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  • The human impact of identity exclusion in financial services

    The human impact of identity exclusion in financial services

    Stories from the UK and Ghana
    Go to the profile of Savita Bailur
    Savita Bailur
    Jan 7, 2022
    Satellite and geospatial tech for humanitarian crises

    Satellite and geospatial tech for humanitarian crises

    A Public Q&A
    Go to the profile of Dr. Emrys Schoemaker
    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
    Go to the profile of Alina Kaiser
    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…
    Go to the profile of Dr. Emrys Schoemaker
    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
    Go to the profile of Jake Kendall
    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.
    Go to the profile of Dr. Emrys Schoemaker
    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.
    Go to the profile of Dr. Emrys Schoemaker
    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?
    Go to the profile of Nana Akua Anyidoho
    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.
    Go to the profile of Jonathan Donner
    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…
    Go to the profile of Savita Bailur
    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.
    Go to the profile of Dr. Emrys Schoemaker
    Dr. Emrys Schoemaker
    May 31, 2021
    How can we make platform livelihoods better for young women, especially during and after COVID-19?

    How can we make platform livelihoods better for young women, especially during and after COVID-19?

    We’ll look at how unconscious biases become obvious barriers for women entering platform work and who needs to make it work better for…
    Go to the profile of Savita Bailur
    Savita Bailur
    May 31, 2021
    Digital Transformation needs a narrative: three takeaways to help define it

    Digital Transformation needs a narrative: 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.”
    Go to the profile of Dr. Emrys Schoemaker
    Dr. Emrys Schoemaker
    Mar 12, 2021
    A platform of their own: Our experience running a participatory video storytelling project

    A platform of their own: Our experience running a participatory video storytelling project

    A methodology, including successes, challenges & tips, for putting people at the center of their own story.
    Go to the profile of Miranda Grant
    Miranda Grant
    Feb 21, 2021
    Women’s platform livelihoods: Balancing the opportunity with the myth of flexibility

    Women’s platform livelihoods: Balancing the opportunity with the myth of flexibility

    There’s tension behind the flexibility of online work that platforms and policy makers need to recognize.
    Go to the profile of Grace Natabaalo
    Grace Natabaalo
    Feb 18, 2021
    Platform livelihoods of young people in Africa: “The hustle is real”

    Platform livelihoods of young people in Africa: “The hustle is real”

    For many, the hustle is also key to surviving and thriving across digital platforms.
    Go to the profile of Grace Natabaalo
    Grace Natabaalo
    Feb 18, 2021
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