Apply Now: $1,500,000 Grants for Closing the Gender Digital Divide

Apply Now: $1,500,000 Grants for Closing the Gender Digital Divide

Published on: Apr 15 2024 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Despite global recognition of the importance of digital inclusion to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, one third of the world’s population – mostly women – remained offline at the close of 2023. At...
Winning Funding Proposals Written by Generative AI: Should That Matter to You?

Winning Funding Proposals Written by Generative AI: Should That Matter to You?

Published on: Apr 11 2024 by Wayan Vota - 11 Comments
Generative AI is getting better every day. We now have ChatGPT4, Claude 3, Gemini, Perplexity, and whole gamut of specialized GenAI tools that await your discovery. And people are using these tools in creative ways. For...
Introducing FCDO’s New Digital Development Strategy

Introducing FCDO’s New Digital Development Strategy

Published on: Apr 10 2024 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
On 18 March the FCDO launched its new Digital Development Strategy for 2024-2030. The strategy is a deliverable of the recently published White Paper on International Development which highlights how digital is becoming...
Please Register Now for GDDF 2024: Join These Exciting Sessions

Please Register Now for GDDF 2024: Join These Exciting Sessions

Published on: Apr 09 2024 by Sponsored Post - Leave a Comment
Register Now for the Global Digital Development Forum this June 12-13! GDDF Global is FREE to attend virtually GDDF DC has an early bird discount until Monday, April 15 Join us virtually, in Washington DC, and in cities...
Apply Now: Mozilla Senior Fellowship for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

Apply Now: Mozilla Senior Fellowship for Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence

Published on: Apr 08 2024 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
Building sustained political power is an important task for civil society organizations to shift the public narrative on artificial intelligence and promote trustworthy AI. Sign Up Now for more fellowship opportunities We...
Plan for Failure to Succeed with Artificial Intelligence Healthcare

Plan for Failure to Succeed with Artificial Intelligence Healthcare

Published on: Apr 04 2024 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) suggest that AI applications could transform healthcare delivery in the Global South. However, as researchers and technology companies rush to develop AI applications that...
14 Barriers to Using Open Data for Better Development Decisions

14 Barriers to Using Open Data for Better Development Decisions

Published on: Apr 03 2024 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
Open data became a global phenomenon slightly over a decade ago and over the years has been adopted around the world by different stakeholders on the African continent. It refers to data that can be accessed, used, re-used,...
Breaking News: Bill Gates Sacks Foundation Staff for Generative AI Copilot

Breaking News: Bill Gates Sacks Foundation Staff for Generative AI Copilot

Published on: Apr 01 2024 by Bertie Heliograf - 20 Comments
Seattle, WA. – For Immediate Release, April 1, 2024: Today marks the start of a new era in international development. In a stunning move, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, laid off the entire...
Please Give USAID Your Feedback on the Global AI Research Agenda

Please Give USAID Your Feedback on the Global AI Research Agenda

Published on: Mar 28 2024 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
The rapid development of artificial intelligence technologies is taking place in a highly-connected global context, in which funding, data, talent, and computing resources flow across borders to create globally-sourced products...