by Jayanna Thompson | Dec 21, 2020 | Digital Development, Gender Equality
If development projects seek to reach more women with equal access to information, they need to look beyond mobile phones It’s no secret that there’s a gender gap in digital information access, but many people don’t realize the level of disparity. As development...
by Bill Evans | Dec 7, 2020 | Digital Development
As part of our year-end campaign, senior software design engineer, Bill Evans, shares a Talking Book project that gave him hope during the dark days of lockdown. As I watched COVID-19 cases soar and our nation shut down last spring, I didn’t know what to do—I was...
by Erin Inclan | Jun 30, 2020 | Digital Development, News, Partners
Bill Evans, Senior Software Design Engineer at Amplio, discusses a new Talking Book prototype that’s powered by Arm Cortex-M4 and runs on rechargeable batteries A new Talking Book prototype is in the works! Eagerly awaited, the device will work with...
by Danielle Henry | Jun 25, 2020 | Content Creation, Digital Development, Health - SDG 3, ICTs
How Farm Radio’s VOICE standards can help you design audio content for Talking Books Well-crafted audio content can increase the likelihood of knowledge retention and the adoption of healthy behaviors. So how do you develop effective content to ensure great...
by Danielle Henry | Mar 27, 2020 | Digital Development, Ghana, Health - SDG 3, Partners
Community radio, digital tools, and community mobilization approaches to COVID-19 response Last week, the World Bank’s Community-Driven Development team consulted Amplio senior program manager Ryan Forbes Morris on ideas and communication strategies for a...
by Erin Inclan | Mar 27, 2020 | Digital Development, Gender Equality, ICTs
Expert advice on how to empower women through technology Revi Sterling, director of USAID’s WomenConnect Challenge, says the gender digital divide is growing. Yet women are the key to successful digital development. (Check out our interviews with Revi about data,...
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