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Apply Now: £45,000 to Advise FCDO on Frontier Technologies

Apply Now: £45,000 to Advise FCDO on Frontier Technologies

Published on: Jul 04 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Apply Now: £45,000 to Advise FCDO on Frontier Technologies
New technologies and methodologies are disrupting and reshaping individuals, societies and economies. Emerging capabilities like machine learning, drones, blockchain...
Apply Now: $100,000 for Your Digital Climate Change Adaptation Solution

Apply Now: $100,000 for Your Digital Climate Change Adaptation Solution

Published on: Jun 27 2022 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
The climate crisis is one of the biggest problems facing the world today. It is, along with conflict and overall economic instability, the main reason why 811 million...
Apply Now: $50,000 for Your Last Mile Mobile Money Startup Idea

Apply Now: $50,000 for Your Last Mile Mobile Money Startup Idea

Published on: Jun 20 2022 by Wayan Vota - 4 Comments
Thoughtfully designed digital financial services such as better access to working capital, on/off ramps from physical to digital and cryptocurrency solutions, affordable...
5 Benefits: Central Bank Digital Currency for Developing Countries

5 Benefits: Central Bank Digital Currency for Developing Countries

Published on: Jun 10 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 5 Benefits: Central Bank Digital Currency for Developing Countries
A Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is a type of digital currency issued by a country’s central bank. They are like a digital version of cash, and CBDC...
Apply Now: $75,000 for African Digital Innovation Startup Companies

Apply Now: $75,000 for African Digital Innovation Startup Companies

Published on: Jun 06 2022 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
Small and medium-sized businesses are key to digital innovation in African countries. They are creating tomorrow’s solutions today: accelerating digitally...
6 Ways You Can Win More Grant Funding and Startup Investments

6 Ways You Can Win More Grant Funding and Startup Investments

Published on: May 30 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 6 Ways You Can Win More Grant Funding and Startup Investments
At the Global Digital Development Forum, I led a discussion on how we can fund locally-led digital development organizations. Our goal was to explore questions...
Introducing USAID Digital Literacy Primer for Development Programs

Introducing USAID Digital Literacy Primer for Development Programs

Published on: May 25 2022 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Countries around the world are experiencing unprecedented digital transformation. As a result, previously disconnected communities are coming online and increasing...
How Can ICT4D Help Governments Improve Citizen Services?

How Can ICT4D Help Governments Improve Citizen Services?

Published on: May 24 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on How Can ICT4D Help Governments Improve Citizen Services?
Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) refers to the use of digital technologies by governments to support economic, social, and political...
Apply Now: $15,000 Grants for Your EduTech Nonprofit Initiative

Apply Now: $15,000 Grants for Your EduTech Nonprofit Initiative

Published on: May 23 2022 by Wayan Vota - 5 Comments
Many nonprofit ICT4Edu organizations in developing countries need training, technology, and funding to successfully integrate blended learning programs or move...
Apply Now: 2022 USAID Digital Development Awards – The Digis!

Apply Now: 2022 USAID Digital Development Awards – The Digis!

Published on: May 16 2022 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Digital ecosystems are the stakeholders, systems, and enabling environment that together empower people and communities to use digital technology to access services,...
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