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The global gender gap in technology is sadly very persistent. Women and girls are underrepresented in technology ownership, digital literacy, and STEM skills of all types. Hence, we should celebrate and promote every program...
Published on: Dec 02 2022 by Bertie Heliograf - Comments Off on 5 Successful USAID Digital Health Solutions for HIV Patients
According to the USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse, a website that provides access to USAID’s project records and publications, there are various types of technology that can be used to improve healthcare...
Published on: Dec 01 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 5 Reasons to Use Mobile-Social Learning with Healthcare Workers
Digital technology can increase access to continuing professional development (CPD) for health care workers by providing educational content virtually, while enabling virtual peer-to-peer and mentor interaction for enhanced...
Published on: Nov 30 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Which Digital Health Tools Are We Using to Tackle COVID-19?
Since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, national and local governments have turned to digital technologies to help their citizens, health care providers, and policymakers navigate a quickly changing landscape of...
The latest researches shows that investors are hesitant to invest in businesses founded by women. Talented women specialists are often told that a career in technology isn’t for them. Despite all obstacles, women IT...
Two years ago, I noted that ICT4D discussions were dead on Twitter. That was very disappointing. The conversations and debates on Twitter from 2008 to around 2014 were instrumental in creating an ICT4D community and culture....
Today in the USA it is the Thanksgiving holiday, which historically was a day we gave thanks for a bountiful summer harvest and successful preparations for winter. These days it’s associated with too much food, shopping,...
We need digital and human rights initiatives, projects and strategies led by African organizations that contribute towards a healthy internet. New digital solutions that innovate around intersectional approaches that surface...
In the research paper, “Datafication, Power and Control in Development: A Historical Perspective on the Perils and Longevity of Data“, Katarzyna Cieslik and Dániel Margócsy argued that a long-term historical...
Published on: Nov 16 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Unsafe National Biometric Data Collection in 23 African Countries
In assessing the various laws and policies, CIPESA’s new report – Privacy Imperilled: Analysis of Surveillance, Encryption and Data Localisation Laws in Africa – referenced the recently revised Declaration...
