Technology Supporting Weak Ties Amplify Women’s Entrepreneurship

Technology Supporting Weak Ties Amplify Women’s Entrepreneurship

Published on: Sep 11 2025 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
While development practitioners obsess over access to capital and business training, groundbreaking research from The Gambia reveals something far more powerful: how platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp connect women entrepreneurs...
Great News! MIT Says 95% Of All Corporate Generative AI Pilots Fail

Great News! MIT Says 95% Of All Corporate Generative AI Pilots Fail

Published on: Sep 09 2025 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
The MIT report declaring that 95% of generative AI pilots are “failing” has sent shockwaves through boardrooms and generated countless LinkedIn hot takes about artificial intelligence’s imminent demise. Headlines...
Apply Now: $100,000 for African Women Technology Founders

Apply Now: $100,000 for African Women Technology Founders

Published on: Sep 08 2025 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
Africa’s women entrepreneurs face a staggering $42 billion financing gap, and traditional venture capital continues failing them spectacularly. They need strategic economic development that recognizes women entrepreneurs...
People, Not Technology, are Bridges Across Digital Divides

People, Not Technology, are Bridges Across Digital Divides

Published on: Sep 05 2025 by Manisha Aryal - Leave a Comment
Deep digital divides exist in India’s Assam tea plantations, where nearly 7 million Adivasi workers labor daily. These tribal communities live in stark poverty. Dismissed by ISPs, they have weak connectivity and some of...
The Good, Bad, and Ugly of AI in Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights

The Good, Bad, and Ugly of AI in Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights

Published on: Sep 03 2025 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
Technology is transforming access and delivery of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) information and services, and artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the latest additions to this technological advancements. From fertility...
Apply Now: $50,000 to Connect Every School to the Internet

Apply Now: $50,000 to Connect Every School to the Internet

Published on: Sep 01 2025 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
Against the backdrop of rapidly evolving digital technologies, it is unimaginable that one third of humanity – or 2.6 billion people – still remain offline. Sign up now for more funding emails. This lack of connectivity...
Prompting, Productivity, and Copilot: Unlocking AI for Nonprofit Teams

Prompting, Productivity, and Copilot: Unlocking AI for Nonprofit Teams

Published on: Aug 28 2025 by Sponsored Post - Leave a Comment
For nonprofits ready to move beyond the basics, two learning pathways in the Unlocking AI for Nonprofits series provide clear, hands-on entry points into advanced tools and workflows. Both of these courses are free, take...
Ramses Fire Wake-Up Call Shows Urgency of eGovernment Resilience

Ramses Fire Wake-Up Call Shows Urgency of eGovernment Resilience

Published on: Aug 26 2025 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
On the evening of July 7, 2025, a fire erupted on the upper floors of the Ramses Central Exchange building in downtown Cairo, setting off a chain of events that would paralyse large segments of Egypt’s digital infrastructure....
Apply Now: €3 Million for Disaster Response Technology Development

Apply Now: €3 Million for Disaster Response Technology Development

Published on: Aug 25 2025 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Collaborative international research and development, and technology development, projects can help society prepare for, respond to, and recover from different kinds of disasters, such as: Human-caused: including widespread...