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Means versus ends: Deconstructing the Sustainable Development Goals and the...
The post-2015 development agenda is being shaped as we speak. The United Nations recently released a report that synthesizes the full range of inputs received from various stakeholders. These inputs,...
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Towards a world that counts: an ID for every woman and every child
This week, the World Bank is hosting the Data2X and the Gender Data Revolution event to draw attention to some of the most disturbing issues in development. Too many people are still uncounted. Too...
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Making the invisible billion more visible: the power of digital identification
There are an estimated 1.5 billion people around the world, largely in Asia and Africa, who do not have an officially recognized document to prove their identity. In Sub-Saharan Africa, more than a...
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Blockchain technology: Redefining trust for a global, digital economy
a longer version of this blog post is available on the MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative platform With Google Trends data showing that searches for the word “blockchain” have exponentially...
View ArticleElectricity and the internet: two markets, one big opportunity
The markets for rural energy access and internet connectivity are ripe for disruption – and increasingly, we’re seeing benefit from combining the offerings. Traditionally, power and broadband...
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Leveraging technology to close gaps between men and women
Technology serves as a key driver of change and opens new avenues to address the world’s most complex challenges. It is changing the nature of work and challenging traditional production patterns. And...
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