Practical Insights on Software Development

You Need to Hire an Experienced Digital Product Owner Now

You Need to Hire an Experienced Digital Product Owner Now

Published on: Mar 19 2025 by Guest Writer - 1 Comment
Many international NGOs still struggle to scale digital products and services. Whether INGOs are building from scratch, building on top of existing solutions or...
How to Break Digital Colonialism in African Software Development

How to Break Digital Colonialism in African Software Development

Published on: Mar 05 2025 by Guest Writer - Leave a Comment
  The promise of technology as a vehicle for African economic development often comes wrapped in the values and norms of the Global North. Western-designed software,...
Apply Now: $1 Million in Grant Funding for Free and Open Source Software Programs

Apply Now: $1 Million in Grant Funding for Free and Open Source Software Programs

Published on: Dec 30 2024 by Wayan Vota - 3 Comments
A significant portion of technology success and growth is owed to Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), encompassing everything from programming languages to operating...
We Need to Rethink Digital Health Incentives for Sustainable Software Solutions

We Need to Rethink Digital Health Incentives for Sustainable Software Solutions

Published on: Oct 18 2024 by Guest Writer - Comments Off on We Need to Rethink Digital Health Incentives for Sustainable Software Solutions
 In a recent episode of High Impact Growth, Dimagi staff delved into the challenges and opportunities in the evolving digital health market. This discussion highlights...
Apply Now: $1 Million in Grants for Open Digital Infrastructure Programs

Apply Now: $1 Million in Grants for Open Digital Infrastructure Programs

Published on: May 13 2024 by Wayan Vota - 1 Comment
Open Digital Infrastructure (ODI) represents the set of Open Source code, institutional settings, technical standards, and knowledge assets that support software...
Can We Use ChatGPT for Global Goods Software Development?

Can We Use ChatGPT for Global Goods Software Development?

Published on: May 02 2024 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
At IntraHealth, where our mission is to support health workers and improve the conditions in which they work, AI-assisted training could be a game changer. Artificial...
Digital Public Goods Need Sustainable Funding for Success

Digital Public Goods Need Sustainable Funding for Success

Published on: Nov 10 2022 by Wayan Vota - Comments Off on Digital Public Goods Need Sustainable Funding for Success
Last year, the UN Global Pulse and the Digital Public Goods Alliance conducted qualitative research to understand the challenges with developing and deploying digital...
How Many Africans Contribute to Open Source Software?

How Many Africans Contribute to Open Source Software?

Published on: Oct 06 2022 by Guest Writer - 3 Comments
The current literature on analyses of African participation in global digital infrastructure reveals very low open source contribution levels from the continent....
How LMIC Governments Can Benefit from the No-Code Revolution

How LMIC Governments Can Benefit from the No-Code Revolution

Published on: Aug 05 2022 by Guest Writer - 5 Comments
No-code software application development is a paradigm shift sweeping the technology world. The research firm Gartner estimates that by 2025 around 70% of new applications...
3 Ways Africa Can Avoid America’s Electronic Health Record Woes

3 Ways Africa Can Avoid America’s Electronic Health Record Woes

Published on: May 12 2022 by Guest Writer - 2 Comments
Electronic health records (EHRs) are digital medical charts. They contain information such as a patient’s demographics, medical history, and progress notes. The...
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