Our Blog
1-10 of about 102 Results
Leveraging ICT to Achieve the SDGs
The SDG Digital Investment Framework calls on countries and donors to make coordinated digital investments in order to more efficiently and effectively meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).…
DIAL at the United Nations General Assembly
Some events DIAL attended: Broadband Commission Beyond 2030 Annual meeting of the EQUALS Global Partnership Executive Lunch Briefing on Digital Transformation for UHC 2030 Coalition…
Cross-Post: Living Our Vision: Applying the Principles of Digital Development as an Evaluative Methodology
For nearly a decade, the Principles of Digital Development (Digital Principles) have served to guide practitioners in developing and implementing digital tools in their programming. The…
Cross-Post: Messaging Platforms: Best Practices, Costs, Security, and Privacy
“By 2019, an estimated 3.9 billion people will be using messaging apps (Activate & WSJ Tech). NGOs and the development community have already begun to embrace the opportunity afforded by…
Learning at MERL Tech
MERL Tech conference, a space for discussion, learning and sharing experiences and challenges with the use of technologies for Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) in the social
Is enterprise architecture finally on the cusp of helping to accelerate sustainable, global development?
After a decade at Microsoft, I started my career in global development focusing on public health. I had come from one of the largest technology platform companies in the world, so naturally, my…
Taking Flight: Co-Investment from Digital Square and DIAL a Catalyst for OpenCRVS
Civil registration is critical for human rights and effective governance. Globally, almost half of the world’s children, most of them in Africa, do not have their birth registered and are consequently
Demand Aggregation: The Secret Ingredient to ICT4D Success
Many global international development organizations are using technology and mobile channels to better understand and reach their target populations. A substantial portion of their budgets for these…
Cross-post: Positive Collaboration Is Possible Between Aid and Mobile Sectors
Recently, the Digital Impact Alliance, DAI and Accenture Development Partnerships hosted a London Technology Salon on the question of: “Is Positive Collaboration Possible…
Cross-Post: 4 Use Cases for Internet Messaging Applications in Development Programs
Nearly half of the world’s population uses one or more messaging applications and increasingly, development organizations are seeing the value of using mobile messaging applications to reach both…