Digital exclusion and the gender digital divide are two challenges facing underrepresented groups in the digital ecosystem. Intentionally designed capacity building practices can support inclusion and belonging.

To better understand population movements and help the Ministry of Health establish new health services in Malawi, we partnered with Cooper Smith, the Malawi Government Ministry of Health, MACRA and mobile network operators to analyze and map mobile data.

Have you ever thought about the infrastructure — the core digital systems — that makes it possible for you to skip the travel, wait times, and headaches associated with conducting many simple government and business transactions in person?

Rapid shifts in digital technologies are changing the context for pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals. In the best cases, these technologies have contributed to massive improvements in access to public services and economic opportunities for millions of people.

Agriculture is one of the oldest applications of data. For centuries, people have used data to track meteorological conditions, quantify grain yields, and distribute harvest among populations. In modern times, this has not changed.

Can mobile network operator data can be used for public good? We explore if data and analytics could provide a novel and insightful stream of routine information that could be triangulated with more traditional datasets to enhance policy, decision-making, and, ultimately, access to core public services.