Four Educational Technology Insights from Plan Ceibal in Uruguay
Inspired by the One Laptop Per Child international initiative, Uruguay was the first country to implement a national-scale plan to distribute personal computers...
3 Ways Digital Solutions Improve Cash and Voucher Assistance Programs
Humanitarian assistance has greatly changed over the past two decades, bringing forth new mechanisms to provide assistance to persons affected by crises.
Not only...
Introducing 10 Responsible Chatbot Usage Principles
When a new technology is introduced in healthcare, it invites meticulous scrutiny. Conversational AI is no exception.
Exchange sensitive health information with...
5 Ways Digital Mental Health Tools Can Support Frontline Workers
Mental health is a basic human right, and a quality, coordinated mental health care system is necessary for Universal Health Coverage.
Despite its critical importance...
What Are the Three Pillars That Motivate ICT4D Champions?
The paper, What Motivates ICT4D Champions? seeks to identify the factors that motivate a person who champions ICT4D initiatives. Given the important contributions...
Lessons Learned about Distance Education for Teacher Training
How has distance education for teacher professional development changed in the past decade, especially as a result of COVID-19? Addressing this question was one...
We Struggle to Make Progress on Meaningful Access to Information
Information access is a fundamental driver of many of the goals in the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, yet many countries are struggling...
Are Your Digital Development Results in USAID’s DEEM Database?
USAID created the Digital Strategy Digital Ecosystem Evidence Map (DEEM) to give us a searchable database and world map of digital development evidence from across...
Does Digital Development Foster Adverse Digital Incorporation?
Digital systems are significantly associated with inequality in the global South. That association has traditionally been understood in terms of the digital divide...
8 Lessons Learned Making Digital Finance Work for Women in MENA
Despite progress over the past few years, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region still has the largest gender gap in terms of women’s economic participation...