Development and
Cooperation

Digital monthly 4/2023

Digital change

Pakistan

Promote digital learning in Pakistan

Pakistan should invest more in both education and digitisation to promote literacy and close obvious gender gaps

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Public administration

Digitisation of government services should focus on people’s need

Done well, e-government can improve services for citizens while making the jobs of public officials easier

Gender justice

Encouraging women to profit from e-commerce in Africa

Female entrepreneurs play an important role in Africa’s fast growing e-commerce market, yet they keep encountering obstacles

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Covid-19

Digital learning during the pandemic in Pakistan

An assistant professor talks about the impact the Covid-19 pandemic had on students at her university in Pakistan

Climate crisis

Smart technologies in the fight against the climate crisis

Economic innovations and digitalisation are central to holding back climate change and mitigating its impacts, particularly in low-income countries

Artificial intelligence

Why AI is likely to reinforce common narratives

Chatbots will make formal education more, not less important

Humanitarian aid

Digital system supports emergency aid for Ukraine

The aid organisation World Vision is using their digital platform “Last Mile Mobile Solutions” (LMMS) in Ukraine

Humanitarian aid

Digital platform makes emergency assistance easier

In disasters, the civil society organisation World Vision uses the “Last Mile Mobile Solutions” system to register those in need and get them assistance

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Democracy

High tech failed to make Nigeria’s presidential election transparent

Nigerian voters are frustrated because digital election tools did not deliver promised results

Our view

Digitalisation requires private dynamism and prudent regulation

How private-sector companies drove digital progress in developing countries and why governments still matter