Filter
509
Featured
428
25
12
Topics
140
122
50
50
37
36
31
31
29
28
27
27
25
25
24
23
22
22
21
21
21
20
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Language
Document type
90
73
61
30
25
11
10
9
8
6
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Countries
Authors & Publishers
Media focus
Publication Years
Methods applied
Journals
Output Type
Hamburg Declaration on Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Key Guides
Hamburg: Hamburg Sustainability Conference; UNDP (2025), 7 pp.
"As global stakeholders from governments, international organizations, the private sector, academia, and civil society, we convene in Hamburg to shape a human-centric, human-rights-based, inclusive, open, sustainable, and responsible AI future. We commit to advancing AI for the SDGs, aligning with o
...
AI With Purpose: How Foundations and Nonprofits are Thinking About and Using Artificial Intelligence
Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) (2025), 39 pp.
"While AI is widely used by nonprofits and foundations alike — most often for internal productivity and communications purposes — leaders share common concerns about AI in their work. They also agree that foundations do not currently have a strong grasp of nonprofits’ AI-related needs. Perhaps
...
2025 State of Humanitarian and Development Cybersecurity Report: Continued progress, but more is needed to keep pace with rapidly evolving threats
NetHope (2025), 37 pp.
"This report reveals a notable rise in perceived cybersecurity risk within the nonprofit sector, with 70% of organizations reporting an increased cyber risk profile in 2025, up from 51% in 2024. Encouragingly, confidence in managing these risks has also improved, with 56% of organizations feeling co
...
L’essor des technologies numériques en Côte d’Ivoire: Réalités et enjeux
Paris: L'Harmattan (2025), 227 pp.
"Au début du troisième millénaire, la Côte d’Ivoire, à l’instar d’autres pays africains, au sortir de sommets internationaux, tirant la « sonnette d’alarme » sur la nécessité de combler le fossé numérique entre le Sud et le Nord, va prendre des initiatives en vue de favoriser la p
...
"This how-to note offers practical guidance for humanitarian actors seeking to co-design AI solutions with crisis-affected communities. This is related to, though not intended to support the technical co-design of AI models, though there is a significant amount of research on this subject. This how-
...
Technocolonialism: When Technology for Good is Harmful
Cambridge: Polity Press (2025), vii, 248 pp.
"With over 300 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and with emergencies and climate disasters becoming ever more common, AI and big data are being championed as a force for good and as a solution to the complex challenges of the aid sector. This book argues, on the contrary, that digit
...
Addressing power dynamics in participatory AI for crisis-affected communities: A case-study from Kakuma refugee camp
London: CDAC Network, beta version (2025), 8 pp.
"While calls for participatory artificial intelligence (AI) are increasing, there has been an absence of efforts to engage conflict- and crisis-affected communities in the design, delivery and governance of AI solutions in humanitarian contexts. Without meaningful participation, humanitarian AI solu
...
How Do You Explain ChatGPT to a Community Health Worker?
ICTworks, December 2 (2025)
"I’ve been diving deep into groundbreaking research on community health worker (CHW) perceptions of AI applications in rural India. The truth is more complex than the rosy predictions flooding our sector about artificial intelligence transforming global health. The findings expose a troubling gap
...
15 ICT4D Solutions Transforming Health, Education, Agriculture Sectors in International Development
ICTworks (2025)
"This analysis examines current implementations and emerging trends across international development sectors like health, education, and agriculture. Digital solutions are fostering innovation, improving service delivery, and enhancing economic opportunities. As we move deeper into the digital age,
...
AI for Good Innovate for Impact. Interim Report 2025
Geneva: ITU (2025), xxxiv, 828 pp.
"Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the way we address complex societal challenges, offering new possibilities in areas such as healthcare, climate resilience, education, and digital inclusion. The Innovate for Impact project was launched in 2024 to identify, support, and showcase practical A
...
Giving Thanks: Top 15 Digital Development Blogs Focused on LMICs
ICTworks, November 27 (2025)
"Analysis of the 15 most influential ICT4D blogs reveals three dominant meta-themes reshaping the field in the last few years. None of these topics should surprise long-term ICTworks readers: responsible AI deployment and governance; digital public infrastructure as foundational systems; critical po
...
Critical ICT4D: Information and Communication Technologies for Development
Oxford: Routledge (2025), xiv, 199 pp.
"The edited volume Critical ICT4D highlights the need for a paradigm change in theorising, designing, and researching Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). Engaging authors from the Majority World and entering a process of restoring epistemic justice in knowledge produc
...
Human Development and the Data Revolution
Deep Insights
Oxford: Oxford University Press (2025), xi, 294 pp.
"Human Development and the Data Revolution tackles a topic that in the age of data and digitalization has become timely in global development: what are the potential uses of large-scale data in the contexts of development, in particular, what techniques, data sources, and possibilities exist for har
...
Digital Progress and Trends Report 2025: Strengthening AI Foundations
Washington, DC: World Bank (2025), xix, 111 pp.
"The recent rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has outpaced society's ability to fully grasp its implications. Unlike technological shifts that have unfolded over decades, AI's integration is accelerating at an unprecedented speed and scale. Along with AI's immense opportunities come ne
...
Rethinking Open Source in the Age of Foundational AI Models
Deep Insights
ICTworks, July 29 (2025)
"As the global artificial intelligence community wrestles with the tension between scale and accessibility, recent work by researchers at Lelapa AI offers a compelling example of what inclusive, efficient AI can look like. Around the world, the push to shrink massive language models into deployable,
...
World Bank Open Data: Data 360
Deep Insights
Washington: World Bank (2025)
"Data360 consolidates 300 million data points for more than 200 economies, covering more than 10,000 indicators that are disaggregated by sex, age, employment, location, income, education level, and more. It gives users a 360-degree view of development challenges and progress across five focus are
...
Impact Assessment: Rural Household Devices Project Program of the Uganda Communications Universal Service Access Fund (UCUSAF)
Alexandria, VA; Kampala: Global Digital Inclusion Partnership; Uganda Communications Commission (2024), 46 pp.
"The impact assessment underscores the commendable achievements of the Rural Household Devices project. By December 2023, the initiative had successfully reached 54 districts and impacted 10,706 households. The outcomes are multifaceted and transformative, with a substantial number of beneficiaries
...
"The findings reveal that 44% of CSOs are currently utilizing AI tools, with generative AI being the most popular, while 96% of non-users are considering future integration. However, 54% have not yet adopted AI. Perceptions of AI’s impact on job security vary, with 48% seeing no threat, 13% percei
...
