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Stop Development Project Failure! Use This People-Centered AI Playbook

Stop Development Project Failure! Use This People-Centered AI Playbook

Published on: Jan 27 2026 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
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...
Apply Now: $14,000 for Independent Media AI Adoption in LMICs

Apply Now: $14,000 for Independent Media AI Adoption in LMICs

Published on: Jan 26 2026 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Independent news outlets worldwide face an existential crisis. Media outlets in 160 out of 180 countries report achieving financial stability “with difficulty”...
India’s Small Business Revolution is Rewriting Social Impact GenAI

India’s Small Business Revolution is Rewriting Social Impact GenAI

Published on: Jan 22 2026 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
Development practitioners are focusing on the wrong AI narrative. We are debating ChatGPT’s impact on humanitarian aid and fret over whether 90% of corporate...
Apply Now: $1 Million for Free and Open Source Software Projects

Apply Now: $1 Million for Free and Open Source Software Projects

Published on: Jan 19 2026 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
The IndiaAI Mission is spending taxpayer money for open-source LLMs. India is also a strong advocate of Digital Public Goods and Digital Public Infrastructure on...
African Countries Should Demand Better than $150M Zipline Deal

African Countries Should Demand Better than $150M Zipline Deal

Published on: Jan 15 2026 by Wayan Vota - 5 Comments
The State Department’s $150 million grant to Zipline represents everything wrong with current “America First” aid policy. This deal positions...
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 - 1 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 - 1 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...