master thesis
By Cédric Pierre-Louis on Tuesday 4 August 2009, 12:49 - Computer & High-Tech - Permalink
As you may know if you already read this post on my blog, I am not
only doing an internship in Brussels, but I am also working on my Master
thesis. Indeed, this year 2009, I'm achieving my last year of studies. To my
mind a thesis (Master or Phd thesis, whatever) is a very relevant step in your
education and personal curriculum.
So even if your teachers or lecturers do not except from you an extraordinary essay, I do think that you should be as ambitious as you can when it is about writing YOUR thesis. Because, this ultimate stage has something symbolic. It is probably the last academic project you will do and while reading your thesis people can judge your achievments and say what was on your mind at the end of your student life.
It is not always true, but your thesis is also a good indicator of what subject or sector are you the most interested in. Consequently, your master can have a significant influence on your professional orientations, and can permit to accede some career opportunities or just help you to find your way. Now, let's talk about the subject of my thesis.
As you noticed on my blog, I'm keen on IT, high technology and innovation. So, even if I hesitated a lot before choosing the subject I will work on, I was sure of one thing : I will focus on a thema relating to IT issues. I first started thinking of writing a thesis about how IT can be used as a extraordinary political mobilisation tool. The Obama campaign was the main "phenomenon" which motivates me to opt for this thema. That's why I attended to some conferences like this one or that one.
But I was curious about another topic; how ICT contributed and are still contributing to the BRICs' development? For those who do not know this acronym, BRICS refers to the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China. This term was used for the first time in 2003 by the investment bank, Goldman Sachs, which speculated that by 2050 these four economies would be wealthier than most of the current major economic powers.
Finally I decide to write a master thesis about how ICT can be a vehicle for
development of emerging countries. One person helped me to make the right
choice, this person is Salah , someone very special and inspiring, that I met
in Brussels and who became my friend. What did he do to make me realize that
"ICT and Development" was the best choice? In fact he just asked me one
question : What can bring your thesis to
Humankind?