Faster. Stronger. Better? Ethical? Five points to consider when using AI for your research. How do you write about artificial intelligence without eye rolls and groans? Well, rather than...
The economic and human resource crises that followed Afghanistan’s change of government in August 2021 have exacerbated mental health issues and decimated the limited facilities previously available. We draw...
Indicative data give you a sense of what’s happening and what people think. Such data can support decision-making by challenging conventional wisdom, identifying issues that were simply not thought...
Crowdsourced data collection offers opportunities to reach more people, more often and at a fraction of the cost and time involved in traditional methods.
At COP 27 this month, world governments made some breakthrough decisions that reaffirmed their commitments to addressing climate change. Despite these wins, climate change disinformation continues to undermine climate...
Big data is often described using the three V’s: volume (large quantities of data), variety (many different types of data), and velocity (data that is generated and processed very...
From flooding the African market with unnecessary freebies which undermine local sellers to providing phones and computers to Indians without electricity, well-intentioned development initiatives often go wrong. In Afghanistan,...
In Pakistan, June’s unusually heavy monsoon rains led to floods killing over 1,700 people and impacting 33 million by destroying homes, agricultural lands, schools, hospitals and other critical infrastructure....
Speculation around Peter Obi’s chances of success in Nigeria’s 2023 presidential elections abounds. Why? Social media is abuzz with his supporters, the so-called “Obi-dients”. Not much is known about...