Practical Insights on Poverty

The Kozma Test for Artificial General Intelligence: Can AI End Global Poverty?

The Kozma Test for Artificial General Intelligence: Can AI End Global Poverty?

Published on: Oct 31 2024 by Wayan Vota - 9 Comments
In 1950, Alan Turing famously proposed the “Turing Test” to measure machine intelligence. If a machine could engage in a conversation indistinguishable from...
Apply Now: $10 Million for Artificial Intelligence Projects Advancing Economic Mobility

Apply Now: $10 Million for Artificial Intelligence Projects Advancing Economic Mobility

Published on: Oct 07 2024 by Wayan Vota - Leave a Comment
We need to build evidence for how artificial intelligence can improve economic opportunity for low income people. That might mean streamlining access to services...
Wow! More Than 1 Billion People Live in Electricity Energy Poverty

Wow! More Than 1 Billion People Live in Electricity Energy Poverty

Published on: Oct 04 2024 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
Since 2000, access to electricity has increased dramatically across the globe, jumping from 75% of the global population to 90% by 2020. According to official counts,...
Apply Now: $100,000 UNICEF Seed Funding for Artificial Intelligence Solutions

Apply Now: $100,000 UNICEF Seed Funding for Artificial Intelligence Solutions

Published on: Jul 19 2021 by Wayan Vota - 9 Comments
COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the digital divide within, between countries and regions, making access to digital platforms and services a key priority to reach...
My Lessons Learned Inspiring African Girls to Transform Their Digital Future

My Lessons Learned Inspiring African Girls to Transform Their Digital Future

Published on: May 27 2021 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on My Lessons Learned Inspiring African Girls to Transform Their Digital Future
I want to connect underprivileged schoolgirls with role models to advance career exposure, entrepreneurship, and life skills development in Science, Technology,...
How ICTs Help WFP Increase Food Security in DRC

How ICTs Help WFP Increase Food Security in DRC

Published on: May 09 2016 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How ICTs Help WFP Increase Food Security in DRC
Upheaval, uncertainty and instability are common in conflict stricken countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The World Food Programme (WFP)...
How Was mBanking Successfully Embraced in Bangladesh?

How Was mBanking Successfully Embraced in Bangladesh?

Published on: Feb 20 2015 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on How Was mBanking Successfully Embraced in Bangladesh?
Bringing mBanking to Bangladesh has had many bumps along the road. Before introducing mBanking to Bangladesh, 87% of the population didn’t have a bank account...