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Analysis: The Data Crisis Following USAID’s Withdrawal: Opportunities to Reimagine Data Systems
Without investment in country data systems, there will be limited data to power AI solutions and drive the longer-term digital transformation of public services.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Announcing DECfinder: Preserving Development Knowledge for the Future
DECfinder is a tool built at I4DI to restore public access to over 110,000 curated documents from USAID’s Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC).
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- Global
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- data, global development, partnerships, SDGs
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Interview: Why 2025 Could Be the Year of the Electric Vehicle in Developing Countries
This is an interview with De Jong, who leads a landmark UNEP effort that is helping some 60-plus developing countries speed their transition to electric vehicles (EVs).
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- Transportation
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- Global
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Ethiopian Securities Exchange, FSD Africa, and FSD Ethiopia Partner to Strengthen Capital Markets
Following the successful launch of ESX, this partnership will establish a framework between the three organizations to pool in their resources and efforts towards targeted market development activities.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Rockefeller Foundation Commits US $100 Million to Serve 100 Million Children Nutritious School Meals
5-year effort announced at Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Paris summit to expand support to more than a dozen countries worldwide and in the United States.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Are Accelerators on Borrowed Time?
The top-down and bottom-up pressures are only building on an accelerator model that for years now has been driving in neutral rather than innovating as its portfolio companies are told to strive for.
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- Investing
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- Global
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U.S. Government Campaign Against ESG Hits Emerging Market Green Bonds
The backlash in the US on climate issues is hitting the ability of many emerging markets to raise funds for environmental projects.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- data, ESG, global development, impact bonds
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Analysis: Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Digital Public Infrastructure Solutions?
Integrating AI into DPI could drive unprecedented improvements in public service delivery, economic inclusion, and governance.
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- Technology
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- Global
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