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With dramatic reductions in development and humanitarian funding landscapes, artificial intelligence is becoming a go-to solution to save time and money – and increase impact. However, not all AI is created equal,...
The dismantling of USAID and the retreat of other bilateral donors is a major blow, and we will continue to see the ripple effects in years to come.
However, this isn’t an indictment of open source software technologies...
Local communities must adapt to a changing climate and build long-term resilience. This includes for example strengthening food security, enhancing health systems, and building coastal resilience in regions that are particularly...
AI has captured global attention and is transforming every sector of society. But what does that transformation look like for the nonprofit sector? Many existing AI skilling efforts assume technical fluency, corporate resources,...
Open source software exists in the development sector to promote equity, transparency, and local ownership particularly in contexts where proprietary alternatives are unaffordable or inappropriate. Yet, open source software...
Gender-based violence (GBV), linked to a patriarchal social system with millennia-old roots, is among the most widespread human rights violations.
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As artificial intelligence becomes a defining technology of our time, governments and multistakeholder groups are racing to shape its future. Two major frameworks were released recently reflect starkly different visions...
As the global artificial intelligence community wrestles with the tension between scale and accessibility, recent work by researchers at Lelapa AI offers a compelling example of what inclusive, efficient AI can look like.
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Billions of people all over the world use WhatsApp to stay connected to friends and family. It is a key tool to provide vulnerable, disempowered and minority communities with easy and secure access to vital information...
If you’ve spent any time in the world of digital development, you know the pattern: a promising tech pilot launches with donor fanfare, shows early results, but then… fizzles out before reaching true scale.
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