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To meet the tech demands of rapidly growing economies, all stakeholders have a role to play The digital age has led to enormous opportunities across the world and sub-Saharan Africa, but also significant challenges. This is the fifth, and final, installment of a new DIAL insights series that explores some of these cross-cutting issues and

The digital age has led to enormous opportunities across the world and sub-Saharan Africa, but also significant challenges. This is the first installment of a new DIAL insights series that explores technology-related human resource issues and offers practical recommendations for expanding the cadre of software developers across the region. Read the full series here The

“Who governs the Internet?” This was the question posed on a large billboard on the streets of Berlin advertising the 14th United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) from 25 to 29 November. Under the overarching theme of “One World, One Net, One Vision”, more than 3,500 delegates attended the IGF and debated, discussed, and workshopped

Here is an introductory letter from the Digital Impact Alliance’s 2019 Annual Memo, released yesterday in our newsletter. This letter frames DIAL’s work over the past year and looks ahead at what still needs to be done in the world of digital technology.

Can the development sector scale technology in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by changing its approach to funding and procurement of digital goods?

The Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) is committed to improving the state of open source software in the ICT4D space. In reaching this goal, DIAL created the Open Source Center to convene a vibrant and inclusive community for builders of free and open source software, promoting knowledge sharing, collaboration and co-investment in technology and human capacity to support positive social change in communities around the world.