November 25, 2020
Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in Health
The digital revolution is rapidly changing the world and will inevitably impact on global health. Risks need to be mitigated and opportunities leveraged. If done well, the digital revolution can…
November 8, 2020
Can a new model of NCD care achieve UHC in Sub-Saharan Africa?
The Global Health Observatory data from the World Health Organization shows that the African region suffers more than 24 percent of the global burden of disease, yet has access to only 3 percent…
November 8, 2020
A call for a new era of development cooperation
Our Principal Associate Jonathan Glennie launched his latest paper titled Global Public Investment during the UN General Assembly (UNGA). In it he provides a vision of a renewed and revamped…
November 4, 2020
Estonia, the Digital Republic
Estonia, the Digital Republic, New Yorker Article summary: Its government is virtual, borderless, blockchained, and secure. Has this tiny post-Soviet nation found the way of the future? Estonia is entrusting terabytes…
November 4, 2020
The booming mobile economy tranforming Sub-Saharan Africa
Article summary: Sub-Saharan Africa had 300 mobile internet and 778 cellular subscriptions per 1,000 people in 2017. However, there is a significant gap between subscriptions and unique users, particularly for…
November 4, 2020
Soshana Zuboff on Surveillance Capitalism
Soshana Zuboff on Surveillance Capitalism In her book The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, scholar and sociologist Shoshana Zuboff posits a detailed examination of the unprecedented power of surveillance capitalism, by…
November 3, 2020
Digitizing Sub-Saharan Africa, the hopes and hurdles
Digitizing Sub-Saharan Africa, the hopes and hurdles, IMF.org The IMF’s African department* examines how digitalization can transform economies and people’s lives. The COVID‑19 pandemic has amplified those hopes. The pandemic…
October 29, 2020
JLI and UNITE join to improve wellbeing in the digital age
JLI and UNITE establish a partnership to promote a digital agenda for innovation with a particular focus on comprehensive health services for the most marginalized and vulnerable populations. LISBON,…
