Digital Bangladesh to progress to Innovative Bangladesh by 2041
Bangladesh expects its Vision 2041 to go way beyond technological aspects and to embrace the massive changes triggered by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Digital…
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Rwanda to expand digital transformation capacity
The Government of Rwanda will increase access to broadband and selected digital public services to strengthen the country’s digital innovation ecosystem The new Digital…
Kenya’s innovative data response to COVID-19
To respond to COVID-19 data and policy gaps, a multidisciplinary team created a data ecosystem for seamless flow between data and decision making. Using…
Investment in data builds inclusive education system in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has demonstrated how investments in data, and political commitments to use that data to improve education can pay off. Access to education…
2020 Australia Youth Development Index
The 2020 Australian Youth Development Index shows progress in youth development across multiple domains. The 2020 Australian Youth Development Index (AYDI), commissioned by the…
e-clinics bring healthcare to rural areas in Pakistan
Using technology to reimagine how health care is delivered to the most vulnerable people in Pakistan is an initiative by 24 year old Muhammad…
Personal digital control over wages changes working women’s beliefs in India
Giving women greater digital power over their wages encouraged employment and liberalised their beliefs. According to a new study co-authored by Yale economists Rohini…
Video: Zambia using geospatial mapping data to improve urban planning
The Government of Zambia is prioritising urban planning using artificial intelligence to overcome urban poverty and build inclusive, prosperous and sustainable cities. Geospatial data…
Video: Mauritius launches first NanoSatellite into space
Conceptualised by Mauritian Engineers, the first Mauritian NanoSatellite MIR-SAT1 deployed into orbit from the International Space Station (ISS). The Mauritius Imagery and Radiotelecommunication Satellite…
Video: Uganda’s clean energy pioneers
From solar power innovations to cooking fuel alternatives, young brilliant minds are rising to the challenge of solving ancient issues, while contributing to the…
Innovation makes India’s heritage rice grains popular again
Local grains are regaining their rightful place in several Indian rice-eating states Several Indian rice-eating states have a diversity of local rice varieties rich…
Nauru’s climate resistance plan to strengthen water security
Nauru is integrating water services security and climate resilience into planning and investment decision-making processes for water services provision. Following the Government of Nauru’s…