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Shifting through the noise in the age of information overload — the power of evidence synthesis
Shifting through the noise in the age of information overload — the power of evidence synthesis
Niamh Barry
Jun 26
Digital Identification in Africa — insights from ID4Africa
Digital Identification in Africa — insights from ID4Africa
Digital identification is one of the central elements of digital transformation, and governments, civil society and development actors are…
Dr. Emrys Schoemaker
May 30
Uganda’s young creatives: A case for more skills for a digital age.
Uganda’s young creatives: A case for more skills for a digital age.
“Social media really, really helps to connect. There are so many places I’ve gone to and they already know me,” Kisakye says.
Grace Natabaalo
Dec 6, 2023
Governing Digital Public Infrastructure
Governing Digital Public Infrastructure
DPI is neither good, nor bad but never neutral — governance is the key to achieving the goals of DPI and Digital Transformation
Dr. Emrys Schoemaker
Jun 9, 2023
Persons Living With Disabilities Self-Directing Their Own Stories
Persons Living With Disabilities Self-Directing Their Own Stories
Rethinking participatory storytelling methodology; from training, to filming, to the accessibility of final edits.
Abu Majid
May 16, 2023
The human impact of identity exclusion in financial services
The human impact of identity exclusion in financial services
Stories from the UK and Ghana
Savita Bailur
Jan 7, 2022
Satellite and geospatial tech for humanitarian crises
Satellite and geospatial tech for humanitarian crises
A Public Q&A
Dr. Emrys Schoemaker
Dec 8, 2021
Online livelihoods and young women’s economic empowerment in Nigeria
Online livelihoods and young women’s economic empowerment in Nigeria
Country Landscape Review
Alina Kaiser
Oct 4, 2021
Digital Identity for Development — and protection
Digital Identity for Development — and protection
On August 27th, the Taliban boasted of using US digital identity technology to hunt down Afghans who had worked with the international…
Dr. Emrys Schoemaker
Sep 7, 2021
What are the limits of the private sector in serving the poor?
What are the limits of the private sector in serving the poor?
Two conclusions for the wider implications of impact investing and the poor as a profitable market segment
Jake Kendall
Aug 16, 2021
Social Agriculture — understanding Kenyan farmers’ use of social media platforms for agricultural…
Social Agriculture — understanding Kenyan farmers’ use of social media platforms for agricultural…
While the digital development community has come to know a lot about social commerce, it needs to know more about social agriculture.
Dr. Emrys Schoemaker
Aug 10, 2021
Digital Public Goods for Development
Digital Public Goods for Development
Digital transformation is neither good, nor bad, but never neutral.
Dr. Emrys Schoemaker
Jul 24, 2021
Researching Gender and Platform Livelihoods in Ghana
Researching Gender and Platform Livelihoods in Ghana
What’s the impact of COVID-19 on young women’s experiences working and selling through online platforms in Ghana?
Nana Akua Anyidoho
Jul 20, 2021
Platform Livelihoods: Working, trading, renting, and engaging in digital marketplaces
Platform Livelihoods: Working, trading, renting, and engaging in digital marketplaces
One of the biggest shifts in the economy has been the rise of digital platforms with millions of people depending on them to make a living.
Jonathan Donner
Jul 19, 2021
Women and platform livelihoods in Kenya: The impact of COVID-19
Women and platform livelihoods in Kenya: The impact of COVID-19
In emerging markets such as Kenya there is much more to learn about how platforms impact women’s lives especially during and after…
Savita Bailur
Jun 24, 2021
What does ‘Good’ Digital Identification look like?
What does ‘Good’ Digital Identification look like?
ID experts from government, aid agencies, academia and civil society discuss what they think ‘Good ID’ looks like.
Dr. Emrys Schoemaker
May 31, 2021
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