All posts tagged "Africa"
-
Migration governance in flux. What can Africa learn from the rest of the world?
African governments have long looked to work together to free movement of people across the continent. As they work to make further progress, what are the lessons that can be
- Posted August 27, 2023
-
Rwandan government launches AI centre to boost technological innovation
Rwanda has created a centre dedicated to the development of artificial intelligence to help create “faster, more agile approaches” to using the use of emerging technologies by government. The centre
- Posted April 12, 2022
-
Nigeria to ban unvaccinated civil servants from their offices
Civil servants in Nigeria will not be allowed into their offices unless they can prove they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 or show a negative test for the disease, the country’s
- Posted October 15, 2021
-
International GovTech maturity “lower than expected”, says World Bank
Despite increasing investment across the world, GovTech maturity is “lower than expected” in most countries and digital citizen engagement lacking, research from the World Bank has found. While most governments
- Posted September 22, 2021
-
USA tops AI readiness index
The USA has been named as the country best prepared to realise the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in public service delivery, topping the 2020 Government AI Readiness Index.
- Posted September 30, 2020
-
Amidst the pandemic, African statistics are better than you think
Africa’s statisticians have done a remarkable job of gathering data on the pandemic, say Ghana’s chief statistician and the head of PARIS21. With more funding, they could go much further
- Posted September 29, 2020
-
Digital finance crucial to achieving sustainable development goals, says UN
Unleashing the potential of digital finance could have a transformational impact on sustainable development, according to a report from a taskforce convened by the United Nations’ secretary-general. ‘People’s Money: Harnessing
- Posted September 11, 2020
-
South African president condemns COVID procurements corruption
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned corruption in the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party related to the procurement of COVID-19 equipment, and suggested addressing the problem through transparency,
- Posted August 28, 2020
-
Crisis response: an interview with Sir Suma Chakrabarti
Suma Chakrabarti, the former UK permanent secretary and EBRD chief, sees opportunities as well as risks amidst the COVID crisis; but western governments, he warns, are fumbling their response. Matt
- Posted August 27, 2020
-
Former world leaders call for G20 to coordinate corona response
In an open letter to G20 leaders, 92 former presidents and prime ministers have urged coordinated global leadership in the fight against coronavirus. “We are writing to call for immediate
- Posted April 8, 2020