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Guyana National Digital ID Project Gets $4.8 Million in 2025 Budget
The billion-dollar infusion comes as part of a push by the current government to implement e-governance and advance digital transformation in key sectors such as healthcare, education, and transportation.
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- Education, Health Care, Technology, Transportation
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- North Africa & Near East
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Record US $20 Billion Pulled From ESG Funds in US After Republican Party Attacks
It is the latest sign that environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics are under siege in the world’s largest economy.
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- Environment, Investing
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- North America
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- climate finance, data, decarbonization, ESG
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NatureMetrics Secures $25 Million Series B Funding to Accelerate Biodiversity Monitoring Technology Solution
Investment will enhance NatureMetrics' nature intelligence platform, AI capabilities and environmental DNA (eDNA) solution, set to underpin a new era of nature reporting.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Leaps by Bayer Announces One of the Largest Global Surveys of Society’s Attitudes Toward Breakthrough Technologies
The impact investing arm of Bayer, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) announced the launch of one of the largest surveys examining global public sentiment towards transformative technology.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Technology
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- Global
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Bboxx, Radiant Yacu Launch Affordable EV Insurance, Benefitting 130,000 Rwandan Motorbike Riders
Innovative “Bboxx Protect” cuts costs by over 40%, accelerates EV adoption, and boosts financial inclusion in Rwanda.
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- Finance, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South African SAAS Startup TACo Raises $1.6 Million to Power AI Sustainability Platform
The company’s impact-driven approach has garnered support from investors who align with its vision of driving measurable benefits for people, the planet, and profit.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change, data, innovation, startups
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VC Investment in Emerging Markets Plummeted by Over 40% Last Year
The data mirrors the wider global trend of reduced VC funding in the last two years, especially for non-AI companies.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- data, research, venture capital
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Southeast Asia Has $60 Billion AI Boom, But Its Own Startups Are Missing Out
Little investment is flowing to the region’s startups that have artificial intelligence at their core.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific