How to Explain Data Standards and Interoperability in Digital Health
Phases like data interoperability, open standards, and health information exchange are often used in digital health, but like many hype cycle buzzwords, there...
ICT4D Hype Cycle for 2019: AI, Blockchain, Chatbots, Data, And…
Back in 2014, we posted our first Development Hype Cycle to showcase how technologies move from initial invention to widespread application. We followed it up with...
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence for International Development – Your Weekend Long Reads
Artificial intelligence (AI) was one of the hottest topics of 2017. A Gartner “mega trend,” their research director, Mike J. Walker, proposed that...
Ten Concepts Everyone in ICT4D Should Know
I was recently asked which concepts are helpful in learning more about Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D).
I didn’t have an immediate...
International Development Ideas Hype Cycle for 2014
The Gartner Hype Cycle is a wonderful conceptual framework for understanding how technologies move from initial invention to widespread application.
The basic path...