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With COVID-19 Digital Response, educational institutions are pivoting their learning programs to virtual engagements. The switch is painful for everyone, and can be detrimental to children’s educational outcomes if...
Engaging and mobilizing communities to be agents of their own health outcomes is one of the foundational tenets of primary health care, and a major opportunity area for digital health. This was reiterated in the 2018...
2020 was a year like no other. COVID-19 digital response heightened the global need for humanitarian assistance by exacerbating existing crises and creating new ones. By the end of 2020, the UN Secretary General warned that...
Social media can be a force for good in developing countries. People can use platforms like Facebook Groups to create a positive impact on the broader world by mobilizing communities around social and economic goals.
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Financial inclusion has an impact on many aspects of the lives of poor and marginalized people. It helps them smooth consumption and absorb financial shocks and can facilitate productive investments in education and commercial...
Talk – and debate – of the term “sustainability” in ICT4D is nothing new. The theme has been discussed on ICTworks for more than a decade. In recent years, however, it’s really become all the rage.
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Published on: May 04 2021 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Building an Inclusive Digital Economy: USAID Digital Strategy Update
Please RSVP Now to learn more about USAID’s Digital Strategy at the Global Digital Development Forum on May 5. Our amazing agenda features multiple sessions focusing on USAID’s Digital Strategy over the Asian, African,...
The official USAID Business Forecast lists over $843 million in new funding opportunities for African organizations this year. USAID will be buying services from hundreds of companies like yours to improve health, education,...
Published on: Apr 30 2021 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 6 Ways to Incorporate Social Context and Trust in Infodemic Management
Please RSVP Now to learn more about information integrity at the Global Digital Development Forum on May 5. Our amazing agenda features a conference track dedicated to information integrity during an infodemic in English,...
Published on: Apr 29 2021 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Cybersecurity is a Development Challenge: USAID Digital Strategy Update
Please RSVP Now to learn more about USAID’s Digital Strategy at the Global Digital Development Forum on May 5. Our amazing agenda features multiple sessions focusing on USAID’s Digital Strategy and and its impact...
