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IB Digital Society: HL extension: Challenges and interventions
Global well-being, governance and human rights, sustainability. 2 subtopics, 9 key terms.
In this topic: 10.1 · 10.2
10.1Global well-being and governance challenges HL
Key terms
- Challenge
- A complex, large-scale problem where digital systems play a role.
- Intervention
- A planned action to address a challenge (policy, technology, campaign).
- Global well-being
- Health, education, and quality of life worldwide.
- Governance and human rights
- Rules, institutions and rights in a digital age.
- Sustainable development
- Meeting present needs without harming future generations.
The HL extension studies challenges and interventions in three areas: global well-being, governance and human rights, and sustainable development.
The full notes, worked example and check questions for this subtopic are in the app.
Exam tip: Build a mini-portfolio of 3–4 challenges with dated interventions and evidence of impact.
10.2Evaluating interventions and Paper 3 HL
Key terms
- Paper 3
- HL only: 1 h 15 min, 30 marks, 25 %, based on a pre-released challenge; you recommend and justify an intervention.
- Feasibility
- Whether an intervention can realistically be implemented.
- Recommendation
- A justified proposal for action.
- Trade-off
- Gaining one benefit at the cost of another.
Evaluate interventions by effectiveness, feasibility (cost, technology, politics), ethics and impacts on stakeholders.
The full notes, worked example and check questions for this subtopic are in the app.
Exam tip: Use a criteria table (effectiveness, feasibility, ethics, stakeholders) to compare interventions quickly.
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