Insights From the Edge
Collaboration for Connectivity: A Digital Access, Inclusion and Participation
In “Collaboration for Connectivity: A Digital Access, Inclusion and Participation” (author: Troy Etulain), the focus is on how inclusive, co-designed broadband partnerships unlock access to education, health, livelihoods and civic voice for displaced and host communities. It calls for community-led models, measurable outcomes (e.g., hours learning, income change, participation), and risk mitigation (privacy, safety) to ensure connectivity drives social impact—not just infrastructure.
The Hyper-Promise of Artificial Intelligence for Hyper-Personalization
The article argues for AI-driven hyper-personalization in international development: shift from broad, program-level design to individual-level investments guided by data (especially CDRs) and algorithms. Benefits include greater recipient autonomy, tighter donor–beneficiary feedback loops, and use of data-portability tools (e.g., Data Transfer Project, digi.me). It also lists ethical/legal risks—bias, privacy, consent, coercion, gaming—and urges the sector to skill up with private-sector partners and start piloting now.