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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…
Using Mobile Phone Data to Make Policy Decisions
Summary This technical report demonstrates how Mobile Network Operator (MNO) data can be used as a public good to inform policy and decision-making by governments and their agencies across…
Workshop On The Application Of Mobile Technology As A Catalyst For The Delivery Of the SDGs In Sierra Leone
Together with the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) facilitated a workshop on April 24,…
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…
Statement by Kate Wilson, CEO of the Digital Impact Alliance on the UN High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation’s report and recommendations
Washington, DC – The Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) commends the United Nations Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Digital Cooperation on their work…
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