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Published on: Oct 01 2024 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Why Do LMIC Governments Want Artificial Intelligence Solutions?
As governments develop artificial intelligence strategies to manage the integration of AI within the private sector and its impact on social dynamics, a schism is developing between wealthier countries and lower-middle-income...
Published on: Sep 30 2024 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Apply Now: $20,000 for Digital Ideas to Reduce Government Corruption
Provision of public services in less-developed countries is rife with corruption problems. Corruption at the local level is particularly problematic and directly harms the poor. There is a clear link between citizen voice,...
In a recent episode of the “Building the Future” podcast, Christopher Burns, Chief Digital Development Officer at USAID, joined Romina Bandura of CSIS to explore USAID’s latest initiatives in digital...
Published on: Sep 26 2024 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How InkubaLM is Revolutionizing Locally-Led Development in Africa
Language diversity on the African continent is both a cultural strength and a technological challenge. With over 2,000 spoken languages, mainstream artificial intelligence tools have largely ignored the vast majority of...
In the dense foliage of the Amazon rainforest, the Marubo tribe, a remote indigenous community, recently witnessed a monumental change: the arrival of Starlink internet connectivity. This event, as detailed in a recent New...
Published on: Sep 24 2024 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Introducing the United States AI in Global Development Playbook
The world stands at a precarious moment as we work towards shared prosperity. The global community is on track to meet just 17% of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, and progress has plateaued...
The digital health landscape on the African continent presents both challenges and opportunities, with a projected $11 billion healthcare technology market by 2025. To address critical healthcare gaps, there’s an urgent...
Agricultural advisory services generally rely on interpersonal knowledge transfers by agricultural extension agents who visit farmers to provide information. This approach is not always effective and has proved hard to scale...
Generative AI solutions are impressive. You can use GenAI to create written documents that are almost indistinguishable from college-level essays. This feature has international development professionals using ChatGPT to...
Published on: Sep 18 2024 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How to Fix the Medical Equipment Breakdown Crisis in LMICs
In many low-resource countries, hospitals and health clinics can’t provide sufficient patient care because up to 40% of basic medical equipment is absent or broken, including ventilators, infant incubators, diagnostic...
