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Google.org Grants $2.5 Million to Helium Health for AI-Powered Maternal Care
Nigerian health tech startup, Helium Health, has received a $2.5 million (N3.4 billion) grant from Google.org to deploy clinical AI models into primary maternal healthcare.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Google Announces Digital Infrastructure Expansion, Local Jobs, Water Replenishment, and Clean Energy Initiatives with US$15 Billion Malaysia Investment
The latest investment builds on Google’s more than 15-year presence in Malaysia and expands on the company's digital infrastructure investment announced in 2024.
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- Technology, WASH
- Region
- South Asia
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Smart Africa Partners with ITU to Strengthen Telecom Regulation Across Africa
The initiative will provide three accredited e-learning courses covering foundational to advanced market regulation. Available in English, French and Portuguese, the courses will be offered openly as Digital Public Goods.
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- Education, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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First partnership between Proparco (AFD Group) and Sterling Bank to Finance Renewable Energy and Agriculture in Nigeria
The financing will accelerate the development of renewable energy and support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Nigeria’s agricultural value chain.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: How Ambani’s Jio Became India’s Second-Largest Company
Mukesh Ambani’s Jio upended India’s telecoms market with free data and crushed its competition. Now, it has made India’s largest-ever stock market debut.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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The Hidden Solution to Off-Grid Solar’s $21 Billion Funding Gap: How Open Source Can Multiply the Impact of Every Dollar Invested
The energy access sector has a math problem. According to Vivien Barnier at the EnAccess Foundation, closing the last-mile electricity gap will require $21 billion in investment for off-grid solar alone, yet in 2024, total investment in off-grid solar companies fell by 30%, landing at just under $300 million. Given the size of this gap, he argues that calls for additional funding alone are not enough, and that a new approach is needed, one that can multiply the impact of every dollar already committed: open source. He explores why open source infrastructure in energy access — including shared software, open hardware designs, interoperability standards and open data platforms — is fundamental to the sector's growth.
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- Energy, Finance, Technology
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Analysis: Profits and Investment Appear to Be Aligning More Closely as the International Taxation Landscape Evolves
Tax competition can attract profits and investment and boost innovation, but the overall gains are often offset by diminished government budgets and negative short-term spillovers if the tax cuts are financed through debt.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
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World Bank Group Launches First Digital Strategy to Expand Access and Create Jobs
The strategy addresses four priorities: expanding connectivity; making devices and data more affordable; strengthening digital services and skills; and helping countries build the foundations to benefit from artificial intelligence.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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