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Seed funding for business entrepreneurs in Africa is vital for catalyzing economic growth and fostering innovation across a continent brimming with potential. Start-up funding enables local talent and ideas to address unique...

Please Submit Session Ideas Now for the hybrid Global Digital Development Forum on June 12-13, 2024. The 2024 Global Digital Development Forum is celebrating its 5th anniversary since being re-configured due to COVID-19....

To bridge the digital divide, digital community centers — physical spaces that provide access to the internet, technology devices, and digital skills — have become a popular solution for organizations working to bring...

In rural areas of Africa, information and communication services provided by telecentres are instrumental in community and national development as well as improving the living standards of people. Telecentres are developmental...

Artificial intelligence systems that are much smarter than humans could arrive in the next 10 years. To manage potential risks these systems could pose, we need to solve a key technical problem: superhuman AI alignment (superalignment)....

The Principles for Digital Development are relevant and valuable guidelines for the increasingly expansive ecosystem of digital development actors. The Principles were drafted in 2014 to guide the use of digital technology...

What are African e-Government Services? African countries are implementing a diverse range of e-Government services, aiming to improve service delivery, enhance efficiency, and promote transparency. For example, common e-Government...

In recent years, Africa has faced significant challenges in achieving food security, a situation exacerbated by factors such as climate change, population growth, and limited access to advanced agricultural technologies. However,...

I started ICTworks fifteen (15!) years ago to engage ICT4D leaders. Now this humble site is the blog of record for the digital development community. We have 25,000 email subscribers from around the world, with a majority...