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How Natural Language Processing Can Predict Election Violence in Kenya

How Natural Language Processing Can Predict Election Violence in Kenya

Published on: Apr 17 2024 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
Scholars and practitioners have contributed much to our understanding of the broader macro drivers of violence in fragile settings. They identify how shocks interact...
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...
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...
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...
Mobile Broadband Internet Increases Household Income in Vietnam

Mobile Broadband Internet Increases Household Income in Vietnam

Published on: Mar 27 2024 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
New developments of existing technologies over time have led to emergent patterns of technology adoption and accordingly changing impacts on economy and society. Mobile...
How Girls Access Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Information Online

How Girls Access Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Information Online

Published on: Mar 21 2024 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
How can we harness the power of digital technology to improve adolescent girls’ and young women’s SRHR? That was the key question informing Going Online for...
New Handbook on How to Measure International Digital Trade

New Handbook on How to Measure International Digital Trade

Published on: Mar 20 2024 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on New Handbook on How to Measure International Digital Trade
Digital technologies are transforming virtually every aspect of the economy, and international trade is no exception. Businesses and households make increasing...
How to Have Long-Term Hackathon Engagement and Success

How to Have Long-Term Hackathon Engagement and Success

Published on: Mar 14 2024 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How to Have Long-Term Hackathon Engagement and Success
Time-based events, such as hackathons, codefests, and app contests have become a global phenomenon attracting thousands of participants to hundreds of events every...
Four Educational Technology Insights from Plan Ceibal in Uruguay

Four Educational Technology Insights from Plan Ceibal in Uruguay

Published on: Mar 13 2024 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
Inspired by the One Laptop Per Child international initiative, Uruguay was the first country to implement a national-scale plan to distribute personal computers...
New USAID Toolkit on Inclusive AgriTech Digital Solution Design

New USAID Toolkit on Inclusive AgriTech Digital Solution Design

Published on: Feb 28 2024 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on New USAID Toolkit on Inclusive AgriTech Digital Solution Design
Digital development solutions have become pervasive around the world, including within resilience, environment, and food security development efforts supported...