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Ola Krutrim Acquires AI Platform Bharatsah’Ai’Yak
With this acquisition, Ola Krutrim plans to integrate BharatSah’AI’yak into its LLMs, cloud infrastructure, and agentic platform Kruti.
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- Agriculture, Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: How Small Businesses Can Navigate Global Trade In an Era of Polycrisis
With support, small businesses can compete globally and drive inclusive economic development.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Global
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Guinea and Sierra Leone to Jointly Develop Fiber Optic Infrastructure
"This move is intended to boost digital interconnection between the two West African countries, with the promise of more stable, affordable, and competitive broadband services for telecom providers, businesses, and public institutions."
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Is Digital Sovereignty Good for Digital Development or Is It Damaging Digital Protectionism?
Wayan Vota says, "As we continue to build digital infrastructure across the globe, let’s ensure we’re creating systems that empower rather than control, that connect rather than isolate, and that protect rather than surveil."
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Harnessing the Private Sector for Better Development Data
Reliable, disaggregated, and up-to-date data is mission critical for companies expanding into frontier markets, investing in resilient supply chains or designing inclusive financial services.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Afrik Tests World-First Voting Platform to Decide Africa’s Green Future
Pioneering digital platform leverages blockchain technology to democratize investment in Africa's renewable energy and digital infrastructure.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Cocoon Capital Announces First Close of USD 50 Million Fund III to Accelerate Southeast Asia’s Enterprise and Deep Tech Startups
"The fund will continue to target pre-seed and seed-stage investments in B2B software and deep tech startups across Southeast Asia, while selectively exploring opportunities across broader Asia and Australia."
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- Environment, Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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Raiven Capital Launches $100 Million Climatech Fund Anchored by Frog Lake First Nation Investing in Scalable Climatech
"Raiven's Climatech Fund serves as a platform to commercialize Indigenous-led innovation, blending traditional knowledge systems such as "two-eyed seeing" with frontier technologies to develop practical, market-driven solutions in digital infrastructure and clean energy innovation."
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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