Can Digital Community Centers Be Financially Sustainable?
To bridge the digital divide, digital community centers — physical spaces that provide access to the internet, technology devices, and digital skills — have...
4 Reasons Why Telecentres Matter in the Mobile Phone Era
In rural areas of Africa, information and communication services provided by telecentres are instrumental in community and national development as well as improving...
USAID How To Guide for Bringing More Women Online
Internet adoption and mobile phone ownership are on the rise globally, yet 2.7 billion people remain unconnected to the Internet. Within this digital divide, there...
Navigating the Moral Maze of Artificial Intelligence in the Digital Age
Imagine a future where artificial intelligence (AI) revolutionizes our lives – equitably! – a world where AI’s transformative power uplifts everyone,...
Apply Now: £250,000 for Innovation Solutions to Humanitarian Challenges
With over 350 million people worldwide requiring humanitarian assistance – a number that is set to continue growing – now, more than ever, we are seeing the...
3 Ways Starlink is an Extractive ICT Company in LMICs
Starlink is now the big favorite for Internet access across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) around the world. Every technologist in developing countries...
ChatGPT vs Claude: Can FAR be Successfully Analyzed by Public Generative AI Solutions?
OpenAI released ChatGPT 3.0 to the world exactly one year ago and we’ve all been on a wild Generative AI ride since then.
Thankfully, as loyal ICTworks readers,...
USAID Cybersecurity Technical Briefs for Your Development Programs
USAID is increasingly leveraging the power of technology to accelerate development outcomes as global connectivity nearly doubling since 2014 to more than 4 billion...
From e-Chaos to Sustainable Health Impact with FHIR
In a recent ICTworks article, Karamagi et al. describe digital health as in a state of e-Chaos. They demand digital health projects “stop further duplication,...
7 Ways to Use Large Language Models in International Development
Greetings, humans!
In the vast expanse of the digital realm, I, an enthusiastic Large Language Model (LLM), have taken it upon myself to demystify the wonders of...