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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Guatemala

Liliana Fernandez, Julio Herrera, Sergio Martinez, Susannah Horton

Digital Frontiers Project USAID (2023), 112 pp.

"The Guatemala DECA report presents the findings and recommendations of the Guatemala DECA. It outlines the key aspects of Guatemala’s digital ecosystem and provides nine recommendations for creating a more inclusive, safe, and enabling environment. Guided by USAID/Guatemala priorities: i) partner ... more

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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): El Salvador

Raiyan Kabir, Iris Palma, Peter Johnson

Digital Frontiers Project USAID (2023), 90 pp.

"The El Salvador Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA) report presents the findings and recommendations of the El Salvador DECA. It outlines the key aspects of El Salvador’s digital ecosystem and provides 10 recommendations for creating a more inclusive, safe, and enabling environment. Guide ... more

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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Bangladesh

Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman, Raiyan Kabir, Connor Mackenzie, Olga Morawczynski

Digital Frontiers Project USAID (2023), 116 pp.

"The Bangladesh Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA) report presents the findings and recommendations of the Bangladesh DECA. It outlines the key aspects of Bangladesh's digital ecosystem and provides 10 recommendations for creating a more inclusive, safe, and enabling environment. Guided by ... three USAID/Bangladesh priorities, which include i ) improved democratic systems that promote transparency, accountability, and integrity; ii) enhanced opportunities for an inclusive, healthy, educated society, and a robust economy; and iii) strengthened resilience to shocks and stressors, the DECA process included desk research, consultations with USAID/Bangladesh technical offices, and 81 key informant interviews with stakeholders from civil society, academia, and the private and public sectors. Key findings include: Bangladesh’s digital ecosystem has steadily evolved over the last decade; the Government of Bangladesh (GoB)'s Vision 2021 and Vision 2041 underscore the importance of Digital Bangladesh and have been drivers for digital transformation across the country. However, undefined roadmaps and uneven knowledge of digitalization among government officials undermine GoB’s efforts; limited digital literacy is a key barrier across all aspects of the ecosystem; connectivity is affected by poor quality of services and lack of affordable data; a growing ecosystem of locally relevant content is key to closing the usage gap; barriers in terms of funding and understanding user needs remain; Bangladesh ranks Number One in South Asia on the e-government academy’s National Cybersecurity Index (NCSI) in terms of the availability of necessary laws and policy, but there is significant room for improvement when it comes to the strength of implementation across the ecosystem; misinformation and disinformation are widespread in the digital sphere; mobile financial services are expansive in Bangladesh and increasingly inclusive; e-commerce and the tech startup environment have grown quickly due to an increase in international and domestic investments and an active private sector; an expansive digital talent pool exists, but they are not trained to their fullest potential, hindering their income potential and Bangladesh’s growth trajectory." (https://www.usaid.gov/digital-development) more

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The Mobile Economy Pacific Islands 2023

London: GSMA (2023), 44 pp.

"Mobile technologies underpin digital transformation in the Pacific Islands as authorities take steps to help economies recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and manage threats from climate change and natural disasters. Mobile is the first (in most cases only) form of internet connectivity for many con ... more

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SDG Digital Acceleration Agenda
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ITU; UNDP; Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (2023), 87 pp.

"This Agenda explores how digital technologies are already being used to accelerate progress toward the SDGs, and how inclusive digital transformation can be scaled further. The Agenda also showcases 34 digital solutions, two for each SDG, highlighting the power and potential of digital. The solutio ... more

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Informing an Uncertain Future II: Localizing Strategic Alignment with a conceptual analysis of 75 interviews with social impact leaders from East Africa

Jean-Louis Ecochard, Nicholas M. Kerastas

NetHope (2023), 24 pp.

"This whitepaper establishes that there is misalignment on the implementation of digital enabling strategies between global headquarters and the local humanitarian and development programs of East Africa. As headquarters of international NGOs – mostly based in the global north – participate in a ... more

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IoT for Development: Use Cases Delivering Impact

James Joiner, Christina Patsioura, Sayali Barole, Zach White

London: GSMA (2023), 66 pp.

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Donor Principles for Human Rights in the Digital Age

Freedom Online Coalition (2023), 11 pp.

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Numérique et développement en Afrique: Les nouvelles technologies entre promesses et réalités du terrain

Paris: L'Harmattan (2023), 252 pp.

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Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages
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Genner Llanes-Ortiz et al.

Paris: UNESCO; Global Voices (2023), 193 pp.

"This toolkit has been co-designed in close partnership with both established and emerging networks of Indigenous digital practitioners, language advocates, and collaborators, within the framework of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022-2032. The toolkit promotes the foundation of l ... more

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Information For All Programme (IFAP): Strategic Plan 2023-2029

Paris: UNESCO (2023), 25 pp.

"IFAP will adopt a strong orientation in its work towards accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and implement its initiatives in line with the WSIS process, which put universal access to information at the heart of inclusive, equitable and sustainable knowledge societies. I ... more

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The Principles of Digital Transformation for Development (DX4D): Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Agenda

Richard Heeks, Bookie Ezeomah, Gianluca Iazzolino

Manchester: Centre for Digital Development (2023), 31 pp.

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The Digital Transformation of Small and Micro-Businesses in Bangladesh

United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) (2023), iii, 43 pp.

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Preparing International Development Professionals for the Digital Age

Romina Bandura

Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) (2023), 12 pp.

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Strategische Neuausrichtung der Digitalpolitik des BMZ

Bonn; Berlin: Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) (2022), 2 pp.

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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA) Toolkit: A How-To Guide for USAID Missions

USAID; Digital Frontiers; DAI (2022), 107 pp.

"The Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA) Toolkit is a step-by-step guide designed to help USAID Missions conduct high-quality research that will directly inform Mission strategic and programmatic decisions for digital development interventions. The DECA is the flagship initiative of the USAI ... more

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Digital Strategy 2022-2025

New York: UNDP (2022), 51 pp.

"UNDP's Digital Strategy builds on the momentum created by the first strategy launched in 2018 and lays out a long-term vision for UNDP to 'help create a world in which digital is an empowering force for people and planet'. It outlines three interconnected objectives through which UNDP will support ... more

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Counter the Digital Monoculture: Building an Inclusive Environment

Hivos (2022), 45 pp.

"Hivos sees vital opportunities to support creatives and build alternative digital spaces and activist communities that will stand up to the digital monoculture. They are essential if we want to imagine and work towards a more humane and sustainable digital future. In 'Counter the Digital Monocultur ... more

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Digitalising Rural MSMEs: Thailand’s Agriculture and Tourism Sectors

Sone Osakwe

London: GSMA (2022), 58 pp.

"Thailand faces the dual challenge of swiftly navigating the disruptions caused by COVID-19 while also enabling sustainable and inclusive development. To enable inclusive development, Thailand must focus on building resilience and enhancing the productivity of micro, small and medium enterprises (MS ... more

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At the Confluence of Digital Rights and Climate & Environmental Justice: A Landscape Review

Backy Kazansky, Madhury Karak, Teresa Perosa, Quito Tsui, Sara Baker

Engine Room; Ford Foundation; Ariadne European Funders for Social Change and Human Rights; Mozilla Foundation (2022), 90 pp.

"The aim of this report is to provide a landscape scan of how an extremely diverse set of communities and movements are working at intersections of technology, digital rights, environmental justice and climate justice. The report’s primary audiences are grantmakers and practitioners working in or ... more

SDG Digital Acceleration Agenda Key Guidance Inspiring Practice

Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages Key Guidance Inspiring Practice

SDG Digital Acceleration Agenda
Key Guidance

Inspiring Practice

Digital Initiatives for Indigenous Languages
Key Guidance

Inspiring Practice