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How We Can Use Independent Digital Connectivity to Close the Gender Digital Divide

How We Can Use Independent Digital Connectivity to Close the Gender Digital Divide

Published on: Jan 08 2025 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
The persistent gender divide in digital capabilities remains a critical barrier to inclusive economic development in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). “Engendering...
2025 Is the Year to Be Wrong in ICT4D. And That’s a Good Thing

2025 Is the Year to Be Wrong in ICT4D. And That’s a Good Thing

Published on: Jan 01 2025 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
In a discussion with a government official last week, she made a point that stuck with me. She said: “Every time we discuss AI readiness, someone tells us...
Is Requiring Informed Consent to GenAI Ethical in Humanitarian Response?

Is Requiring Informed Consent to GenAI Ethical in Humanitarian Response?

Published on: Dec 18 2024 by Guest Writer - 9 Comments
Personally identifiable data in humanitarian contexts is like nuclear fuel – it has immense power to do good, enabling us to reach millions with life-saving...
Edutainment is Better Behavior Change with Radio and Mobile Phones

Edutainment is Better Behavior Change with Radio and Mobile Phones

Published on: Dec 11 2024 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
Edutainment is powerful. Nollywood proves we can use edutainment for behavior change. Yet we don’t often use multi-channel communication to empower audiences...
Moving to Impact-Driven Change in Digital Health Transformation

Moving to Impact-Driven Change in Digital Health Transformation

Published on: Dec 06 2024 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
 Alain Labrique delivered the closing keynote at the 2024 Global Digital Health Forum in Nairobi, reflecting on the pressing need to transform global health through...
Are You Harnessing Machine Learning for Diabetes Prediction in LMICs?

Are You Harnessing Machine Learning for Diabetes Prediction in LMICs?

Published on: Dec 03 2024 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
Diabetes is a global issue. 537 million people have diabetes in the world – 24 million people on the African continent today and 55 million by 2045. Anywhere...
PRC Malign Influence Is Inspiring Ugandan Digital Authoritarianism

PRC Malign Influence Is Inspiring Ugandan Digital Authoritarianism

Published on: Nov 20 2024 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
Foreign Influence on Civic Space in Uganda by the Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) examines whether Uganda is drawing...
5 Key Million-Dollar Questions for Artificial Intelligence in Global Health

5 Key Million-Dollar Questions for Artificial Intelligence in Global Health

Published on: Nov 14 2024 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
Over the last year, the Audere team found multiple insights from our work deploying practical artificial intelligence solutions in low- and middle-income countries...
Nigeria vs Rwanda: Which National Artificial Intelligence Policy is Better?

Nigeria vs Rwanda: Which National Artificial Intelligence Policy is Better?

Published on: Nov 07 2024 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
Nigeria, as the African continent’s most populous country, is singularly positioned to harness artificial intelligence’s transformative capacity to...
Mature Electronic Health Record Implementations Can Reduce Patient Mortality

Mature Electronic Health Record Implementations Can Reduce Patient Mortality

Published on: Nov 06 2024 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
In the past two decades, healthcare systems around the world have been on a transformative journey, marked by the increasing adoption of Electronic Medical Records...