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 The gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions is well documented. Women comprise just 28% of the global STEM workforce and only 35% of STEM graduates worldwide. These figures have...

The findings from a Global Mapping of AI in CHW Programs across low- and middle-income countries by Nate Miller is very telling. He found 38 different AI systems to support community health workers, with a large majority...

The development community needs to wake up to a harsh reality: the same digital sovereignty rhetoric we’ve championed to counter American and Chinese tech monopolies is being weaponized by authoritarian regimes to...

Only one in six countries will meet SDG4 and achieve universal access to quality education by 2030, while an annual financing gap of US$97 billion exists for low- and lower-middle-income countries to reach quality education...

Low- and middle-income countries often make the same mistake with every new technology wave. They chase the Silicon Valley model, throwing resources at private companies and hoping market forces will magically create equitable...

A few weeks back I had a really energising conversation with Bert Maerten, the International Program Director for Oxfam Denmark. Like many in his position, Bert was looking to make sense of the fast-moving world of Generative...

African startups raised only $2.2 billion in 2024, representing just 0.6% of global startup funding, highlighting a massive financing gap that leaves promising tech entrepreneurs without the capital needed to scale digital...

Today, we face twin challenges: improving impact while navigating a growing funding crisis. I believe reimagining how organizations generate, manage, and use data can help meet both. This is not a magic bullet, but it is...

I’ve lost count of how many AI-for-development projects I’ve seen crash and burn. Not because the technology wasn’t impressive or the intentions weren’t noble, but because teams fundamentally misunderstood...