Watch the USAID Administrator Samantha Power Keynote at GDDF 2022

Watch the USAID Administrator Samantha Power Keynote at GDDF 2022

Published on: Apr 14 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Watch the USAID Administrator Samantha Power Keynote at GDDF 2022
The Global Digital Development Forum is proud to announce that USAID Administrator Samantha Power will be giving a keynote presentation at 13:00 GMT (9am Eastern) on May 4th, 2022 – the first day of GDDF 2022. Please...
6 False Narratives to Change in Educational Technology Research

6 False Narratives to Change in Educational Technology Research

Published on: Apr 13 2022 by Mary Burns - Comments Off on 6 False Narratives to Change in Educational Technology Research
If you’ve spent any time in the technology in education world, particularly in developing country donor-funded work, you probably know the general lament about the many deficiencies of educational technology research:...
The Cryptocurrency Opportunity for African Digital Financial Services

The Cryptocurrency Opportunity for African Digital Financial Services

Published on: Apr 12 2022 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
Although the African continent receives only 2 percent of the global value of all cryptocurrencies, their rapid growth will transform financing in an increasingly digital and urban sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, a recent report...
Apply Now: $1.5 Million Blockchain and Crypto for Good Program Grants

Apply Now: $1.5 Million Blockchain and Crypto for Good Program Grants

Published on: Apr 11 2022 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
New blockchain technologies are enabling new products and services that can solve critical challenges of our society. Even better, chain-agnostic Web3 innovations that are decentralized and inclusive can support local solutions...
Don’t Miss These Exciting Sessions! Register Now for GDDF 2022

Don’t Miss These Exciting Sessions! Register Now for GDDF 2022

Published on: Apr 07 2022 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Please RSVP Now for the Global Digital Development Forum on May 4-5, 2022. Already over 1,300 of your peers have registered for this virtual ICT4D conference co-organized by USAID, Chemonics, Deloitte, and TechChange. RSVP...
Mothers Using Smartphones Have Healthier Babies in Indonesia

Mothers Using Smartphones Have Healthier Babies in Indonesia

Published on: Apr 06 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Mothers Using Smartphones Have Healthier Babies in Indonesia
Climate change threatens the next generation as young activists around the world tell world leaders insistently. The unborn are not exempt. Secular temperature rises, covering pregnancy period, have led to babies born with...
Apply Now: $2 Million USAID Grants for Internet Connectivity and DFS

Apply Now: $2 Million USAID Grants for Internet Connectivity and DFS

Published on: Apr 04 2022 by Wayan Vota - 19 Comments
The American people seek to improve the lives of millions of low-income and vulnerable people throughout the world by supporting the development of open, interoperable, reliable, inclusive, and secure digital ecosystems...
Breaking News: NETA is the Future of Humanitarian Assistance

Breaking News: NETA is the Future of Humanitarian Assistance

Published on: Apr 01 2022 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
The future of humanitarian, development, and peacekeeping assistance is here! Welcome Earthlings! Hello, my name is AID-UN. I am not a humanoid. I am an aid worker robot. I can remain professionally detached at all times...
Facebook Data Privacy Concepts Do Not Translate in Cambodia

Facebook Data Privacy Concepts Do Not Translate in Cambodia

Published on: Mar 31 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Facebook Data Privacy Concepts Do Not Translate in Cambodia
Privacy scholarship has shown how norms of appropriate information flow and information regulatory processes vary according to environment, which change as the environment changes, including through the introduction of new...