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Artificial Intelligence Improves Writing Skills for Brazilian Students

Artificial Intelligence Improves Writing Skills for Brazilian Students

Published on: May 15 2025 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
Artificial intelligence has the potential to support teachers in completing time-intensive, subjective tasks, such as grading essays, and to provide individualized...
Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural Peru with Long-Distance WiFi

Bridging the Digital Divide in Rural Peru with Long-Distance WiFi

Published on: May 13 2025 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
In the Santiago River Basin of Peru’s Amazonas region, an ambitious initiative is underway to bridge the digital divide and bring reliable internet connectivity...
Financial Collapse is Forcing Radical United Nations Restructuring

Financial Collapse is Forcing Radical United Nations Restructuring

Published on: May 08 2025 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
Executive Summary: Compounded Crisis: Massive US foreign aid terminations (~79 million people affected per OCHA) have drastically worsened a pre-existing, severe...
We Must Invest in Locally-owned Health Data Systems

We Must Invest in Locally-owned Health Data Systems

Published on: May 06 2025 by Guest Writer - 4 Comments
Over the past two months, major funding cuts have created profound disruptions across global health programs, putting local and global health at risk. According...
Current Trends and Future Prospects of GenAI in the Public Sector

Current Trends and Future Prospects of GenAI in the Public Sector

Published on: May 01 2025 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
  The public sector is traditionally viewed as a laggard when it comes to adopting cutting-edge technologies. However, a recent comprehensive survey by Oliver...
AI-Enhanced Education Technology Increases Learning Outcomes

AI-Enhanced Education Technology Increases Learning Outcomes

Published on: Apr 29 2025 by Guest Writer - 3 Comments
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...
Women Find Multiple Barriers to Using Digital Payments in India

Women Find Multiple Barriers to Using Digital Payments in India

Published on: Apr 24 2025 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
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...
We Need Guardrails to Stop the Wild West of Artificial Intelligence

We Need Guardrails to Stop the Wild West of Artificial Intelligence

Published on: Apr 22 2025 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, artificial intelligence stands as perhaps our most transformative innovation—and potentially our most...
African Digital Colonialism is the New Face of Worker Exploitation

African Digital Colonialism is the New Face of Worker Exploitation

Published on: Apr 17 2025 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
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...
What is Responsible AI vs. Trustworthy AI for Africans?

What is Responsible AI vs. Trustworthy AI for Africans?

Published on: Apr 09 2025 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
The shift from Responsible AI to Trustworthy AI evident in policies and practice represents an evolution in how organisations and governments conceptualise and...