In the name of Development: power, profit and the datafication of the global South
There is currently a ‘datafication’ process underway in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) which is shifting power in the field of international development away from traditional actors such as aid … Continue reading
The Future of Knowledge Sharing in a Digital Age: Exploring Impacts and Policy Implications for Development
We live in a Digital Age that gives us instant access to information at greater and greater volumes. The rapid growth of digital content and tools is already changing how … Continue reading
Why Public-Private Partnerships don’t work
This report assesses the PPP experience in both industrialised and developing countries. The many case studies analysed, from United Kingdom to Chile, shows that PPPs have failed to live up … Continue reading
Digital Rights and Freedoms
The rapidity of technological change has vastly outpaced the development of our laws, institutions and regulatory systems, along with the articulation of the ethical categories and principles with which to … Continue reading
Data revolution at 15,000 feet
There has been perhaps too much emphasis on sample surveys to estimate indicators around poverty and service delivery. More needs to be done both to improve detailed and timely government … Continue reading
