ICTworks

ICTD/ICT4D research is diverse and complex. It brings together researchers and participants who come from very different contexts, who have very different life experiences, very different knowledges, who face very different...

Most of the coverage of La Délégation Générale à l’Entreprenariat Rapide – “la DER” in Senegal fund has been in French, yet the Rapid Entrepreneurship Delegation/the Commission for Rapid Entrepreneurship...

More than 500 million smallholder farms worldwide play a significant role in food production and the genetic diversity of the food supply. Until now, it has been difficult to get information to or from smallholder farmers,...

There is no question that water ATMs – automated water dispensing units that can provide communities with 24/7 safe water access – are an intriguing WASH innovation.  People without access to clean tap water...

We’ve developed a strong partnership with VillageReach, a team that stewards a logistics management system, OpenLMIS, and works to solve health care delivery challenges in low resource communities. Their team in Mozambique...

Blockchain and other distributed ledger technology offers the potential for radical transparency in data collection, management, and use across international development. Blockchain technology creates a public, shared, and...

And not just to use it, but to use it well. Too often in development work, there is an expectation that people will supply you with their data but no feeling of obligation to supply something useful from the data in return. When...

In many developing country environments, it is difficult or impossible to obtain recent, reliable estimates of human development. Nationally representative household surveys, which are the standard instrument for determining...

Myanmar is currently undergoing a technological revolution concurrent with systemic political and economic change. As the country transitions to a democratic, market-based economy, there has been a great deal of optimism...