Development and
Cooperation

Digital monthly 4/2023

Digital change

Blind students at a government school in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan.
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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As Russian attacks hit large-scale infrastructure in Ukraine, accessing government agencies via mobile phone serves practical needs.
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

Many African women use e-commerce to sell goods.
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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Exam at a university in Peshawar, 2020.
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

View inside a breeding box of young crickets that are being raised in France exclusively for human consumption.
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

Berliner  Innenstadtverkehr: Am Lenkrad verarbeiten Menschen komplexe Informationen.
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

Cash distribution via LMMS during a drought in Ethiopia.
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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Digitised voter accreditation in Anambra State on 25 February.
Democracy

High tech failed to make Nigeria’s presidential election transparent

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

Mobile phones and mobile money have spread in Africa in the past two decades.
Our view

Digitalisation requires private dynamism and prudent regulation

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