Technology
Rails, Not Rockstars
The Global South's AI revolution is here, if we bypass the hype and fund the infrastructure that will enable it.
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Economic Development
Reimagining Business Ownership in the Global South
Alternative forms of enterprise ownership have the potential to enable economic development in more inclusive and equitable ways.
Webinar
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Impact Measurement from a Global Perspective
In this FREE SSIR Live! session timed for a global audience, we will host a wide-ranging discussion with experts from Asia, Europe, and North America on the challenges and promises of impact measurement. How can funders ensure that they are investing their money effectively without placing undue burdens on implementers? Which measures should organizations track to ensure deep, sustained, and meaningful uptake? What lessons have evaluators acquired from creating and implementing measurement programs?
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Nonprofits & NGOs
Decolonize Civil Society Research
Unequal power relations between researchers from the Global North and South undermine their joint pursuit of knowledge.
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Technology
Living on Social Networks
An excerpt from The Digital Double Bind on the digital revolution in the Global South
Technology
How to Make AI Equitable in the Global South
Because equity is not the status quo, international development practitioners must adopt intentional best practices.
Economic Development
Youth Unemployment in the Developing World Is a Jobs Problem
Instead of treating education like a silver bullet, a demand-side job creation strategy should be at the heart of youth unemployment programs.
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How Gig Work Exploits Instead of Empowers Women in the Global South
In many developing countries, the informal economy is the real economy. What, then, does it mean when digital labor platforms come to those countries?
Education
Impact Without Imposition: What Role for Northern Academics in the Global South?
Three principles for rethinking and changing scholarly behavior.
Human Rights
The Search for Human Rights
Google search trends worldwide suggest that human rights will continue to resonate with resistance movements in the Global South.