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How Evil is Big Tech with Corporate Capture of Artificial Intelligence Solutions?

How Evil is Big Tech with Corporate Capture of Artificial Intelligence Solutions?

Published on: Aug 15 2024 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How Evil is Big Tech with Corporate Capture of Artificial Intelligence Solutions?
The current involvement of the private sector in the technopolitics of development, and specifically Big Tech, differs substantially from the role that it took...
Why Do Women Suffer Gender Gaps in COVID-19 Digital Payments?

Why Do Women Suffer Gender Gaps in COVID-19 Digital Payments?

Published on: Oct 28 2020 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Why Do Women Suffer Gender Gaps in COVID-19 Digital Payments?
The digitization of cash transfers has emerged as an attractive policy solution for countries seeking to expand social assistance to alleviate the economic hardships...
4 Key Enabling Environment Regulations for Digital Financial Services

4 Key Enabling Environment Regulations for Digital Financial Services

Published on: Jun 05 2019 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on 4 Key Enabling Environment Regulations for Digital Financial Services
It can be too easy to get caught up in fun innovative new product launches in digital finance in Kenya, probably the most robust and well-developed digital financial...
Do Farmers Really Want to be Paid in Mobile Money?

Do Farmers Really Want to be Paid in Mobile Money?

Published on: Aug 30 2017 by Guest Writer - 4 Comments
Do farmers really want to be paid in mobile money? To answer this question, I’ll ask you to first entertain a brief thought experiment. Imagine that your...
How Smallholder Farmers Can Bank From the Farm With Digital Financial Services

How Smallholder Farmers Can Bank From the Farm With Digital Financial Services

Published on: Aug 08 2016 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How Smallholder Farmers Can Bank From the Farm With Digital Financial Services
Pioneered by mobile payment companies like Kenya’s M-PESA, digital financial services (DFS) offer banks and other financial providers the ultimate promise to...
Please Register Now: ICTforAg 2016 – New Technologies for Smallholder Farmers

Please Register Now: ICTforAg 2016 – New Technologies for Smallholder Farmers

Published on: May 02 2016 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
June 10th – Washington, DC – Register Now ICTforAg 2016 will bring together +275 thought leaders and decision makers in agriculture and technology from...
How to Innovate New Digital Financial Services for Farmers

How to Innovate New Digital Financial Services for Farmers

Published on: Sep 14 2015 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How to Innovate New Digital Financial Services for Farmers
We know that digital financial services (DFS) facilitate increased financial inclusion of rural communities, but what other ways can technology improve access to...