Practical Insights on open standards in International Development

Practical Insights on open standards

Why OpenRAN is a Strategic Imperative for International Development Programs

Published on: Sep 10 2024 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off

The global digital divide remains a critical barrier to inclusive development in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Access to affordable, reliable internet...

What About Open Transfer Instead of Open Source Software?

Published on: May 09 2024 by Wayan Vota - 7 Comments

At a recent discussion about the Principles for Digital Development, a common debate took hold of participants: should we keep the Open Source clause in the “Open...

8 Reasons Why Digital Health Should be on FHIR

Published on: Sep 01 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR, pronounced “fire”) is a standard describing data formats and elements and an application programming...

Global Public Goods Guidebook for Sustainable Digital Health Deployments

Published on: Mar 03 2022 by Guest Writer - Comments Off

Global goods are digital health software tools that are adaptable to different countries and contexts to help address key health system challenges. A mature digital...

Apply Now: $250,000 for Open Source COVID-19 Digital Health Solutions

Published on: Nov 08 2021 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments

As the COVID-19 Digital Response continues to create global goods with scalable digital solutions using open standards and approaches, there is a need to focus...

How to Explain Data Standards and Interoperability in Digital Health

Published on: Oct 07 2021 by Tech Change - 2 Comments

Phases like data interoperability, open standards, and health information exchange are often used in digital health, but like many hype cycle buzzwords, there...

We Need to Go All In on FHIR for Digital Health

Published on: Aug 19 2021 by Matt Berg - 1 Comment

When I first heard of HL7 FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource), I think, like most, l understood its application as a data exchange standard with promises...

Please Nominate Your Digital Public Good Software and Data Today!

Published on: Nov 19 2020 by Guest Writer - Comments Off

The Digital Public Goods Alliance is a network of partners from different sectors who contribute to the identification, support, scale-up, and proper use of digital...

Can Nepal and Cambodia Really Have Common Agricultural Data Standards?

Published on: Jul 16 2018 by Guest Writer - Comments Off

What does data-driven agricultural development in Nepal and Cambodia have in common? Yes, rice is a staple in both national cuisines (and experimental data shows...

Please RSVP for Digital Development Principle 6: Open ICT4D

Published on: Feb 02 2015 by Wayan Vota - 2 Comments

Futures Group and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs are pleased to invite you to RSVP now for Principle 6 for Digital Development: Using...

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