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What the Top 10 ICTworks Posts in 2025 Say About 5 ICT4D Trends in 2026

What the Top 10 ICTworks Posts in 2025 Say About 5 ICT4D Trends in 2026

Published on: Jan 13 2026 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
I started ICTworks seventeen (17!) years ago to engage digital development leaders, and help us all implement technology solutions more effectively in international...
Apply Now: $5,000 for Your African Telecom Hardware Startup Idea

Apply Now: $5,000 for Your African Telecom Hardware Startup Idea

Published on: Jan 12 2026 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
African startups raised just $2.2 billion in 2024. That is only 0.6% of global startup funding. Worse, most startups primarily focused on software-driven solutions,...
How Will You Respond? 6 Forces Reshaping Global Health in 2026

How Will You Respond? 6 Forces Reshaping Global Health in 2026

Published on: Jan 08 2026 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
The global health sector faces its most dramatic transformation since the creation of multilateral institutions 70 years ago. While most organizations are still...
An African AI EduTech Moment: Move Forward with Intention

An African AI EduTech Moment: Move Forward with Intention

Published on: Jan 06 2026 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
We’re at a critical inflection point for artificial intelligence in African education. The conventional wisdom in our community is that AI represents an unprecedented...
Apply Now: Digital Health Leadership Fellowship for Africans

Apply Now: Digital Health Leadership Fellowship for Africans

Published on: Jan 05 2026 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Africa’s health systems are undergoing unprecedented digital transformation, yet digital health initiatives often remain fragmented or misaligned with national...
Apply Now: TechGirls 2026 Exchange for Young Women in STEM

Apply Now: TechGirls 2026 Exchange for Young Women in STEM

Published on: Dec 29 2025 by Wayan Vota - 6 Comments
Gender gaps in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) studies become evident from a young age, with girls facing barriers including unequal access to...
Why Every ICT4D Practitioner Should Care About Responsible Technology

Why Every ICT4D Practitioner Should Care About Responsible Technology

Published on: Dec 25 2025 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
When All Tech Is Human released its 2025 Responsible Tech Guide, it crystallized something I’ve been feeling: the work we’ve been doing at the intersection...
We Must Help Countries Resist the Sovereign Generative AI Trap

We Must Help Countries Resist the Sovereign Generative AI Trap

Published on: Dec 23 2025 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
The digital development community has make this mistake before. We chase politically appealing solutions that sound like empowerment but actually deepen dependency...
Apply Now: $100,000 for Your Student Climate Tech Startup Idea

Apply Now: $100,000 for Your Student Climate Tech Startup Idea

Published on: Dec 22 2025 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Developing countries currently receive less than 10% of the funding needed to adapt to climate change, creating a staggering $310 billion annual finance gap by...
OLPC’s Predictable Failure: EduTech Lessons We Keep Refusing to Learn

OLPC’s Predictable Failure: EduTech Lessons We Keep Refusing to Learn

Published on: Dec 18 2025 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Spoiler alert: Giving children laptops without empowering teachers doesn’t magically improve education I’m shocked – absolutely shocked –...