Technology Salon

private sector

Sponsored by

a discussion at the intersection of technology and development

More Tech Salons About private sector

  • future of foreign assistance

    How Foreign Assistance Can Survive (and Thrive!) in 2025

    Washington DC | By on July 21, 2025 | Comments Off on How Foreign Assistance Can Survive (and Thrive!) in 2025

    US funded foreign assistance as we knew it on January 19th is gone. That is now the “before times” in international development. Today, USAID is defunded and the State Department is struggling to step in. About 85% of US government funding is gone and over 20,000 jobs in the USA are lost. Or as several…

  • Data Ethics, Power, and Privacy in COVID-19 Digital Response

    COVID-19, New York | By on May 13, 2020 | Comments Off on Data Ethics, Power, and Privacy in COVID-19 Digital Response

    Data is top of mind during the COVID-19 response. Quality data can help to direct the response and to make decisions, but it’s not the silver bullet that everyone is hoping for. We need to remain aware of the power dynamics represented in how data is collected, treated, protected and interpreted. There needs to be…