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The World Wide Web was originally conceived as an open protocol with value shared among decentralized systems and users. This Web 1.0 vision soon became Web 2.0 – highly centralized systems creating extremely profitable...
Clearing out boxes of old books and reports recently, I was struck by how many ICT4D initiatives there have been over the last 20 years, many of which have simply repeated the mistakes of their predecessors. Most have failed...
Published on: Feb 02 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Give Your Comments on USAID Digital Front Door Initiative
USAID is proposing to amend its Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) to implement policy and procedures to clarify and streamline contractor reporting requirements related to digital information planning, collection, and submission...
The world needs scaleable ideas to solve some of the greatest challenges facing our planet today, such as poverty, disease, food waste, climate change, pollution, healthcare and mental illness. At the same time, the entrepreneurial...
Published on: Jan 27 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 10 Ways Cybersecurity Can Improve Digital Development Outcomes
Rapid digital transformation – underpinned by affordable communications and cheap devices – has introduced new risks and vulnerabilities that cannot be ignored. Organizations and countries alike are becoming increasingly...
A sophisticated cyber security attack against International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) servers last week exposed sensitive personally identifiable information of 515,000 people in the Restoring Family Links program...
There are outstanding African graduate students doing exceptional artificial intelligence research across the African continent. They need support to become the next generation of machine learning academics and practitioners...
Published on: Jan 21 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on What is Digital Ecosystem in International Development Programs?
A digital ecosystem in international development refers to the complex network of digital technologies, people, and organizations that work together to achieve development goals such as poverty reduction, economic growth,...
Published on: Jan 20 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Please Submit Session Ideas Now: Global Digital Development Forum 2022
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we brought together over 2,600 experts for the first Global Digital Development Forum in May 2020. It was an amazing success with 154 sessions spanning 16 hours across the workday from...
The rapid development and adoption of digital technology are transforming how people worldwide access information, goods, and services. Digital development is quickly becoming a necessary part of international development....
