Improving Adoption of Innovation in International Development Organisations
Innovation is becoming increasingly important in international development co-operation. Without new approaches and technologies, the complex and often inter-connected...
How to Leverage Digital Systems for Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems are essential catalysts for transformation and capacity building within the international development sector. They give...
Apply Now! USAID Digital Development Awards for 2023
USAID is working toward a future where digital technology promotes inclusive growth, fosters resilient and democratic societies, and empowers everyone, including...
Digital Innovation is Not Free. We Need Low-Tech Options Now
The past few months saw a lot of buzz around emerging digital technologies. There wasn’t a week going by without news of AI-enabled tools that create sophisticated...
The Rise and Fall of Innovation Labs in International Development
“Innovation” has become a hugely popular word in the humanitarian and development sectors over the last 10 or 15 years. And amongst NGOs, UN agencies, and bilateral...
Apply Now: 2022 USAID Digital Development Awards – The Digis!
Digital ecosystems are the stakeholders, systems, and enabling environment that together empower people and communities to use digital technology to access services,...
How to Guide: USAID Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment Toolkit
The rapid development and adoption of digital technology are transforming how people worldwide access information, goods, and services. Digital development is quickly...
5 Additional Ways to Create Digital Development Sustainability
We constantly talk about sustainability when designing and refining digital solutions, but what do we really mean when we say it? Josh Woodard’s post “Is It...
It’s Time to Connect African Entrepreneurs to Global Venture Capital
When it comes to innovation, Africa has an abundance of entrepreneurial talent. Nowhere is early-stage, technology-driven innovation more exciting than it is in...
The ICT4D Guilty Pleasure: Reinventing Digital Wheels for Donors
We are all familiar with the concept of reinventing the flat tire in digital development. That’s when we repackage a known failure as new innovation, usually...