New GSMA Toolkit: How to Research Women’s Internet Access and Use
Internet access and use has grown rapidly, however, internet growth has been unequal; the ITU estimates that, globally, women are 12% less likely than men to use...
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USAID Managers Guide to Microcomputers in Development
Today we continue our ICT4D flashback with the 1983 USAID Managers Guide to Microcomputers in Development, which contains the first use of the phrase “artificial...
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective ICT4D Initiatives in Africa
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Do Not Forget USSD: The Third Universal Mobile Application
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The Mobile Money Revolution in International Remittances
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Do Mobile Phones Reduce or Reinforce Existing Gender Divides in PNG?
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What Happened When Liberia Outsourced Education to Private Sector Educators?
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4 Steps to Access Private Sector Data for Public Goods
We in the international development sector often have this perception that the private sector is way more advanced than we in the collection, analysis, and use...
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