Help! Show the Global Impacts of USAID Funding Freeze
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 is a podcast about technology, poverty, and health. Every two weeks we’ll bring you a new episode about doing good, better. Our conversations...