What Can 8 USAID DECAs Tell Us About National Digital Ecosystems?
USAID produces Digital Ecosystem Country Assessments (DECAs) to identify development opportunities and risks in a country’s digital ecosystem. DECAs inform decision-making...
Why Do LMIC Governments Want Artificial Intelligence Solutions?
As governments develop artificial intelligence strategies to manage the integration of AI within the private sector and its impact on social dynamics, a schism...
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There are thousands of innovative and socially responsible business projects in Africa and the Middle East, yet too few are known outside of the small circles where...
How Many Africans Contribute to Open Source Software?
The current literature on analyses of African participation in global digital infrastructure reveals very low open source contribution levels from the continent....
6 African Governments Are Conducting Illegal Digital Surveillance of Citizens
The right to privacy and to private communications is a fundamental human right that is enshrined in African constitutions, international human rights conventions...
How African Governments and Citizens Spar Over Digital Civic Spaces
Civic space remains open in only two of Africa’s 54 countries. The reduction in safe public spaces in which democratic debate can take place represents a breach...
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Social media can be a force for good in developing countries. People can use platforms like Facebook Groups to create a positive impact on the broader world by...
8 Lessons Learned Making Digital Finance Work for Women in MENA
Despite progress over the past few years, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region still has the largest gender gap in terms of women’s economic participation...
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Young people between the ages of 10-24 should be central actors in shaping the world they live in. They are early adopters of new digital applications, and could...
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The US Government recognizes that there is a significant gender gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields worldwide. It would like to...