Giving Thanks to ICT4D Donors that Changed Digital Development
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. These days it’s associated with too...
View Article10 Insights from the Mobile Internet Connectivity Report 2022
Over the past five years, nearly 1.4 billion people have gained access to the internet through a mobile phone and by the end of 2021, 55% of the world’s population was using mobile internet. This is...
View ArticleApply Now: £250,000 to Predict Humanitarian Response Needs
The negative impacts of climate change are growing. In addition, other natural and man-made events can damage or destroy communities and their resilience. We know early warning and early action can...
View ArticleApply Now: £250,000 for Climate Resilience and Adaptation Technology Solutions
While we all work to limit global warming, our communities will still witness the unavoidable effects of climate change over the next few decades, such as more frequent extreme weather events,...
View Article9 Examples of IoT Solutions for Smart Agriculture Services in LMICs
Internet of Things (IoT) solutions are a key part of smart farming initiatives, which use on-farm and remote sensors to generate and transmit data about a specific crop, animal or practice. This...
View ArticleApply Now: £250,000 for Innovation Solutions to Humanitarian Challenges
With over 350 million people worldwide requiring humanitarian assistance – a number that is set to continue growing – now, more than ever, we are seeing the catalytic impact that funding localised...
View ArticleHow Mobile Broadband Internet Reduced Poverty in Rural Tanzania
Enabling universal internet access is deemed as a critical step towards achieving prosperity in developing countries. In line with this target, the digital landscape in Sub- Saharan Africa has been...
View ArticleApply Now: $85,000 for Latin American AgriTech Solutions
Digital agriculture holds great potential for smallholder farmers. It can improve agricultural productivity and help farmers cope with extreme climatic events. However, Latin America’s digital...
View ArticleHow to Include Marginalized Language Speakers in Development Programs
There are more than 7,000 human languages, yet only those few used by the world’s economically and politically powerful nations have a strong online presence in digital platforms. For example, a...
View ArticleHow Evil is Big Tech with Corporate Capture of Artificial Intelligence...
The current involvement of the private sector in the technopolitics of development, and specifically Big Tech, differs substantially from the role that it took during the 1980s. Subscribe Now for more...
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