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USAID Vision for Systems-Level Action in Digital Health Solutions

USAID Vision for Systems-Level Action in Digital Health Solutions

Published on: Jan 20 2021 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
USAID envisions a world in which advances in digital technologies are leveraged to help people access the information and services they need to live healthy and...
Apply Now: 1 Million Euro for African COVID-19 Digital Response Solutions

Apply Now: 1 Million Euro for African COVID-19 Digital Response Solutions

Published on: Jan 18 2021 by Wayan Vota - 24 Comments
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is a human tragedy across the African continent. Besides contributing to the loss of over 50,000 people, the pandemic is expected...
Please RSVP Now: Global Digital Development Forum 2021 – A Commitment to Global ICT4D Community

Please RSVP Now: Global Digital Development Forum 2021 – A Commitment to Global ICT4D Community

Published on: Jan 13 2021 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Please RSVP Now: Global Digital Development Forum 2021 – A Commitment to Global ICT4D Community
We came together online last May to celebrate the global ICT4D community at the start of COVID-19 Digital Response for the first Global Digital Development Forum. GDDF...
Apply Now: $1 Million Cisco Technology for Good Startup Funding

Apply Now: $1 Million Cisco Technology for Good Startup Funding

Published on: Jan 11 2021 by Wayan Vota - 5 Comments
A new generation of entrepreneurs are using emerging innovations like the Internet of Things (IoT) and digital technologies to connect devices and data in tech-enabled...
New Toolkit: 5 Methods to Value ICT4D Project Impact for Donors and Government

New Toolkit: 5 Methods to Value ICT4D Project Impact for Donors and Government

Published on: Jan 08 2021 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on New Toolkit: 5 Methods to Value ICT4D Project Impact for Donors and Government
There is a growing demand from donors, implementers, and governments to apply valuing impact approaches to ICT investments. Decision makers want to understand the...
Apply Now: $600,000 UNHCR Scale-Up Grants for Your EduTech Solution

Apply Now: $600,000 UNHCR Scale-Up Grants for Your EduTech Solution

Published on: Jan 04 2021 by Wayan Vota - 23 Comments
Children affected by humanitarian crises need high-quality educational technology innovations at scale to improve their lifelong social and economic opportunities. ...
Get a Dream ICT4D Job and Fulfill Your Key New Year’s Resolution Now

Get a Dream ICT4D Job and Fulfill Your Key New Year’s Resolution Now

Published on: Jan 01 2021 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Get a Dream ICT4D Job and Fulfill Your Key New Year’s Resolution Now
Do you love your job? I mean really love your work? Or do you struggle through your day, bored and disappointed, because that pays the bills? Might it be time to...
Is Twitter Now Dead for Lively #ICT4D Discussions? Asking for a Friend…

Is Twitter Now Dead for Lively #ICT4D Discussions? Asking for a Friend…

Published on: Dec 30 2020 by Wayan Vota - 28 Comments
#ICT4D Twitter Used to be Great I remember a heyday of Twitter for ICT4D discussions. Around 2009-2010, Twitter was the place to be for great digital development...
Apply Now: Gates Foundation $100,000 COVID-19 Data Science Grants

Apply Now: Gates Foundation $100,000 COVID-19 Data Science Grants

Published on: Dec 28 2020 by Wayan Vota - 21 Comments
There is an immense need for data science researchers to use new analytical processes and emerging datasets in COVID-19 digital response. This need is particularly...
$180 Billion Internet Economy Opportunity in African Countries

$180 Billion Internet Economy Opportunity in African Countries

Published on: Dec 24 2020 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Throughout the global pandemic, Africa’s Internet economy is proving resilient, as digital startups across the continent devise innovative COVID-19 digital response...