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Published on: Jun 02 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How to Use Biometric Identity Solutions in Providing Healthcare Services
Accurate constituent identification is a fundamental building block for every intervention across healthcare, finance, education, and more. Yet, one billion people have no formal identity, making them invisible in the eyes...
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are increasingly prevalent in our lives—from digital voice assistants to personalized advertising and entertainment or advanced medical diagnostics. Access to the data and computing...
Published on: May 30 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 6 Ways You Can Win More Grant Funding and Startup Investments
At the Global Digital Development Forum, I led a discussion on how we can fund locally-led digital development organizations. Our goal was to explore questions like:
Who is funding locally-led digital development organizations?
What...
Published on: May 26 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 10 Ways Educational Technology Can Reach the Most Marginalised Learners
The experience of learning under Covid-19 has put the spotlight on EdTech and equity. It has reiterated that EdTech decision-makers — be they designers, providers, or implementers — need to adequately disaggregate and...
Countries around the world are experiencing unprecedented digital transformation. As a result, previously disconnected communities are coming online and increasing their reliance on new technologies and skills. However,...
Published on: May 24 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How Can ICT4D Help Governments Improve Citizen Services?
Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) refers to the use of digital technologies by governments to support economic, social, and political development in low- and middle-income countries. USAID...
Many nonprofit ICT4Edu organizations in developing countries need training, technology, and funding to successfully integrate blended learning programs or move to fully-online instruction. Teacher training, classroom pedagogy,...
Published on: May 22 2022 by Bertie Heliograf - Comments Off on 5 Common ICT4D Project Challenges and Solutions
ICT4D projects aim to harness information and communication technologies to improve development outcomes in Global South countries. These projects often face a range of challenges, but there are also several solutions and...
Published on: May 19 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How Different Age Groups Use Internet Services Differently
Internet penetration generates opportunities that can improve people’s well‐being. However, the existence of digital gaps can lead to a scenario where only a few benefits from these opportunities. The generational...
Published on: May 18 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Introducing the 6 Principles for Subnational Data Use for Development
Calls for more inclusive development activity, aligned with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and an increasingly complex set of development actors spur the data revolution and a demand for better, more targeted...
