3 Advantages of a Modern Data Stack for Digital Development
Managing data in the development sector can be messy. Development organizations want reliable data to assess the effectiveness of their interventions, aiming for...
Which Digital Health Tools Are We Using to Tackle COVID-19?
Since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, national and local governments have turned to digital technologies to help their citizens, health care providers,...
Aid Evolved Podcast: The Costly Business of Free Software
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 are...
Is It Finally Time to Retire Sustainability in ICT4D?
Talk – and debate – of the term “sustainability” in ICT4D is nothing new. The theme has been discussed on ICTworks for more than a decade....
The Present and Future of Data Collection and Analysis in ICT4D
Facebook’s recent release of highly accurate population maps for Africa (as well as its impending release of the entire world), and the rising prominence of AI...
For Better or Worse: ICT4D is Open Source Software
Previously, I wrote about how the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) showed that we sell sexy ICT4D success stories to survive in their recent Baseline ICT4D Ecosystem...
3 Stages of ICT4D Solution Maturity: From Pilots to Professionalization
Needs, markets, and innovation combine to produce technological change. This is as true in the international development sector as it is anywhere else. And within...
Your Current ICT4D Skills Should Be Obsolete in Five Years
What is the role of ICT4D professionals within an international development organization? I was recently asked this question by three large USAID implementing partners....
3 Uncommon Ways ICT Can Aid Delivery of High Impact Agricultural Research and Development
Delivery of scalable agricultural intervention and development can be enhanced using contemporary ICT tools. Such ICT-driven revolution is imperative to meet the...
If You Are Still Collecting Data on Paper, You Are Wasting Everyone’s Time
Way back in 2001, Satellife pioneered the use of PDA’s for health-related data collection in Uganda and Kenya. In the 15 years since, Satellife became the...