Blockchain uses cryptography to secure transactions. It creates a unique fingerprint for each block, making it virtually impossible to alter data without it being detected. Once a transaction is recorded on a blockchain, it can’t be altered or deleted. This makes it ideal for protecting sen...
Bill Gates is among the supporters who say DPI is key to reducing poverty but critics warn civil liberties could be at risk
(Ecocash), Kenya (M-Pesa), and South Africa (E-wallet). However, other countries like Comoros and Madagascar still lag behind. The discrepancies could be a result of a lack of adequate cyber security and data protection laws, norms, and regulations which may breed mistrust and undermine ...
The Digital for Development field has enormous potential—and plenty of room for learning. We launched this blog as part of our own learning process, and we hope to engage the Digital for Development community as we find our way forward
National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung’u has in his Finance Bill 2024, proposed amendments to extend the digital service tax to platforms owned by foreign firms but with a presence in Kenya. In the changes, the definition of ‘digital marketplace’ is expanded to include ...
Aris T. Papageorghiou is supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). We thank the Health Authorities in Pelotas, Brazil; Beijing, China; Nagpur, India; Turin, Italy; Nairobi, Kenya; Muscat, Oman; Karachi, Pakistan; Soweto, South ...
The theme of the 2023 AGM is Digital Identity as Public Infrastructure with three days of physical meetings in the capital of Kenya.
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such as a ‘blockchain’, that can produce new currencies such as Bitcoin. At the other end is the way mobile-phone-based money systems such as M-Pesa have led to the enfranchisement of populations in Kenya and elsewhere who were previously excluded from banking and micro-finance. Here an...