A Public Q&A — In October Caribou Digital convened a discussion around the use of geospatial technology and data for humanitarian crises. We were privileged to be joined by UKHIH Caribou Space fellows Catherine Nakalembe (Associate Research Professor, University of Maryland), David Garcia (PhD candidate at University of Canterbury, Christchurch looking at geospatial technologies)…

On August 27th, the Taliban boasted of using US digital identity technology to hunt down Afghans who had worked with the international coalition. This poses a huge threat to all Afghans who are recorded in these identification systems, and should be a wake-up call to all those working on digital…

Caribou Digital is excited to embark on a new research project to understand how Kenyan farmers use social media platforms as part of their agricultural practices. We’ve spent the last few years in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation exploring the phenomena of platform livelihoods — the ways people earn a…

There is a growing focus on the idea of digital public goods (DPGs) largely driven by a recognition that the process of digital transformation needs to be influenced to achieve development outcomes. Endorsed by the UN Secretary General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation, the Digital Public Goods Alliance defines digital public…

ID experts from government, aid agencies, academia and civil society discuss what they think ‘Good ID’ looks like. — Different organisations and people develop digital identification systems to achieve different goals, which leads to different ideas about what a good digital identity system looks like, with many of these ideas in tension with each other. Some organisations want to know lots about an individual, while others want to limit…

Three takeaways to help define it — “It will be the air we breathe. It already is, really. The question now is how to shape it.” Diagnostic is a series of essays and hosted conversations exploring the challenges of building more inclusive digital economies. For hosted (virtual) conversations, like the one described below, Caribou Digital convenes a…

Digital transformation is everywhere. It is used to describe so many things that it risks losing its meaning, and with it, the potential for a common approach to supporting it in pursuit of equitable, sustainable development. We’re sharing this blog, then, as part of defining this important area. Digital transformation…

Diagnostic is a series of essays and hosted conversations exploring the challenges of building more inclusive Digital economies. For hosted (virtual) conversations, like the one described below, Caribou Digital convenes a diverse set of experts and thought leaders with unique insights on an issue, and gives them the opportunity to…

Caribou Digital and DAI are pleased to share a new report on the issues around the use of information and identification systems in humanitarian and social protection support. Recently, the systems and technologies through which social assistance and support are delivered have been the focus of greater attention, firstly as…