Does social dimension beat geographic clustering in creating tech innovation...
The title of this blog entry is one of the many questions we’ve been asking in our research to identify key success factors for urban tech innovation ecosystems. We wanted to better understand what...
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Negawatt in the making: Ghanaians host the first energy efficiency Challenge
Challenge participants at the Negawatt Weekend kickoff on March 14.Photo: Alison Roadburg As a rapidly urbanizing capital, Accra, Ghana has been experiencing increased economic activity, coupled with...
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Inspirational stories from connect:ID – the journey to digital IDs for all
Today marks the end of the connect:ID conference, one of the most influential events in the United States, powered through an alliance with the world’s leading identity industry association. courtesy...
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Big steps toward Ghana’s digital future
“Digitization” is a relatively niche topic in within information and communication technology (ICT), but the demand for “digitization” in the development field has grown significantly over the last few...
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Crystallizing a digital strategy in the "Pearl of Arabia"
Known as the “Pearl of Arabia“ for its stunning landscapes and rich cultural heritage, the Sultanate of Oman is also striving to adopt economic reforms that are in accordance with global market...
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The benefits of e-Visas, and how to overcome implementation challenges
The Electronic Visa (e-Visa) has emerged as one of the most innovative services implemented in the area of freedom of movement and people-to-people contacts. E-Visa allows the management of the visa...
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Now that there's a Baltic Data Highway, when will we have one for the Balkans?
Photo credit: Data Logistics Center In January, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania finished the five-year construction of the Baltic Highway– a broadband backbone network that takes advantage of fiber-optic...
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Autostrada Baltike e të dhënave: Kur do e ketë Ballkani një të tillë?
Foto nga: Data Logistics Center Para disa muajve, Estonia, Letonia dhe Lituania kanë përfunduar ndërtimin 5 vjeçar të autostradës së Baltikut - rrjet backbone i broadbandit (brezit të gjerë) i cili...
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Baltički autoput podataka: Kada ćemo mi imati balkanski?
Izvor fotografije: Data Logistics Center Pre par meseci su Estonija, Letonija i Litvanija završile petogodišnju gradnju Baltičkog autoputa– kičme širokopojasne mreže koja koristi prednosti postojećih...
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Exploring Digital India's transformative plans
In August 2014, the Government of India approved Digital India, an ambitious national program aimed at transforming India into a knowledge economy and making government services more efficient and...
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Reflections on the future of legal identity
What is “legal identity” and what might its future hold? This was the question discussed at the Future of Legal Identity Colloquium in The Hague, Netherlands last week. At this workshop, a variety of...
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Towards a free, open and secure Internet
Photo: Free Press/flickr The world is becoming more digitized, interconnected and dependent on the Internet for opportunities and economic growth. Today, there are 7.4 billion cellular phone...
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A real-time food security information system is a Big Data reality
Today, all the necessary information assets are available to provide actionable insight to farmers: models, real-time local weather, crop and agronomic insight and calendars. What is also emerging is...
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Flexibility, opportunity and inclusion through online outsourcing jobs
What is online outsourcing, and how could countries leverage it to create new jobs for youth and women? Those are questions we will help answer as part of an upcoming report and toolkit. The World...
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Energy analytics for access, efficiency and development
Image from Chris Chopyak, who captured the workshop in simple designs and strategic illustrations What do Open and Big Data principles and advanced analytics have to do with energy access and...
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