Practical Insights on Government

Help! Show the Global Impacts of USAID Funding Freeze

Help! Show the Global Impacts of USAID Funding Freeze

Published on: Jan 29 2025 by Tech Change - Leave a Comment
Last Friday, the U.S. government issued an executive order halting all foreign aid programs indefinitely. This “Global Aid Freeze” affects funding and...
What’s Next You Ask? Trump Just Halted Domestic USG Funding

What’s Next You Ask? Trump Just Halted Domestic USG Funding

Published on: Jan 28 2025 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
President Trump and Secretary of State Rubio halted all US government foreign assistance spending on Friday, precipitating a humanitarian aid disaster. Starting...
Data Localization Is a Political Decision, Not a Technological One

Data Localization Is a Political Decision, Not a Technological One

Published on: Nov 27 2024 by Wayan Vota - 9 Comments
Governments are passing regulations that require companies to store certain data on servers located within national borders. These data localization laws are restricting...
Ranking African Government Artificial Intelligence Readiness

Ranking African Government Artificial Intelligence Readiness

Published on: May 22 2024 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Ranking African Government Artificial Intelligence Readiness
Oxford Insights Government AI Readiness Index aims to provide valuable insights for effective and responsible artificial intelligence integration into public services....
How to Bring Public Financial Management into the Digital Era

How to Bring Public Financial Management into the Digital Era

Published on: Nov 02 2023 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
In our new paper and recent conference, we are critical of the prevailing paradigm for how we think about digital within public financial management (PFM). In short,...
What Happened? WorldCoin Crypto ID is Suspended in Kenya

What Happened? WorldCoin Crypto ID is Suspended in Kenya

Published on: Aug 04 2023 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on What Happened? WorldCoin Crypto ID is Suspended in Kenya
WorldCoin is an open-source digital identification protocol that aims to democratize participation in the global economy. At its heart is a novel concept, World...
Apply Now: $100,000 OpenAI Grants for ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Rules

Apply Now: $100,000 OpenAI Grants for ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Rules

Published on: Jun 05 2023 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Apply Now: $100,000 OpenAI Grants for ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Rules
Artificial intelligence will have significant, far-reaching economic and societal impacts. Technology shapes the lives of individuals, how we interact with one...
Introducing the USAID Digital Government Model

Introducing the USAID Digital Government Model

Published on: Jul 13 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on Introducing the USAID Digital Government Model
The role of digital technology across sectors has become undeniable in recent years and it has transformed most aspects of public and private life, including government....
How African Governments and Citizens Spar Over Digital Civic Spaces

How African Governments and Citizens Spar Over Digital Civic Spaces

Published on: Sep 30 2021 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
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...
Aid Evolved Podcast: What to Do When Government Says No

Aid Evolved Podcast: What to Do When Government Says No

Published on: Apr 17 2021 by Rowena Luk - Comments Off on Aid Evolved Podcast: What to Do When Government Says No
  Aid, Evolved is a podcast about technology, poverty, and health. Every two weeks we’ll bring you a new episode about doing good, better. Our conversations...