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Excited to welcome Josh Powell (CEO, @dgateway.bsky.social) as a lightning talk speaker at OGH’s 13th anniversary! 🌟 Turning data into action globally. Thanks to our Platinum Sponsor, Open Oceans, for making this celebration possible!
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/13th-anniv...

🎙️ Webinar alert! Join us November 6th for the final session in our series on #TobaccoControl in Africa. We’ll explore illicit tobacco trade trends in Zambia & DRC, key drivers, and policy insights.

⏰ 12 PM WAT | 1 PM SAST | 2 PM EAT
🔗Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#PublicHealth

Defining Decision-Making: Connecting the Dots Between Data and Impact – Development Gateway: An IREX Venture – Data and digital solutions for international development. Strong, data-driven decision-making is critical for transforming the livestock sector and achieving national goals for food security and economic growth. However, we often talk about what is needed to...

🐄 Strong livestock systems depend on how well data flows – from farmers to policymakers. Through the 'a Livestock Information Vision for Ethiopia' (aLIVE) program, DG and Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture are connecting livestock data for smarter, evidence-based decisions.

Read more. ⬇️

These findings will help policymakers strengthen data-driven tobacco control strategies and better protect young people from tobacco and nicotine harms.

🔗 Full report (English & French): drc.tobaccocontroldata.org/en/home/yout...

The Data on Youth and Tobacco in Africa (DaYTA) initiative shares new research on youth tobacco and nicotine use in the DRC, offering insights on trends, influencing factors, marketing to youth, and cessation efforts among adolescents aged 10–17.

#TobaccoControl #PublicHealth #DataForDevelopment

🎉 Join us next Friday, Oct 17, to celebrate @opengovhub.bsky.social's 13th anniversary!

A celebration of transparency, accountability & social impact – with a touch of spooky fun. 🎃

Festivities kick off at 5 PM at our DC office. RSVP: bit.ly/4nJY2CD

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🚨Responding to the challenges and changes facing civil society organizations, @accountlab.bsky.social, @dgateway.bsky.social + Digital Public announced the launch of Civic Strength Partners, a new initiative to support social impact organizations on the road ahead. Read more: https://bit.ly/4gZNm05

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Foreign assistance cuts have had a profound impact on civil society organizations, but they don’t need to face this challenge alone. Civic Strength Partners works closely with leadership of social impact organizations to navigate change with clarity + care. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gZNm05

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📣 Exciting news: @accountlab.bsky.social, @dgateway.bsky.social + Digital Public have joined forces to launch Civic Strength Partners, a partnership matching service and support network for social impact organizations navigating moments of change. Read more: https://bit.ly/4gZNm05

Democratizing Digital or Digitizing Democracy in 2025? – Development Gateway: An IREX Venture – Data and digital solutions for international development. The line between democratizing digital and digitizing democracy is increasingly blurred. This blog explores how applying democratic principles to digital governance can strengthen trust and ensure tec...

🗳️ As technology reshapes governance, the question is whether we’re digitizing democracy or democratizing digital.
As the #OGPSummit kicks off, Sarah Orton-Vipond highlights how applying democratic principles can make digital government stronger, more accountable, and inclusive.
#OpenGovernment

A Guide for Education Technology Systems – Development Gateway: An IREX Venture – Data and digital solutions for international development. Education is at a crossroads, with 250 million children out of school and many more not learning as they should. This paper explores how Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) and Learning Ma...

📣 New paper from the Education Data Initiative! We explore how Education Management Information Systems (EMISs) and Learning Management Systems (LMSs) can work together to transform education, in the face of millions of children and youth being out of school and AI’s risks & opportunities.

#EdTech

Heading to the #OGPSummit in Spain next week? Join us for a side session with @accountlab.bsky.social on how and when to use tech in open government.

📅 Oct 8
👉 Register here: bit.ly/navigate-tech

Our Director of Engagement & Partnerships, Sarah Orton-Vipond, will also be at the Summit. Say hallo!

Digital Sovereignty & Open-Source: The Unlikely Duo Shaping DPI – Development Gateway: An IREX Venture – Data and digital solutions for international development. In 2025, digital sovereignty and open source have become an unlikely duo, creating opportunities for more resilient data and digital systems, including DPI. This blog shares reflections on the value o...

🌍 How can countries balance national digital sovereignty with the need for openness, collaboration, and innovation?

This unlikely duo – digital sovereignty and open source – is shaping the future of #DigitalPublicInfrastructure and data exchange.

Learn more in our latest blog ⬇️

Last week, the NMWSO Program joined the National Peace Education Summit 🇵🇭, where Christine Sumog-oy stressed that while #AI can empower, it can also deepen divides if misused. She called for safety by design – building online spaces that protect women, children & vulnerable groups.
#OnlineSafety

📢 We’re hiring in Jordan!

The Early Grade Education Activity (EGEA/‘Asas’) is recruiting a Project Manager and Senior Technical Specialist.

📅 Applications reviewed regularly, with interviews conducted on a rolling basis

🔗 Learn more: developmentgateway.org/careers

🤝 Considering partnerships, mergers, or legacy planning?

@civicstrength.bsky.social – a collaboration between @accountlab.bsky.social, Digital Public, and DG – offers guidance from peers, sector-specific resources & support that builds resilience.

Learn more 👉 www.civicstrengthpartners.org

#UNGA80 is underway in New York! Next week, our CEO, @joshcpowell.bsky.social & Director of Policy, Beverley Hatcher-Mbu, will be there to join the conversations.

On Monday, Beverley will join a panel discussion by Tech Salon on Responsible AI in Global Development. Register here: luma.com/yets49ws

The Need for Health Taxes to Raise Revenues – Development Gateway: An IREX Venture – Data and digital solutions for international development. With aid declining and fiscal pressures rising, countries face widening gaps in funding essential services. This blog explores how health taxes can help bridge the gap, drawing on insights from DG, TJ...

Countries face widening gaps in funding essential services. #DomesticResourceMobilization, such as health taxes, is becoming increasingly important.

Read more ⬇️

📢 We are one week away from DG's webinar on the health and economic impacts of tobacco use in Kenya!!

🔗 Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#TobaccoControl #PublicHealth #HealthData

Beyond Kigali: Where Does Africa Go from Here with AI? – Development Gateway: An IREX Venture – Data and digital solutions for international development. As governments, funders, entrepreneurs, and technology leaders rally around the AI moment and move towards actions, at Development Gateway, we are asking a different set of questions: Where is the dat...

💡 AI in Africa will only succeed if the “invisible infrastructure” is strong – the data systems, governance frameworks, and institutional capacity that often go unnoticed.

At DG, we work with governments to build these foundations. Learn more👇

#ArtificialIntelligence #DigitalTransformation

📢 Applications are still open!

We’re hiring a Stakeholder Engagement & Research Associate in 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire for the DaYTA initiative.

📅 Deadline has been extended to Wednesday, September 16, 2025.

🔗 Find out more & apply: developmentgateway.org/careers/?bzi...

📢 Join us for the 4th webinar in our series on evidence-based tobacco control in Africa.

We’ll explore TCDI’s research on the health and economic impacts of tobacco use in Kenya, and how data can drive stronger policies.

📅 Sept 24, 2025 | 2 pm EAT

🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The National Models for Women’s Online Safety (NMWSO) Initiative has launched the Safety by Design (SbD)Challenge in the Philippines 🇵🇭!
Create or enhance digital tools with SbD features & stand a chance to win.

📅 Deadline: Dec 15
🔗 Application guidelines: developmentgateway.org/nmwso-safety...

#CarbonMarkets are promoted as key to financing climate action, but their complexity has opened space for greenwashing, corruption, and profiteering.

📄 This brief unpacks how they work and the principles needed to strengthen integrity: developmentgateway.org/publication_...

#ClimateFinance

From Data to Impact: Why Data Visualization Matters in Agriculture – Development Gateway: An IREX Venture – Data and digital solutions for international development. A lot has been said about the importance of data and data-driven decision-making. However, having data isn’t enough; what matters is being able to understand it and apply it to enable better decisions...

📊 Data alone isn’t enough; it only matters when it can be understood and applied.

In agriculture, where decisions carry long-term consequences, user-friendly data tools are essential. Read more in our latest blog about why #DataVisualization matters in this sector. ⬇️

#DataForDevelopment

Earlier this month, DG’s Tobacco Control Data Initiative (TCDI) joined the Southern African Conference on Tobacco Taxation in Lusaka. Our Zambia Lead, Mbaita Maka, showcased the TCDI dashboard, which is already helping the government and CSOs use evidence-based data to shape tobacco control policy.

DG is heading to #AFSF2025 in Dakar 🇸🇳!

@joshcpowell.bsky.social, Beverley Hatcher-Mbu & Ousmane Koné will be in attendance, engaging with stakeholders on how to strengthen food systems and enhance food security across the continent. 🌾

👀 Look out for our team!

Shared Struggles, Shared Solutions: Education and Cross-Sector Data Use Insights – Development Gateway: An IREX Venture – Data and digital solutions for international development. This blog draws on DG’s experience in climate, health, aid management, and agriculture to explore connections between the challenges of data collection, data hosting, and data governance across differ...

🏛️ Strong data governance begins with recognizing what’s already in place. At DG, we’ve learned that making “unwritten” rules visible builds trust and turns data into decisions.

Through the Elimu Data Initiative, we’re applying this in the education sector in Kenya.

Great to see open source beneficial ownership tools leveraging the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard from @openownership.bsky.social being promoted by @dgateway.bsky.social in the new Civic Tech Tools Repository developmentgateway.org/blog/introdu... #beneficialownership #openstandards

⏳ Deadline is fast approaching!

We’re still accepting applications for Stakeholder Engagement & Research Associate positions under the DaYTA initiative.

📅 Apply by September 1, 2025