Practical Insights on Technology for ICT4D Projects

10 Steps to Build an African Community Internet Network

10 Steps to Build an African Community Internet Network

Published on: Aug 07 2024 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
Community networks are Internet communication networks deployed and operated by citizens to meet their own needs. In recent years, the community networks movement...
Apply Now: $300,000 Grants for Internet Access Prototypes and Pilots

Apply Now: $300,000 Grants for Internet Access Prototypes and Pilots

Published on: Jul 22 2024 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
Innovative methods, technologies, and infrastructure is at the core of providing better opportunities for people to transform and enrich their lives with Internet...
How to Leverage Digital Systems for Monitoring and Evaluation

How to Leverage Digital Systems for Monitoring and Evaluation

Published on: Jul 03 2024 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How to Leverage Digital Systems for Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems are essential catalysts for transformation and capacity building within the international development sector. They give...
Who Needs Human Interpreters When You Have Google Translate – Instant Artificial Intelligence Translation?

Who Needs Human Interpreters When You Have Google Translate – Instant Artificial Intelligence Translation?

Published on: Jun 25 2024 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Who Needs Human Interpreters When You Have Google Translate – Instant Artificial Intelligence Translation?
Esperanto is a constructed international language created by L. L. Zamenhof in 1887 as a universal second language for international communication. It’s aim...
Apply Now: $160,000 Internet Strengthening Grants in Latin America and Caribbean

Apply Now: $160,000 Internet Strengthening Grants in Latin America and Caribbean

Published on: Jun 17 2024 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
The Internet is permanently under construction. Ensuring its stability and security is essential to strengthen user trust and foster Internet growth in Latin America...
Apply Now: $68,000 in Grants for Internet Access and Connectivity

Apply Now: $68,000 in Grants for Internet Access and Connectivity

Published on: Jun 03 2024 by Wayan Vota - 6 Comments
The Internet is a place of possibility and opportunity. It is where we collaborate and innovate for a better world. Where we share our hopes and strengthen our...
3 Strategies for Responsibly Deploying Generative AI in Your Program

3 Strategies for Responsibly Deploying Generative AI in Your Program

Published on: May 30 2024 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 3 Strategies for Responsibly Deploying Generative AI in Your Program
Generative AI (GenAI) is remarkable, but to be truly useful it needs to do things that help your organization achieve its goals, safely, reliably and affordably...
Lessons Learned: I Built a Successful Generative AI Chatbot that Failed

Lessons Learned: I Built a Successful Generative AI Chatbot that Failed

Published on: May 16 2024 by Wayan Vota - 7 Comments
Grab your popcorn! This is gonna be a great crash and burn story about Generative AI success and failure in 2024! I recently built a GenAI chatbot that successfully...
Apply Now: $1 Million in Grants for Open Digital Infrastructure Programs

Apply Now: $1 Million in Grants for Open Digital Infrastructure Programs

Published on: May 13 2024 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Open Digital Infrastructure (ODI) represents the set of Open Source code, institutional settings, technical standards, and knowledge assets that support software...
What About Open Transfer Instead of Open Source Software?

What About Open Transfer Instead of Open Source Software?

Published on: May 09 2024 by Wayan Vota - 7 Comments
At a recent discussion about the Principles for Digital Development, a common debate took hold of participants: should we keep the Open Source clause in the “Open...