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Is It Time for a Moratorium on Digital Development Awards?

Is It Time for a Moratorium on Digital Development Awards?

Published on: Oct 23 2024 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
Everyone loves to win an award! We now have participation awards to celebrate just showing up. This prize inflation is happening in digital development too. There...
ChatGPT vs Claude: Can FAR be Successfully Analyzed by Public Generative AI Solutions?

ChatGPT vs Claude: Can FAR be Successfully Analyzed by Public Generative AI Solutions?

Published on: Nov 29 2023 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
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,...
The Role of Open Source Hardware in COVID-19 Digital Response

The Role of Open Source Hardware in COVID-19 Digital Response

Published on: Aug 19 2020 by Guest Writer - 3 Comments
There has been a long history – both successful and less positive – of open source in international development. This has been driven by the creativity,...
Apply Now: $25,000 for COVID-19 Digital Detect and Protect Solutions

Apply Now: $25,000 for COVID-19 Digital Detect and Protect Solutions

Published on: Jun 22 2020 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
COVID-19 is an unprecedented global health and humanitarian emergency. It threatens to create devastating social, economic, and political crises that could leave...
Apply Now: $300,000 for UAV Drone Delivery and Imagery Solutions

Apply Now: $300,000 for UAV Drone Delivery and Imagery Solutions

Published on: Apr 15 2019 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments
 A significant financing deficit lies between Africa’s current reality and the mobility that it both needs and aspires to. Unmanned aerial vehicles and cargo...
Apply Now: $500,000 for Your Big Data Innovations in Agriculture

Apply Now: $500,000 for Your Big Data Innovations in Agriculture

Published on: Aug 23 2017 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
The rapid growth in processing power and global connectivity means we can now quickly collect, share and analyze enormous amounts of data to reveal new ways to...
Apply Now: USAID Digital Development Awards

Apply Now: USAID Digital Development Awards

Published on: Apr 24 2017 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Apply Now: USAID Digital Development Awards
USAID is delighted to announce the first-ever Digital Development Awards, part of the USAID Catalyst Awards. USAID has a long and rich tradition of transforming...
Entrepreneurship is a Learning Process Not an App Contest

Entrepreneurship is a Learning Process Not an App Contest

Published on: Aug 14 2015 by Guest Writer - 4 Comments
Every couple of months, a new mobile app contest pops up, promising young people the resources, mentorship, and network to create a software product that will transform...
Breaking News! USAID Grand Challenge for Development with Facebook

Breaking News! USAID Grand Challenge for Development with Facebook

Published on: Apr 01 2015 by Wayan Vota - 13 Comments
After extensive analysis, USAID has determined that poor people in the country of Africa suffer from a lack of things. According to the World Bank, 414 million...
Join ARM and Inveneo’s Micro-Data Center Design Challenge to Win $10,000

Join ARM and Inveneo’s Micro-Data Center Design Challenge to Win $10,000

Published on: Mar 11 2015 by Atul Adhikari - Comments Off on Join ARM and Inveneo’s Micro-Data Center Design Challenge to Win $10,000
Looking for a way to change the ICT world? Join Inveneo’s newest competition: to design an ultra-efficient small-scale data center! Inveneo, in partnership with...
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