Want to improve #digitaltransformation strategies in development? 📽️ This 3-min video explains how the #DX4D Scorecard helps organisations move from plans to impact Practical, reflective, and co-produced ▶️ youtu.be/r3nuv6ECbes

CfP: Digital Sustainability in Developing Countries special issue of Telecommunications Policy journal Submissions invited that explore the relation between digital and sustainability in the Global South Deadline: 19 Dec 2025 Details: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... #ICT4D #Sustainability

🎥 New 3-min video: Get a quick overview of the DX4D Scorecard—a tool to help development organisations assess and improve digital transformation strategies 🧩 Watch now: youtu.be/r3nuv6ECbes #ICT4D #DigitalTransformation

My new blog post shares 5 lessons on how strategy, trust & leadership shape e-commerce innovation in Global South contexts. Read it here 👉 ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b... #DigitalAfrica #eCommerce

📢 New blog post! How are Ghanaian firms moving beyond e-commerce readiness? I share 5 key lessons from our research—and what they mean for digital innovation in developing countries. Read now 👉 ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/b... #Ecommerce #ICT4D

New blog: bridging research & practice in #DX4D Our new digital-transformation-for-development scorecard helps development orgs co-create smarter digital strategies 🔍 Read the summary + access the tool: ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/a... #ICT4D

Just launched: a 3-minute video on how latecomer countries can thrive in tech industries 💡 Based on India’s software sector + Porter’s competitive advantage theory Useful for AI, agritech, fintech & more! 📽️ Watch here: youtu.be/2zrK9Pycl8o #ICT4D #DigitalDevelopment

🧩 How can development orgs design better digital strategies? This blog introduces a new #DX4D Scorecard—a practical, co-produced tool to evaluate and improve digital transformation efforts. 🔗 Read now: ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/a... #ICT4D #DigitalDevelopment

We are looking for topic editors to join the team! Help shape knowledge for sustainable mountain futures and be part of a unique, not-for-profit, community-supported scientific journal aiming for societal impact! Find out more and apply by 24 Oct: t.ly/PAzBF #AcademicSky #MountainsMatter

How can billions of Wikipedia pageviews reveal global knowledge divides? 🌍 Watch Knowledge Divides in the Era of Big Data to explore how open-access data uncovers patterns in access & equity: youtu.be/2sN0lYuhGzA #BigData #OpenAccess #KnowledgeInequality #DataScience

What drives e-commerce success in developing countries? This paper reveals 5 key lessons from Ghanaian firms on overcoming barriers and leveraging local strengths. 📘 Read more: www.researchgate.net/publication/... #DigitalEconomy #Africa #Innovation

📢#WeAreHiring ICIMOD is seeking a Senior Regional Information Services Manager to lead our Regional Information Service. #ICIMODJobs #Hiring #JobOpportunity #ICIMOD #TechForGood

How can digital transformation for development be better guided? This new #DX4D Scorecard bridges research & practice: co-created with NGOs to support strategy design, evaluation & learning 🔍 Read the paper: www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/research/pub... #ICT4D

Audit or Certification? Fairwork offers both: Audit = internal insights Certification = public proof of fairness Same framework, different outcomes. Learn what fits your AI supply chain: fair.work/en/fw/ai-cer...

🎥 How can developing countries build competitive tech sectors like AI, fintech or software? Watch my 3-min video applying Porter’s theory to India’s IT success—and how it can guide strategy in other sectors too. ▶️ Watch now: youtu.be/2zrK9Pycl8o #ICT4D #DigitalDevelopment

Can e-commerce thrive in resource-constrained environments? This study explores how Ghanaian firms are making e-commerce work despite the odds. Read it here 👉 www.researchgate.net/publication/... #ecommerce #Ghana #digitaldevelopment

New from @cddmanchester.bsky.social‬: a co-produced #DX4D Scorecard to help development organisations evaluate & improve digital transformation strategies. Practical, research-informed, and ready to use 📄 Read: research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publicati... #ICT4D

ICTs and #Resilience-Building How can ICTs be used to build resilience of organisations, communities or regions? 📺 This short video explains, based on a practical project that used the RABIT resilience model: youtu.be/26JiuL2MVA8

ICTs and #Disaster Management How can ICTs be used to improve disaster management? 📺 This short video explores applications at the four stages of the disaster management cycle: youtu.be/jbvcZVS5GnM#Disaster #DisasterTech

Want to understand what makes tech sectors thrive in the Global South? 📈 I apply Porter’s theory—and share how it can guide strategy in AI, fintech, and beyond. 🌍💡 Read the blog 👉 ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/23/h...

Environmental Impact of ICTs What is the environmental impact of ICTs, and how can it be mitigated? 📺 This short video discusses the three orders or types of effect: youtu.be/nCRJe2RpSI4 #GreenTech #ICT4Environment

🚀 How can low-/middle-income countries build globally competitive tech sectors like AI, fintech or agritech? My latest blog explores lessons from India’s software success using Porter’s competitive advantage theory Read more 👉 ict4dblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/23/h...

e-Democracy and Development What is the relationship between ICTs and democracy? 📺 This short video outlines a spectrum of different political models, ICTs’ relation to those models, and an understanding of what determines #edemocracy outcomes: youtu.be/hvJI13RG8iY

e-Accountability and Development How can we better understand the digitalisation of public #accountability? 📺 This short video presents a three-stage model of accountability and identifies what needs to be in place for digital accountability to work: youtu.be/bKTtt1ybE0k

e-Services and Development What developmental benefits can e-services bring, and what barriers does public service digitalisation face? 📺 This short video identifies four benefits and presents a model of barriers to e-services adoption and use: youtu.be/gHwA6TN-f5c

#ICT4D and the Capability Approach How can the capability approach be used in relation to ICT4D? 📺 This short video summarises the capability approach, how ICTs fit into the approach, and some implications for ICT4D practice: youtu.be/tK9Ztx-Emlo

📢 Why do some countries succeed in building strong digital industries while others fall behind? 💡 This paper applies Porter’s competitive advantage theory to offer key insights for policymakers, researchers & #ICT4D strategists. 📖 Read it: itidjournal.org/index.php/it...

What Would 'Positive Development Studies' Look Like? First appearing on the ICTs for Development blog, this piece by Richard Heeks (@cddmanchester.bsky.social‬) asks what would happen if dev studies cultivated a deeper orientation toward 'hope, creativity, and transformation'. Read: bit.ly/40FtaJV

#Datafication, Value and Power How is #bigdata affecting development? 📺 This short video analyses the impact of big data systems on organisational value, organisational power and wider politics: youtu.be/syzqbWsldsI#Datafication,

#ICT4D, Education and Development How are ICTs being applied to improve education in the global South? This short presentation identifies the six types of EdTech application and analyses the trajectory of their development impact: youtu.be/GHYzazbKH5Q#ICT4D,

Need to analyse the performance of digital sub-sectors in the global South: #AI, #fintech, #agritech, software #outsourcing, #telecommunications, etc? 📖 Read this paper for guidance on how to use Porter’s competitive advantage theory: itidjournal.org/index.php/it...

#ICT4D, Health and Development How are ICTs being applied to improve health in the global South? 📺 This short presentation identifies the six types of e-health application and analyses the trajectory of their development impact: youtu.be/lj2bUOuvRlU

Understanding #ICT4D and Livelihoods What are the four ways in which ICTs can affect livelihoods? 📺 This short presentation discusses the link between ICTs and the context, assets, structures and strategies of livelihoods: youtu.be/5MfOtfkFiBI

What Would “Positive Development Studies” Look Like? Positive development studies aims to reorient global development inquiry by emphasising hope, creativity, and transformation alongside structural critique. Inspired by positive psychology, it seeks to identify effective practices, community…

🚧 How do digital platforms reshape urban informality in the Global South? Our new paper explores regulation, legitimacy, value extraction & collective agency in the platform economy A must-read for urban & digital scholars. 👉 doi.org/10.3828/idpr... #PlatformEconomy

ICTs and Poverty Reduction What are the four ways in which ICTs can impact poverty? 📺 Watch this short presentation to find out: youtu.be/Tvtv9HwmFtY

ICT-Enabled Change What are the four levels of #ICT4D-enabled change? 📺 This short presentation explains and illustrates digitisation, improvement, reorganisation and transformation: youtu.be/2Ofop9B156M

Data and Development, Digital Labour, Digital Platforms, Ed Tech, Researching Digital Development: New Research Outputs from CDD, Manchester Recent outputs on Data and development; Digital labour; Digital platforms; Ed tech; Researching digital development – from Centre for Digital Development…

ICTs and Economic Growth What are the five ways in which ICTs can boost economic growth? 📺 This short presentation explains: youtu.be/1jpLu2CPPYc

Successful Global South Digital Start-Ups What makes for a successful digital start-up in the global South? 📺 This short presentation summarises three critical characteristics: youtu.be/7QZ2tHxG2zg

CFP: Extreme Mountain Hazards: Implications and Recommendations for Early Warnings for All Journal: npj Natural Hazards Deadline: 31 Oct 2025 Further details: www.nature.com/collections/...

Evaluating ICT4D Projects How do you analyse the impacts of an #ICT4D project? 📺 This short presentation explains: youtu.be/8Cx7rIQYAig

ICT4D Adoption and Use Why do users adopt and use – or not adopt and not use – #ICT4D applications? 📺 Watch this short presentation to find out: youtu.be/6FJpUSCs3Ok

ICT4D Risk Mitigation Why are #ICT4D projects at risk of failure, and what can be done to mitigate those risks? 📺 Watch this short presentation to find out: youtu.be/vfuKDl9lE6w

Principles for Successful #ICT4D 📺 This short presentation builds on the Principles for Digital Development to more-fully incorporate lessons from past failure, and categorise the principles into four domains of action: youtu.be/IM3IIJJAoCE#ICT4D

What is #ICT4D strategy? 📺 This short presentation explains the typical steps of an ICT4D strategy: youtu.be/OdaE9VdH8sQ#ICT4D

Want a critical perspective on #ICT4D? 📺 Watch this short video on “The Impact of Power on ICT4D”: youtu.be/2G9V0RRBcTU

Working on #PlatformLabour or #GigEconomy? This short video explains how the #Fairwork principles were developed: youtu.be/wHge472Ol4M

Five full #DistanceLearning #Scholarships for Manchester MSc in Management & Information Systems, building digital champions for development 30 April application deadline, for Commonwealth applicants: www.gdi.manchester.ac.uk/study/taught...

If my topic is digital uplands, then surely this counts as research 😁