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How to Increase Girls Digital Literacy in East Asia and Pacific

How to Increase Girls Digital Literacy in East Asia and Pacific

Published on: May 15 2024 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
The recent UNICEF study Girls’ Digital Literacy in East Asia and Pacific Regions, showed that girls and boys across the region are online in huge numbers, but...
Apply Now: $100,000 UNICEF Grants for Health Technology Startups

Apply Now: $100,000 UNICEF Grants for Health Technology Startups

Published on: Aug 28 2023 by Wayan Vota - 6 Comments
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on global health, nutrition and mental health indicators for children. It has also amplified the persistent inequities...
Apply Now: $100,000 for Your New Frontier Technology Solutions

Apply Now: $100,000 for Your New Frontier Technology Solutions

Published on: Jun 26 2023 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Frontier technology solutions are innovative applications of emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science,...
4 Social Impact Projects Using Emerging Technologies in Indonesia: AI, Blockchain, Biometrics, Drones

4 Social Impact Projects Using Emerging Technologies in Indonesia: AI, Blockchain, Biometrics, Drones

Published on: May 11 2023 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 4 Social Impact Projects Using Emerging Technologies in Indonesia: AI, Blockchain, Biometrics, Drones
Indonesia is a country that faces various humanitarian challenges, such as natural disasters, conflicts, displacement, poverty, and health crises. To address these...
4Cs of Online Risks for Children Using Educational Technology

4Cs of Online Risks for Children Using Educational Technology

Published on: May 10 2023 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
Digital learning brings opportunities but also introduces risks that need to be managed effectively. The Committee on the Rights of the Child explicitly recognizes...
We Need to Invest $1.4 Trillion For Universal Digital Learning

We Need to Invest $1.4 Trillion For Universal Digital Learning

Published on: Apr 13 2023 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on We Need to Invest $1.4 Trillion For Universal Digital Learning
Universal digital learning, as a tool for blended learning in classrooms as well as for remote learning when classes are closed, is an important investment toward...
10 Humanitarian Aid Organizations Using ICT4D to Help Refugees

10 Humanitarian Aid Organizations Using ICT4D to Help Refugees

Published on: Mar 29 2023 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Humanitarian aid organizations use ICT4D tools with refugees to provide displaced people with many lifesaving services. Education, healthcare, livelihoods, protection,...
Wow! 33% of COVID-19 Digital Learning Platforms Already Failed

Wow! 33% of COVID-19 Digital Learning Platforms Already Failed

Published on: Jan 26 2023 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Wow! 33% of COVID-19 Digital Learning Platforms Already Failed
Amid the global learning crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, technology-enabled remote learning became a lifeline for many children and young people. However, the...
Apply Now: $100,000 for Your Climate Change Resilience Solutions

Apply Now: $100,000 for Your Climate Change Resilience Solutions

Published on: Dec 12 2022 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
UNICEF’s Children’s Climate Risk Index reveals that 1 billion children (nearly half of the world’s child population) are at ‘extremely high risk’...
Giving Thanks to ICT4D Donors that Changed Digital Development

Giving Thanks to ICT4D Donors that Changed Digital Development

Published on: Nov 24 2022 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
Today in the USA it is the Thanksgiving holiday, which historically was a day we gave thanks for a bountiful summer harvest and successful preparations for winter....