Brazil Needs to Create Sovereign Generative AI Solutions Now
In the modern world, the ability to innovate with technology defines the path to development. For Brazil, I believe it is time to claim our space in the rising...
Giving Thanks to ChatGPT: 4 Ways to Use GenAI Today in Digital Development
There are many Generative AI tools that are revolutionizing digital development. A recent World Bank report found that ChatGPT is by far the most popular. USAID...
Data Localization Is a Political Decision, Not a Technological One
Governments are passing regulations that require companies to store certain data on servers located within national borders. These data localization laws are restricting...
Nigeria vs Rwanda: Which National Artificial Intelligence Policy is Better?
Nigeria, as the African continent’s most populous country, is singularly positioned to harness artificial intelligence’s transformative capacity to...
7 Political Economy Aspects of Artificial Intelligence in African Countries
“Political economy” has two senses. It can refer to a particular political economy of a country, industry or technology. It also refers to the kind of analysis...
Introducing USAID Digital Policy: International Development is Digital
Last week, Administrator Samantha Power reiterated USAID’s commitment to a model of development that advances open, inclusive, secure, and rights-respecting...
Apply Now: $3 Million to Build Responsible Rights-Respecting AI Policy Approaches
Calibrated cyber and digital policies help form the backbone of our deeply interconnected world, are vital to U.S. national and economic security, and are required...
How African Countries Govern National Artificial Intelligence Solutions
Artificial intelligence is often posited as a solution to the myriad difficulties faced on the African continent. AI discourse is littered with articles that proclaim...
Apply Now: $2.5 Million for Global ICT Policy Development from US State Department
Calibrated cyber and digital policies help form the backbone of our deeply interconnected world, are vital to U.S. national and economic security, and are required...
Please Give USAID Your Feedback on Draft Digital Policy
In April 2020, USAID launched the Digital Strategy, charting an Agency-wide vision for development and humanitarian assistance in the world’s rapidly evolving...