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Digital development is pivotal to improving livelihoods and promoting human rights on the African continent. As of January 2022, the continent had around 570 million internet users in 2022, a number that more than doubled...
Unlocking the Potential of the Metaverse in Africa
Lightning Talk on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 1:55 PM GMT
Sade Dada will share how African creators and innovators are developing metaverse solutions and use cases that...
Published on: Apr 25 2023 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on In the Race for Global Digital Transformation, Can We Trust AI?
The Race for Global Digital Transformation
GDDF Keynote on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 – 1 PM GMT or 9 AM Eastern Time
Countries around the world are embracing digital transformation as a way to improve service delivery,...
Persistent gender digital inequalities have profound significance on livelihoods and economic outcomes. These inequalities take many forms, but include how women access, integrate with, and both empowered by and financially...
Published on: Apr 20 2023 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Whose Feminism Really Matters In Global Digital Health?
Had she lived in the United States, things might have turned out differently.
Weakened from anemia and multiple pregnancies, she might have made a phone call to the Planned Parenthood hotline to get a contraceptive method...
Published on: Apr 19 2023 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Lessons Learned from Driving Digital Transformation in LMICs
Much has—quite rightly—been said and written about governments connecting better with their citizens. During the COVID-19 pandemic, all governments around the world were pushed to provide education to students online,...
Africa’s internet access has increased dramatically over the last 10 years with over 520 million people, or 40% of the population, now with access to the web. This has opened up many new opportunities for socio-economic...
Published on: Apr 13 2023 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on We Need to Invest $1.4 Trillion For Universal Digital Learning
Universal digital learning, as a tool for blended learning in classrooms as well as for remote learning when classes are closed, is an important investment toward establishing more resilient and sustainable education systems.
Digital...
Published on: Apr 12 2023 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 9 Examples of IoT Solutions for Smart Agriculture Services in LMICs
Internet of Things (IoT) solutions are a key part of smart farming initiatives, which use on-farm and remote sensors to generate and transmit data about a specific crop, animal or practice. This enables the mechanisation...
Published on: Apr 11 2023 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Apply Now: $50,000 for Responsible Artificial Intelligence Solutions
The last few months it has become clear that artificial intelligence is no longer our future, but our present. Some of the most exciting ideas for the future of both the internet and the world involve AI solutions. AI has...
