ICTworks features posts on the use of information and communication technologies for development, including:
- Case studies and success stories: ICTworks highlights the impact of specific ICT4D projects or initiatives, and discusses the challenges and lessons learned from implementing them.
- Research and analysis: We delve into the latest research on digital development, discussing the results of studies or analyses and exploring the implications for practitioners and policymakers.
- Opinion pieces: Guest writers offer their perspective as experts and practitioners on a range of issues related to ICT4D, such as the role of technology in development, the challenges of implementing digital projects, or the importance of sustainability in development efforts.
- News and updates: Blog posts provide updates on the latest developments in the field, including new projects, research findings, and events.
- Practical resources and guides: We publish tips, tools, and resources for practitioners working in digital development, such as guidance on how to design and implement ICT4D projects, or how to measure the impact of digital initiatives.
We Must Help Countries Resist the Sovereign Generative AI Trap
The digital development community has make this mistake before. We chase politically appealing solutions that sound like empowerment but actually deepen dependency...
OLPC’s Predictable Failure: EduTech Lessons We Keep Refusing to Learn
Spoiler alert: Giving children laptops without empowering teachers doesn’t magically improve education
I’m shocked – absolutely shocked –...
Join NetHope Connected to Unlock Digital Confidence for NGOs
You probably already know that digital tools can help you work smarter, reach more people, and strengthen your impact. But finding support that fits your reality...
Kenya Just Sold Citizen Health Data for $5.66 Per Person. Expect More & Worse.
The development community may be asking the wrong question about Kenya’s controversial new health agreement with the United States. While digital rights advocates...
Babyl Paradox: When Evidence-Based Digital Success Cannot Beat Corporate Failure
I’ve heard development practitioners say telemedicine is just a poor substitute for real healthcare. That virtual consultations can’t possibly match...
How Do You Explain ChatGPT to a Community Health Worker?
I’ve been diving deep into groundbreaking research on community health worker perceptions of AI applications in rural India. The truth is more complex than...
Giving Thanks: Top 15 Digital Development Blogs Focused on LMICs
Today is American Thanksgiving, and I’d like to give thanks to Tony Roberts, for his post from 2016: Let a Thousand ICT4D Blogs Bloom. It looked at the leading...
The Surprising Invisible Killer of African Health Information Systems
Everyone wants to talk about digital infrastructure. Unreliable electricity, spotty internet, inadequate hardware budgets. These are real problems, and I’ve...
When Does NOT Using AI in LMIC Healthcare Become Unethical?
We are quickly reaching an inflection point where withholding Generative AI solutions from healthcare systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) will be...
Why We Must Move Past US-China AI Cold War Binary Thinking
We are witnessing one of the most dangerous narratives to emerge in the ICT4D space in decades.
While Washington and Beijing battle for technological supremacy,...
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