Practical Insights on Digital Literacy

Six Ways Technology Solutions Can Help End Gender-Based Violence

Six Ways Technology Solutions Can Help End Gender-Based Violence

Published on: Mar 31 2021 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
COVID-19 and related containment measures have triggered a shadow pandemic of Gender-Based Violence (GBV). This global scourge threatens the safety and well-being...
The Surprising Challenge to Remote Training Success in DRC

The Surprising Challenge to Remote Training Success in DRC

Published on: Mar 03 2021 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
When Pierre Akilimali was asked to hold a remote training for his Kinshasa- and Kongo Central-based resident enumerators in April 2020, he was rightly skeptical....
How to Responsibly Invest in Digital Development During COVID-19 Response

How to Responsibly Invest in Digital Development During COVID-19 Response

Published on: Sep 30 2020 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How to Responsibly Invest in Digital Development During COVID-19 Response
COVID-19 has shifted the world to increasingly rely on digital technology to survive; children are using online platforms to learn, people are using digital payment...
What Are User Perceptions of Internet Trust and Privacy in India and Ghana?

What Are User Perceptions of Internet Trust and Privacy in India and Ghana?

Published on: Jul 01 2020 by Kristen Roggemann - Comments Off on What Are User Perceptions of Internet Trust and Privacy in India and Ghana?
It’s been a hard couple of years for the internet. Between election interference via social media platforms, disinformation going viral and facilitating genocides,...
Apply Now: £2.5 million for Mobile Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion

Apply Now: £2.5 million for Mobile Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion

Published on: May 04 2020 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
Mobile networks have become the primary way of accessing the internet in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), driving economic growth, enabling access to life-enhancing...
Today: Help WHO Develop COVID-19 Infodemic Response Framework

Today: Help WHO Develop COVID-19 Infodemic Response Framework

Published on: Apr 07 2020 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Today: Help WHO Develop COVID-19 Infodemic Response Framework
The coronavirus disease epidemic and COVID-19 response has been accompanied by a massive “infodemic” – an over-abundance of information of varying...
Apply Now: $750,000 Grant Funding for Education Technology in Uganda

Apply Now: $750,000 Grant Funding for Education Technology in Uganda

Published on: Feb 17 2020 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
As we’ve seen in our continued coverage of educational technology solutions across the African continent, there are multiple strategies that use ICT solutions...
The Seven A Checklist to Design with the User in Digital Development

The Seven A Checklist to Design with the User in Digital Development

Published on: Jan 30 2020 by Josh Woodard - 4 Comments
By now, pretty much everyone in the digital development space is aware of the first Principle for Digital Development: Design with the User. While it is common...
Apply Now: 1,500,000€ in African Digital Literacy Project Grant Funding

Apply Now: 1,500,000€ in African Digital Literacy Project Grant Funding

Published on: Jan 27 2020 by Wayan Vota - 5 Comments
Digitalisation will affect how people live and interact, but also learn and work. It will accelerate the changes in our society at a higher speed than ever before,...
Please Submit Your Session Ideas: mEducation Alliance Symposium 2019

Please Submit Your Session Ideas: mEducation Alliance Symposium 2019

Published on: Jun 20 2019 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Please Submit Your Session Ideas: mEducation Alliance Symposium 2019
When we refer to “digital literacy”, we typically think of a set of digital and information and communication technology (ICT) skills needed for workforce success...