3 Ways Starlink is an Extractive ICT Company in LMICs
Starlink is now the big favorite for Internet access across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) around the world. Every technologist in developing countries...
ChatGPT vs Claude: Can FAR be Successfully Analyzed by Public Generative AI Solutions?
OpenAI released ChatGPT 3.0 to the world exactly one year ago and we’ve all been on a wild Generative AI ride since then.
Thankfully, as loyal ICTworks readers,...
USAID Cybersecurity Technical Briefs for Your Development Programs
USAID is increasingly leveraging the power of technology to accelerate development outcomes as global connectivity nearly doubling since 2014 to more than 4 billion...
From e-Chaos to Sustainable Health Impact with FHIR
In a recent ICTworks article, Karamagi et al. describe digital health as in a state of e-Chaos. They demand digital health projects “stop further duplication,...
7 Ways to Use Large Language Models in International Development
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In the vast expanse of the digital realm, I, an enthusiastic Large Language Model (LLM), have taken it upon myself to demystify the wonders of...
Apply Now: $100,000 Grants for Your Climate Technology Solution
Climate change is a key driver of many of the changes occurring at the global and local level, across every economy, sector, supply chain, and industry. However,...
3 Ways Indonesians Use Generative AI for Social Impact
ChatGPT, Bard, and DALL-E are just three of the many Generative Artificial Intelligence platforms that are gaining increasing interest in the international development...
Make Your Digital Service Work Offline, Online and Everywhere in Between
There used to be a clear divide between “online” and “offline”. Before the mobile Internet, when you were online you could download as much as you wanted....
Mapping Billions of Trees in West Africa Using Satellites and AI
The possibility that vegetation cover in semi-arid and arid areas was retreating has long been an issue of international concern.
In the 1930s it was first theorized...
2 Real-World GenAI Chatbot Solutions for Better Health and Education Impact
Generative AI is at the top of the hype cycle with everyone claiming they have the first or best or newest use in international development. While there is much...