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Apply Now $600,000 to Close Digital Divides in Morocco, India, and USA

Apply Now $600,000 to Close Digital Divides in Morocco, India, and USA

Published on: Feb 28 2022 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Most technology systems were built to serve wealthy majorities who have rich digital access and literacy. This creates a digital divide that separates the already...
5 Ways to Implement 9 UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments

5 Ways to Implement 9 UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments

Published on: Feb 23 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on 5 Ways to Implement 9 UN Principles for Responsible Digital Payments
The transformative power of digital payments will be invaluable in rebuilding economies from the wreckage of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for women and girls...
Apply Now: $100,000 in Cryptocurrency for Blockchain Social Impact Solutions

Apply Now: $100,000 in Cryptocurrency for Blockchain Social Impact Solutions

Published on: Feb 21 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Apply Now: $100,000 in Cryptocurrency for Blockchain Social Impact Solutions
The COVID-19 pandemic created economic hardships and has had compounding impacts on many aspects of children’s lives. Many children who couldn’t access digital...
Apply Now: $1 Million for Women’s Digital and Economic Empowerment

Apply Now: $1 Million for Women’s Digital and Economic Empowerment

Published on: Feb 14 2022 by Wayan Vota - 8 Comments
  The economic empowerment of women is a crucial development issue, with digital skills and tools are essential to helping business women cope with the economic...
What Technology Innovations Excite You in 2022?

What Technology Innovations Excite You in 2022?

Published on: Feb 10 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on What Technology Innovations Excite You in 2022?
Digital development is at an inflection point. It is no longer a question of if we should use ICT4D for social and economic advancement, but when and how technology...
Apply Now: £60,000 for Decentralized Web3 Solutions in Aid Programing

Apply Now: £60,000 for Decentralized Web3 Solutions in Aid Programing

Published on: Feb 07 2022 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
The World Wide Web was originally conceived as an open protocol with value shared among decentralized systems and users. This Web 1.0 vision soon became Web 2.0...
Give Your Comments on USAID Digital Front Door Initiative

Give Your Comments on USAID Digital Front Door Initiative

Published on: Feb 02 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Give Your Comments on USAID Digital Front Door Initiative
USAID is proposing to amend its Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR) to implement policy and procedures to clarify and streamline contractor reporting requirements related...
Apply Now: $2.5 Million for Innovative Social Impact Startup Companies

Apply Now: $2.5 Million for Innovative Social Impact Startup Companies

Published on: Jan 31 2022 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
 The world needs scaleable ideas to solve some of the greatest challenges facing our planet today, such as poverty, disease, food waste, climate change, pollution,...
ICRC Cyber Attack is Our Constituent Data Management Nightmare

ICRC Cyber Attack is Our Constituent Data Management Nightmare

Published on: Jan 26 2022 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
A sophisticated cyber security attack against International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) servers last week exposed sensitive personally identifiable information...
Apply Now: $27,000 for African PhD Artificial Intelligence Researchers

Apply Now: $27,000 for African PhD Artificial Intelligence Researchers

Published on: Jan 24 2022 by Wayan Vota - 5 Comments
There are outstanding African graduate students doing exceptional artificial intelligence research across the African continent. They need support to become the...