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The Nexus of Bridging Digital Solutions with Cross Sector Development
I am neither a data nor a health specialist, yet it is at the nexus of the two where I have built my expertise. I took my very first steps on the sands of Dar es Salaam’s Msasani Bay, but it…
Cross-Post: What Should Donors do to Support Responsible Data?
Donors such as USAID have a critical role to play in encouraging greater respect and protection of the data of vulnerable individuals and groups. They can help to reduce data-related risks…
Why We Should All Be Working Towards Collaborative Value Generation Around Big Data
The world’s data is expected to double every two years for the foreseeable future, thanks to increasing connectivity and progress in technology. This abundance of data combined with advances in…
What I’ve Learned (and Will Learn) in Kampala Shouldn’t Stay in Kampala
I’m excited to return to Kampala for the ICT4D conference representing the Digital Impact Alliance. When I left Kampala in 2012, my home of two and a half years, many things were different. I left…
Embracing New Approaches to Our Work When Projects ‘Fail’: What We’ve Learned About Financial Modelling for ICT4D
Last year, as part of its mission to identify effective and efficient digital solutions to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), DIAL set out to develop a financial modelling tool exp
Expanding Health Coverage Using Mobile Phone Data
By Rachel Sibande (Digital Impact Alliance), Erwin Knippenberg (Cooper/Smith) On April 10th, the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) in partnership with the Malawi Ministry of Health and Cooper/Smith…
Cross-Post: Why We Need A ‘Whole-of-Government’ Approach to Digital Investments
*The below text is the Foreword of the newly launched SDG Digital Investment Framework paper. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), set to be achieved by 2030, are not…
Harnessing the Value of the Digital Principles for Inclusive Development
Last week, the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL), the Human Development Innovation Fund (HDIF) and the Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) together presented on inclusive digital development at the…
Reflections on Mobile World Congress 2019: Working Towards an Inclusive Future
A few weeks ago, members of the mobile industry including mobile and fixed network operators, handset manufacturers, software and technology firms, network equipment providers and others gathered…
Where Africa Connects: A Dynamic Week at the Africa Tech Summit
The excitement at the African Tech Summit (February 13-15, 2019) at the sprawling Kigali Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda was electric and palpable. An annual three-day conference…