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Published on: Oct 19 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Please Give Your Feedback: USAID Draft Geospatial Strategy
Geospatial technology is essential for providing evidence to shape development progress and deliver lifesaving humanitarian assistance. We can use satellite data and technologies to enrich data landscapes, improve digital...
Please RSVP Now for the Frontiers of Digital Development Forum on November 1-2 – a hybrid event for tough conversations on emerging technology brought to you by TechChange, USAID, Chemonics, Digital Impact Alliance,...
Published on: Oct 12 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 6 Themes in Digital Rights and Climate & Environmental Justice
As the effects of the ongoing climate emergency amplify, the fight for environmental & climate justice has become more crucial than ever. While technology is being used to support these efforts, it can also be part of...
The United Nations recently emphasized in their 2022 climate report that impactful sustainability actions are needed now to curb the worst consequences of climate change. Sustainability practices and solutions need to benefit...
The current literature on analyses of African participation in global digital infrastructure reveals very low open source contribution levels from the continent. The most up-to-date analysis from GitHub’s “State of the...
Published on: Oct 05 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on New UNDP Handbook: How Lower-Income Cities Can Use Drones
Uncrewed aerial vehicles – UAVs, often known as drones – have garnered significant interest amongst city administrations as potential tools for public and private service delivery, and for numerous other urban use-cases....
Please RSVP Now for the Frontiers of Digital Development Forum on November 1-2 – a hybrid forum for tough conversations on frontier technology brought to you by TechChange, USAID, Chemonics, Digital Impact Alliance,...
What is the biggest challenge to health this century? And will digital health make it better or worse?
The answer to the first question is that the greatest threat to health in the 21st century is climate change – or more...
Published on: Sep 28 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Are Your Digital Development Results in USAID’s DEEM Database?
USAID created the Digital Strategy Digital Ecosystem Evidence Map (DEEM) to give us a searchable database and world map of digital development evidence from across the digital ecosystem. DEEM provides USAID staff, implementing...
Detailed evidence on disinformation techniques and actionable insights on misinformation networks is scarce in African countries. This hampers traditional civil society watchdogs or investigative media from proactively exposing...
