Digital new deal for Africa
Networking technologies are now firmly embedded in the core of many economic, social, and political activities around the world.
Networking technologies are now firmly embedded in the core of many economic, social, and political activities around the world.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to alter our world and to advance human development, with dramatic implications across every sector of society.
Africa is increasingly becoming a hotbed of innovation. Between a growing number of tech hubs, a burgeoning maker’s movement, and even increasingly connected Indigenous communities, the seed of innovation in Africa has been planted.
In an era of rapid change and increasing mistrust in institutions, open data and the surrounding communities that use it, are working to shift norms and culture to create dialogue and collaboration between governments, civil society and the privat
Heartwater and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCCP) are two diseases that constitute major threats to small ruminant (grazing animals such as goats and sheep) production in developing countries, notably in Africa.
Despite promising open data initiatives, notably in Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso, African Francophone countries are severely lagging behind in terms of access and use of public data.
Large volumes of complex and variable data, often called big data, promise to improve government service delivery, complement official statistics, and facilitate development in sectors such as health, urban development, transportation, and humanit
With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs) 2015–2030 agenda, promoting gender equality is central to global development policy and practice.
Despite recent progress with mobile technology diffusion, more than four billion people worldwide are unconnected and have limited access to global communication infrastructure.
In Africa and Asia, regulations governing communications are not designed to facilitate poverty reduction and economic growth.