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The Three Ingredients of Impact AI: Research from India Offers Guidance for AI for Social Good in Emerging Markets
The conversation around “AI for social good” has moved beyond hype and potential and into a high-stakes implementation phase, as a growing number of real-world use cases have emerged. Kalpa Impact conducted analysis of 97 startups and 13 non-profits deploying AI for social good at population-scale in India, seeking to understand who is building these tools, where they are being deployed and whether there is evidence of impact. Sushant Kumar and Ananya Mukherjee at Kalpa Impact share insights from this analysis, highlighting three key ingredients that can enable the successful deployment of impact AI in India and other emerging markets.
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- Technology
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Rize Raises $31 Million to Tackle Climate Impact of Rice Farming
Rice is the largest crop market in the world, with an annual market size of more than $300 billion, but it also accounts for approximately 12% of global methane emissions, a climate footprint comparable to that of the entire aviation industry.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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Analysis: Your Next Nurse May Monitor You From the Philippines
The country has grown into a “clinical process outsourcing powerhouse … [and] a premier global hub for supporting overstressed international healthcare systems,” JL Botor, president of HIMAP, told Rest of World.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Global
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Kenyan Startups Fuzu and Kyosk Secure Funding from Jobtech Alliance
Jobtech Alliance, an ecosystem-building initiative around inclusive jobtech in Africa steered by Mercy Corps and BFA Global, aims to create an enabling environment for entrepreneurs to build platforms that deliver quality livelihoods, are inclusive, and enable users to engage in decent work.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Please Stop Designing Humanitarian Solutions for Donor Funding
DEEP, the Data Entry and Exploration Platform, is one of the 11 case studies documented in NetHope’s new Harnessing AI for Humanitarian Impact report.
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- Global
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Abiki Brokers Joins Forces with FasterCapital to Revolutionize Insurance in Sub-Saharan Africa
By focusing on affordability, simplicity, and accessibility, the startup empowers low-income individuals and SMEs to access essential financial protection and teleconsultation directly from their mobile devices.
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- Health Care, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Green Crime Goes Global
Environmental crime has become so extensive that it is reshaping the global policy agenda, evolving from a niche concern to an urgent topic of international diplomacy.
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- Environment, Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Equity, AfricaNenda and Gates Foundation Partner to Advance Digital Public Infrastructure Across Africa
The collaboration will combine AfricaNenda’s technical expertise, policy expertise, and ecosystem leadership with Equity Group’s extensive regional footprint, digital payments capabilities, and implementation experience to accelerate the adoption of Digital Public Infrastructure across Africa.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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