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    May 6

    Exciting announcement from : The 2020 Digital Development Awards are now open for applications!!! For more information on the 2020 Digis, please visit .

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  2. 10 hours ago

    Are you currently implementing a -funded project that is deploying digital tools & technologies in your community? Consider applying for the Digital Development Awards. To learn more about eligibility & apply, visit . Deadline is June 3rd!

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  3. 15 hours ago

    The goal of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Suitability Toolkit is to increase NGOs' internal expertise and capacity to evaluate, develop, procure, and use AI / Machine Learning (ML) in their work. Check it out!

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    18 hours ago

    During , made to & used , a mobile-based tool, to give the right information. In this blog, draws 10 lessons from recent epidemics to harness digital systems for response.

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    May 16

    . is leveraging the lessons from the recent epidemic response efforts to fully harness the power of and systems for response and recovery.

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  6. May 14

    Learn more and apply for the 2020 Digital Development Awards before June 3!

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  7. May 14

    In 2018, Digital Development Award winner worked with to deploy digital technology and help motivate families to immunize their children, track medical records & promote healthy communities.

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    May 14

    How can technology and data be leveraged to support preparedness and response in low- and middle-income countries? Find out in our new blog post!

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  9. May 12

    Exciting News! has launched the 2020 Digital Development Awards in search of USAID-funded projects that are deploying digital tools to improve measurable development & humanitarian-assistance outcomes. Learn more & apply here by June 3:

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    May 5

    During we're finding new ways to support women entrepreneurs. Our YES-Georgia program is using digital tools to provide training to women business owners!

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    May 7

    At , shared 's bold vision for development in the digital age. He cited 's experience of strengthening 's response to by paying health workers digitally & lessons it offers for . ▶️

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  12. May 7

    Have you applied for the yet? You have until June 3! Past winners have: - Connected communities in Peru to the internet - Used remote sensing to protect Moldova's wine industry - Documented land ownership in Tanzania Learn more!

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    May 6

    Exciting announcement from at the : The 2020 Digital Development Awards are now open for applications! For more information on the 2020 Digis visit

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  14. May 6

    While we're sad that is coming to an end, we're excited for 's last breakout session! Tune in @ 1:00 PM EDT for a discussion on sustaining technology after donor funding ends and how we can be more transparent when it comes to maintenance costs.

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    May 6

    . talked about their new Digital Strategy at - amazing example of how the can guide work like this!

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  16. May 6

    During the West Africa Ebola crisis, , co-founded by , supported the digitization of hazard payments to response workers in Sierra Leone. This strengthened the country’s capacity to contain the outbreak, treat those infected, and ultimately saved lives.

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  17. May 6

    will invest in people, processes, and tools to ensure that our workforce is positioned to succeed in the digital age. The Strategy lays out an ambitious goal of placing a Digital Development expert in each of our 80+ USAID Missions around the world.

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  18. May 6

    USAID will create tools & resources to enable our staff and partners to understand better and respond to digital opportunities or risks in the digital ecosystem. One of these tools is the Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA), which we piloted in Kenya & Colombia this year.

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  19. May 6

    Working with the Government of Liberia, we repurposed existing software and developed mHero, a two-way info-sharing platform to communicate with frontline health workers. The Government of Liberia is now using it to share weekly updates on .

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  20. May 6

    Deploying innovative tech like machine learning and without assessing a model’s fairness across different groups of people can introduce new forms of exclusion and puts us in a position where we are likely to entrench existing social biases even further.

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