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Digital Public Infrastructure Is Supposed To Be Interoperable: Why Does the Standardization End When Something Goes Wrong?
Digital public infrastructure (DPI) is becoming more common in emerging markets, as a growing number of governments are building population-scale digital systems for identity, payments and data exchange. And as DPI increasingly crosses national borders, involving multiple governments, processes and contractors, the need for interoperability in these systems is growing. According to David Porteous at Integral: Governance Solutions, Maria Luciano, Deepti George at Yutadhi, and Sahana Arun Kumar at Amarante Consulting, this growing reach and complexity mean that redress — i.e., citizens’ ability to challenge errors in DPI systems and obtain remedy — should also be interoperable. They share insights from a research project that examined grievance redress mechanisms for 15 DPI systems in Brazil, India, South Africa, Benin and Ethiopia, exploring how they can move toward greater standardization.
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Global Funding to Tackle Air Pollution Fails to Reach Hardest-Hit Countries
New research from Clean Air Fund shows that the most polluted places in the world are missing out on vital funding to tackle air pollution.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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New Guidance on Applying a Child Perspective Within Gender Lens Investing
A new UNICEF guidance, developed in collaboration with 2X Global, shows how investors can intentionally apply a child lens within gender lens investing to strengthen and amplify outcomes for women, children, businesses and societies.
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Press Release: New Global Survey from Kiva by The Harris Poll Finds an Affordability Crisis Is Putting Everyday Giving to the Test
These findings reflect broader headwinds tracked by Giving USA, which found that even as total charitable giving reached a record $617.20 billion, giving by individuals has fallen from roughly 80% of total contributions in past decades to just 64% today, as everyday households face mounting cost-of-living pressures.
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Civil Society Calls on the Human Rights Commission to Investigate the Human Rights Impacts of South Africa’s Data Centre Boom
South Africa is experiencing the fastest data centre expansion on the continent.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Entrepreneurship Unleashed: Winners of 2026 Global Case Writing Competition
"The primary goal of this competition was to place students in the shoes of protagonists who are facing pivot points in their enterprises’ journey toward profitability, scale and sustainability. The winners received cash prizes in addition to the publication of their cases."
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- Education, Social Enterprise
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Accra Reset’s Plan for Health Sovereignty Includes Closing Some Global Health Bodies
The report outlines several steps to empower aid-reliant countries, starting with “one-stop country compacts” jointly led by the Ministries of Health, Finance and Planning, and including local stakeholders and “restructured” international partners.
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- Health Care
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Electrification Takes Centre Stage as Hormuz Shock Spurs Countries to Seek to Enhance Energy Security
New IEA analysis, requested by Türkiye and Australia to inform COP31 discussions, finds cost-effective technologies can bring proposed 35% electrification target within ‘striking distance’
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- Technology
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- Global
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