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...
Apply Now: $250,000 Funding for Your Digital Health Innovations
The United Nations World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator sources, supports, and scales high-impact innovations to achieve Zero Hunger. The Innovation Accelerator...
Apply Now: $27,000 for African PhD Artificial Intelligence Researchers
There are outstanding African graduate students doing exceptional artificial intelligence research across the African continent. They need support to become the...
Please Use Accurate Poverty Maps in Humanitarian Relief Programs
Many critical decisions require accurate, quantitative data on the local distribution of wealth and poverty.
Governments and non-profit organizations rely on such...
Apply Now: $5,000 Grants to Stop Internet Shutdowns in African Countries
Internet shutdowns are one of the most extreme and draconian censorship tactics that a government can use to control civil discourse. Internet access shutdowns...
5 Lessons Learned Using Digital Financial Services for COVID-19 Relief
Many countries have launched unprecedented relief packages to cushion the economic and social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Information is still limited on how...
Every African Country’s National eHealth Strategy or Digital Health Policy
The Global Diffusion of eHealth was the third global survey conducted by the WHO Global Observatory for eHealth. It investigated how digital health can support...
Two Blind Spots that Threaten Your ICT4D Project Success
One of the basic assumptions within the dominant development discourse is that new information and communication technology have a great potential for boosting...
How to Spend $800,000 on Facebook to Influence African Elections
Recently, Facebook announced it removed 265 fake Facebook and Instagram accounts, Facebook Pages, Groups and events involved in a coordinated attempt to influence...
Can Bitcoin Free West Africa From CFA Franc Tyranny?
The “CFA Franc” is a currency used by 14 African countries, which represents 38% of the African population, and this wicked money affects 150 million lives....