Information & Communication Tech for Development (ICT4D)
Information & Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) is the practice of applying what we now simply call 'tech' to developing contexts. Examples include projects like One Laptop Per Child and SMS surveys to reach people in rural areas. ICT4D too often relies on outside intervention from well-meaning but non-local actors, and has been criticized as focusing on shiny new tech when longstanding underlying issues pose a graver threat to human development.
Patching Development: Information Politics and Social Change in India
Book by Rajesh Veeraraghavan
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for digital technologies (ICTs).
E4C Solutions Library
The Solutions Library is an open-access and curated knowledge database showcasing technology-driven solutions addressing sustainable development challenges in resource-constrained settings.
The uneven reach of the state: A novel approach to mapping local state presence
A machine learning model trains on geo-located survey data to predict state presence.
Using publicly available satellite imagery and deep learning to understand economic well-being in Africa
Article in Nature by Christopher Yeh, Anthony Perez, Anne Driscoll, George Azzari, Zhongyi Tang, David Lobell, Stefano Ermon & Marshall Burke
Tavanmand
Tavanmand is a social media short video series in Persian (Farsi) aimed at empowering communities by showcasing practical, low-tech solutions and fostering positive cultural and behavioural changes th...
Women in Water Governance
A platform for women to be able to share their stories and knowledge related to water and river governance.
United Nations World Data Forum
The aim of the UN World Data Forum is to spur data innovation, nurture partnerships, mobilize high-level political and financial support for data, and build a pathway to better data for sustainable de...
Digital Square
Digital Square is a PATH-led initiative funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a consortium of other partners to transform d...
Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI)
A global team of DPI builders helping countries co-design localised solutions that scale
Empowering Indigenous Communities: Land Alienation in Tripura and Restoration through ICT Initiatives
Through a comprehensive analysis of various ICT projects, this study examines the success and challenges of using technology to protect and restore land rights.
Digital Development
The knowledge hub for digital development
Media Awareness and Justice Initiative (MAJI)
Using Technology to Empower Rural and urban last mile communities across Nigeria
BMZ Digital.Global
Digitalisierung für Entwicklung
Farmer.CHAT
An AI Assistant by Gooey.AI and Digital Green to make vetted farmer knowledge accessible.
Research ICT Africa
African think tank that has operated for over a decade to fill a strategic gap in the development of a sustainable information society and network knowledge economy.
AI4D-Lab
The AI4D multidisciplinary research lab run by two public academic institutions in Tanzania, UDOM & NM-AIST. We set forth an objective to establish a multidisciplinary AI4D lab that fosters capacity d...
IT for Change
IT for Change is an NGO based in Bengaluru, India. IT for Change aims for a society in which digital technologies contribute to human rights, social justice and equity.
DIAL Catalog of Digital Solutions
The Catalog of Digital Solutions is an interactive online tool providing data and resources for donors, governments, procurers, and implementers to support their digital initiatives.
USAID Digital Strategy
USAID’s first Digital Strategy charts an agency-wide approach to development in a rapidly evolving digital age.
Dalberg Consulting
We are a global group of change makers working to build a more inclusive and sustainable world where all people, everywhere, can reach their fullest potential.
Frontiers of Digital Development Forum
Event: A critical look at the future of emerging tech
Community Technology Empowerment Network (CTEN) – A Refugee Led Initiative
Community Technology Empowerment Network (CTEN) is a refugee-founded and led organisation, which began in 2016 as community-based initiative in Rhino Camp refugee settlement West Nile region of Uganda
USAID Digital Government Model
This document provides a descriptive model as the basis for a shared understanding and vocabulary of the key components of digital government for the development community.
CIPESA
ICT Policy Centre for Eastern and Southern Africa — Promoting effective and inclusive ICT Policy in Africa
Open Development Thailand
Sharing information about Thailand and its development with the world.
Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD)
CITAD is a non-governmental and non-profit organization that is committed to the use of information and communication technologies for development and promotion of good governance.
Digital Green
Digital Green is a global development organization that empowers smallholder farmers to lift themselves out of poverty by harnessing the collective power of technology and grassroots-level partnership...
AidData Replication Datasets
AidData has assembled a collection of replication datasets associated with scholarly research on aid allocation and aid effectiveness. Whenever possible, there is a link to the computer code that is n...
AidData
A collection of open data about development, China, the UN SDGs, and aid effectiveness.
Listening to Leaders survey
Fielded every two to three years, Listening to Leaders survey captures perceptions and experiences from policymakers in 140 low- and middle income countries over time on a series of topics such as dev...
Journal of Community Informatics
An academic and practitioner-focused journal on all aspects of technology and communities.
Tech-Kusema Innovators
Investing in education, training and skills development by ensuring that ICT is fully and appropriately integrated into education and training at all levels and also establishing educational networks...
World Bank Data for Better Lives report
Covering data for social good, data governance, and societal-level data considerations
Viamo
We use mobile technology to create scalable campaigns with immediate feedback
Development Initiatives
Development Initiatives works to end extreme poverty by making data and information on poverty and resources transparent, accessible, and useable.
Vessels Tech
Digital Innovation for Social Impact
UNDP Accelerator Labs
We’re building the world’s largest and fastest learning network around development challenges.
Identication for Development
To enable all people to exercise their rights and access services, ID4D helps countries realize the transformational potential of inclusive, robust, and responsible digital identification systems.
ICTWorks
ICTworks™ is the premier community for international development professionals committed to utilizing new and emerging technologies to magnify the intent of communities to accelerate their social and...
Catalpa
Designing a more equitable world
Atlas AI
Our software measures economic and infrastructure conditions across Africa, informing how capital can be deployed to drive forward economic progress.
FarmBeats
to enable data-driven farming
FarmChat Paper
Using Chatbots to Answer Farmer Queries in India
ICT 4 Jobs
If you're doing work in technology and development, submit an opportunity or ask how we can help connect you with top candidates.
The State of Satellites
This is an exploratory overview of current and upcoming sources of data, processing pipelines, and data products. It is aimed at helping non-experts explore and harness the unfolding revolution of Ear...
CropChain
Platform for facilitating trade between smallholder farmers and consumers or buyers
Facebook AI mapping for humanitarian aid and development
Building on our previous publication of similar high-resolution population maps for 22 countries, we're now releasing new maps of the majority of the African continent, and the project will eventually...
MobiSAM
MobiSAM (Mobile Social Accountability and Monitoring) is a mobile application and web, Whatsapp and Facebook platform that connects Grahamstown/Makana residents in the Eastern Cape to their local muni...