The ICT4D Conference explores how Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) and data innovations are making a measurable difference in millions of peoples’ lives and increasing the impact of humanitarian relief, development, and conservation programs. The conference works to advance global knowledge exchange and build capacity on ICT4D and digital development to drive more impactful use of technology for good by facilitating knowledge exchange on best practices and innovations, creating inclusive spaces for cross-sectoral learning and capacity-building, and fostering partnerships in ICT4D among local and international actors (NGOs, governments, private sector organizations, research institutions, and funders).
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AI Demystified: Practical Insights and Real-World Applications
On Wednesday, February 28 the Bay Area Global Health Alliance hosted AI Demystified: Practical Insights and Real-World Applications, the first virtual convening in its AI (artificial intelligence) and global health discussion series. The discussion explored how Alliance members PATH, Pendulum, and Viamo overcame challenges and leveraged AI’s transformative power to increase their global health impact.
Agriculture: Solidaridad and Viamo partner to provide digital power to farmers and workers
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AI in SBC: the present and future potential
Join Springboard for the second session of their two part webinar exploring how social and behavior change (SBC) programs can use digital technology to gain insight to inform program design and implementation. This session will explore how AI is changing the digital landscape, as well as the opportunities and challenges with AI adoption in SBC. This includes how it powers big data, the ethical considerations and future potential. Speakers include Alliance member Viamo’s Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships, Lukas Borkowski, and the CEO and Founder of Quilt.AI, Anurag Banerjee.
Interactive Voice Response for Remote Health Worker Training
Join Population Services International and Viamo for their Interactive Voice Response (IVR) for Remote Health Worker Training event. The event will explore how learnings from a COVID-19 IVR training program for Community Health Volunteers in Kenya can inform future digital health programming – for the better.
Informal Gathering of Partners to Discuss Rural Healthcare Delivery | April 6, 2023
The Alliance hosted an informal gathering of members including: Fistula Foundation, Kapnek Trust Zimbabwe, Friends of Chidamoyo, UC Berkeley, UCSF Bixby Center for Reproductive Health, Stanford, MedShare, Viamo, and CCBRT Tanzania to share experiences in rural healthcare delivery. Digital innovations such as the Butterfly Ultrasound device, which attaches to a cell phone and provides access to specialists for image analysis, were discussed as critical for low-resources settings.
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WHA76 | Opportunity to Bolster Global R&D Capacity, Members Go to Geneva
“This year’s World Health Assembly represents a pivotal moment to advance policy reforms to deliver a more fit-for-purpose, equitable research and development (R&D) ecosystem,” stated the Global Health Technologies Coalition. To accelerate global health innovation and deliver health for all, they recommend WHO member states “take collective action now to establish more inclusive, globally distributed R&D systems and approaches.”
Informal Gathering of Partners to Discuss Rural Healthcare Delivery
The Alliance hosted an informal gathering of members including: Fistula Foundation, Kapnek Trust Zimbabwe, Friends of Chidamoyo, UC Berkeley, UCSF Bixby Center for Reproductive Health, Stanford University, and Viamo to share experiences in rural healthcare delivery. Digital innovations such as the Butterfly Ultrasound device, which attaches to a cell phone and provides access to specialists for image analysis, were discussed as critical for low-resources settings.