Twitter is Dying. Join Us on Mastodon for Lively ICT4D Discussions
Two years ago, I noted that ICT4D discussions were dead on Twitter. That was very disappointing. The conversations and debates on Twitter from 2008 to around 2014...
What Is Your Activist TV Show Pitch Using ICT4D to Save the World?
The Activist is a competition series starting October 22nd on the CBS network that features six inspiring activists teamed with three high-profile public figures...
Is Twitter Now Dead for Lively #ICT4D Discussions? Asking for a Friend…
#ICT4D Twitter Used to be Great
I remember a heyday of Twitter for ICT4D discussions. Around 2009-2010, Twitter was the place to be for great digital development...
Giving Thanks to Ten Digital Development Leaders
Today in the USA it is Thanksgiving, which used to be a day we gave thanks for a bountiful harvest and successful preparations for winter, but now usually means...
Girl Effect Girl Safeguarding Policy: Digital Privacy, Security, Safety Principles & Guidelines
As Girl Effect has begun to integrate more digital tools and platforms into our work, we have become increasingly attentive to girls’ digital privacy, security...
Do ICTs Make Evaluation More Inclusive Or More Extractive?
ICTs can help make evaluation more inclusive, yet they also bring new challenges and new kinds of inequities and exclusion that we need to be aware of and solve...
A Vision for Humanitarian Uses of Emerging Technology for Emerging Needs
Linda Raftree and I are proud to present the culmination of a global dialogue series organized by the American Red Cross and IFRC: A Vision for the Humanitarian...
Top Takeaways from UNESCO and UN Women’s Mobile Learning Week
UNESCO and UN Women’s recent Mobile Learning Week conference in Paris was an ICT-focused event that brought together over 1,000 participants from more than 70...
The Emerging Opportunities for M&E in a Tech-Enabled World
The past few years have seen dramatic advances in the use of hand-held devices (phones and tablets) for program monitoring and for survey data collection. Progress...
How Can We Strengthen Local Capacity for ICTs in M&E?
New technologies are changing the nature of monitoring and evaluation, as seen in our previous Salon on the use of ICTs in M&E. However, the use of new technologies...
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