How USAID Mobile Solutions Office Impacts International Development -Technology Salon

More Tech Salons About USAID Mobile Solutions Office

How Mobile Financial Services are Transforming the Economics of International Development

Washington DC | By Wayan Vota on November 22, 2011 | Comments Off on How Mobile Financial Services are Transforming the Economics of International Development

Terms like mobile money, mPayments, and M-PESA are all the rage in International development these days, but what do they really mean for the national development of countries we attempt to help? Menekse Gencer of mPay Connect will lead us in a discussion of mobile financial services, the full gamut of finance that is now…

Upcoming Meetings

How Foreign Assistance Priorities Will Be Different Under Trump 2.0

96 How Foreign Assistance Priorities Will Be Different Under Trump 2.0 p{ margin:10px 0; padding:0; } table{ ... View Invitation

Last Chance to RSVP: How will Big Tech Influence the 2025 Administration?

96 Last Chance to RSVP: How will Big Tech Influence the 2025 Administration? p{ margin:10px 0; padding:0; } ... View Invitation
Recent Meetings
- Washington DC
  
  How Foreign Assistance Priorities Will Be Different Under Trump 2.0
  
  Recent research found surprisingly little change in foreign assistance processes over the last 25 years, regardless of the Administration or its political affiliation. That history is poised to change. This was the basis for our Technology Salon that Envisioned USAID under Trump 2.0. The incoming Trump administration, Republican leadership of the Presidency, House, Senate, and…
  
  Continue Reading
- New York
  
  Are We Aware How GBV and VAC Research Spaces are Changing?
  
  Our November 14th Tech Salon asked whether it’s safe to use AI to conduct research on Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Violence against Children (VAC). Tesmer Atsbeha, Senior Program Officer, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund; and Diane Chang, Safety Product Manager, Cohere were our lead discussants, and we also heard from a lively group of participants from…
  
  Continue Reading
- New York
  
  Global Citizen Deliberation Achieves Better Artificial Intelligence Governance
  
  The governance of artificial intelligence—covering its design, deployment, and use—is rapidly emerging as one of the most critical social and political issues of our time. Our political landscape is marked by a polycrisis of rising violence, threats to democracy, escalating inequality, and climate collapse. Profit-driven AI solutions often worsen these issues, forcing communities to confront…
  
  Continue Reading
Tags
Africa artificial intelligence citizen participation connectivity data collection data sharing Digital Divide digital literacy donor funding economic development entrepreneurship Facebook gender Ghana girls GSMA ICT4D ICT4Edu ICT access ICT infrastructure ICT innovation ICT tools Linda Raftree M&E mHealth mobile money Mobile Network Operators Mobile Phones Mobiles for Development monitoring and evaluation One Laptop Per Child Open Data Plan International SMS social enterprise sustainability ThoughtWorks UNICEF USAID Vital Wave Consulting Wayan Vota women World Bank youth Youth Employment

The views and opinions expressed on this site do not necessarily reflect those of our sponsors.

More Tech Salons About USAID Mobile Solutions Office

Upcoming Meetings

Recent Meetings

Washington DC

New York

New York

Tags