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Sadly, countless health chatbot projects crash and burn across low- and middle-income countries each year.
It’s not about artificial intelligence limitations, insufficient funding, or even poor internet connectivity....
Artificial intelligence startups dominate global VC funding in 2025, yet the vast majority of this $193 billion in capital flowing to well-funded Silicon Valley firms pursuing commercial applications.
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Published on: Oct 30 2025 by Manisha Aryal - Comments Off on Jute Artisans Are Exploring Digital Fibres of the Future
For artisans like Kohinoor Khatoon, becoming a digital entrepreneur is a milestone, not the journey’s end. While digital access is opening doors in the villages of West Bengal, it is also surfacing persistent barriers,...
Published on: Oct 28 2025 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Mobile Phone Revolutions Make Telecenters Even More Essential
While development practitioners debate whether smartphones have rendered Community Information Centres obsolete, new research from Ghana reveals a more complex truth: CICs aren’t competing with mobile technology—they’re...
1.8 billion people still lack access to essential social services. Yet the nonprofit sector faces a persistent technology gap that undermines mission delivery.
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I have lost count of how many digital health pilot projects promised to revolutionize healthcare access in LMICs. Most delivered a few thousand consultations before quietly disappearing. Then there’s eSanjeevani, India’s...
Published on: Oct 21 2025 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Risk Reality Check: Six Generative AI Threats That Demand Action
Most development organizations are sleepwalking into a generative AI crisis.
While we’re busy celebrating ChatGPT’s latest capabilities, ASEAN’s new Expanded Guide on AI Governance and Ethics has identified...
The development sector faces a paradox. Despite decades of innovation in ICT4D solutions, most social ventures remain trapped in a cycle of small grants and limited reach. The challenges we face today demand innovative...
Priyanka Praminik was running a computer center in Islampur, West Bengal, when the Digital Empowerment Foundation’s district coordinator approached Priyanka to help rural women entrepreneurs learn digital skills.
Bengal’s...
The dream of upward mobility is increasingly out of reach for millions. Low-income workers around the world face systemic barriers to better jobs, education, and public benefits. Barriers that trap families in cycles of...
