In 2015, China presented its Digital Silk Road (DSR), with a vision of global connectivity. The idea may sound appealing, with massive digitalisation investments aiming to raise living standards and bring the world closer together (The Diplomat, 2021a). At the same time, African nations remain highly indebted to China’s government…
As a part of a three-day course organised by Sida, I got to know about DIAL. DIAL, which stands for Digital Impact Alliance, promotes digital inclusion via research, capacity-building and advocacy. In this post, you will get to know more about the principles which guide their work. I hope it…
Today, it is safe to say that almost everyone is familiar with the large variety of dating apps available to “find your match”. Perhaps less known is that charities are using apps with similar designs, where donors swipe among a selection of charity-profiles to find their match. In this post…
While I might be quite new to data for development, I am better versed in international development. I specialise in the nexus between social protection and labour market policies. This interest was born when conducting field studies on how Indonesia’s universal health care insurance is perceived by workers in the…
