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Compounded Crisis: Massive US foreign aid terminations (~79 million people affected per OCHA) have drastically worsened a pre-existing, severe UN financial liquidity crisis, exposing deep systemic flaws.
System-Wide...
Over the past two months, major funding cuts have created profound disruptions across global health programs, putting local and global health at risk.
According to Dr. John Kaseya, Director General of Africa CDC, countries...
The public sector is traditionally viewed as a laggard when it comes to adopting cutting-edge technologies. However, a recent comprehensive survey by Oliver Giesecke of the Hoover Institution, Stanford University,...
Evidence from a large-scale AI technology intervention in India presents the impact of technology-aided instruction on K-12 literacy using an AI-based multi-sensory technology platform across a large cross-section of government...
Savitri Singh, 36, is a street vendor in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, operating her cart of fresh fruits and vegetables for almost six years. With a QR code prominently displayed between the pumpkins and gourds, she quickly...
In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, artificial intelligence stands as perhaps our most transformative innovation—and potentially our most dangerous when left unregulated. Like pioneers venturing...
In recent years, Africa has become a crucial hub for artificial intelligence development, but not in the way many might expect. Rather than benefiting from technological advancement, many Africans find themselves caught...
Language shapes how we perceive the world and, therefore, how we tackle the challenges of global development. For example, previously I asked you to stop using the term “beneficiaries” in ICT4D. We do not work...
The shift from Responsible AI to Trustworthy AI evident in policies and practice represents an evolution in how organisations and governments conceptualise and implement AI technologies.
The critical question here is,...
Technology is advancing rapidly, but at a pace that risks widening gaps between those who benefit and those who don’t.
Where solutions are available, they are often inaccessible either by design or intent because the needs...
