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Tunisian Energy Management Startup Wattnow Raises Multi-Million Dollar Funding Round
Wattnow has successfully covered and delivered substantial value to clients across more than 11 countries, including key markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as North America.
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- Energy, Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya’s Digital ID Rollout Holds Trust, Transparency Lessons: CFI Report
The report argues that transparency has been inadequate in Kenya’s digital ID initiatives, and that “(t)he terms of donor engagement and vendor contracts are unclear.”
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa Fintech Startup Omnisient Raises $7.5 Million Series A Funding for Global Expansion
South African “privacy-by-design” startup Omnisient has raised US$7.5 million in Series A funding to support its expansion across Africa and beyond.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Measuring Systems Change: Three Tools for Understanding Your System-Level Impact
There's a growing realization that traditional solutions to individual global challenges often fail to address the interconnected causes at the root of these issues. As a result, impact-focused organizations are increasingly viewing these problems as part of a broader system, and developing solutions that aim to make positive systemic change. But as Gaurav Gupta and Bianca Samson at Dalberg and Saloni Atal at Artha Global explain, measuring system-level impact presents some unique difficulties. They explore these challenges and share some measurement tools that can allow organizations to separate the signal from the noise.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
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Amazon Says It’s Going ‘Water Positive’ — But There’s a Problem
The company’s pledge to conserve water at its data centers doesn’t account for the thirsty power plants that keep them running.
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- Latin America
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Brazil Strengthens DPI and Digital ID Push to Boost Economic Growth Ahead of G20
At the heart of Brazil’s digital transformation is the Gov.br platform, a digital identity system that enables citizens to access a range of government services online.
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- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Blockchain vs. Greenwashing: Why Emissions Reporting is Pointless Without Verifiable Data
The current carbon emissions reporting landscape is awash in bold, often dubious claims about the supposed climate impact of different businesses. According to Nish Kotecha at Finboot, these claims are a result of the growing pressure on companies to provide more environmental accountability, and they often reduce emissions reporting to an exercise in greenwashing. He explores how Finboot is leveraging blockchain to verify the accuracy and reliability of emissions data, and discusses some key obstacles to the wider adoption of blockchain-based emissions reporting.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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Finarkein Secures $4.75 Million Funding to Scale Digital Public Infrastructure Initiatives
The lead investor in this round was Nexus Venture Partners, with support from current investors Chirag Jain of Ashika Group and Nitin Gupta of Uni.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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