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A Year After USAID: Reclaiming Control of Data Systems

Just months after the 2025 U.S. aid freeze was announced, we published a blog post warning that the USAID cuts would result in a data crisis, with some countries losing access to their digital health data. This blog explores how those systems – and the countries relying on them – have fared nearly a year on.

May 26, 2026 Digital Public Infrastructure, Interoperability
Why the Future of Generative AI is Local and Specialized

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded in daily life, there is growing interest in how to make these technologies more practical, affordable, and sustainable. This blog discusses a shift toward Frugal AI, an approach to designing and deploying AI systems that prioritizes doing more with less.

May 18, 2026 Artificial Intelligence
Signal vs Noise: Making Smart AI Choices

As the AI landscape evolves rapidly, it’s increasingly difficult to know which investments will last. This blog shares how Development Gateway uses sandboxing to test AI in controlled environments, focusing on efficiency, trust, and practical use cases while keeping humans in the loop.

March 31, 2026 Artificial Intelligence

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Strategic Plan: FY 2026-2028

Dramatic geopolitical, financial, and technological shifts are reshaping digital systems worldwide. DG’s Strategic Plan 2026-2028 advances resilient, interoperable, and locally owned digital foundations that strengthen public service delivery and responsible innovation.

Using Soil Analytics and Digital Maps to Drive Food Security Policy in Ghana

Soil data in Ghana has expanded, but fragmentation limits its use in policy and investment decisions. This brief outlines how integrating soil analytics and digital maps into planning can improve targeting, resilience, and evidence-based decision-making.

Connecting Human, Animal, and Farm: A Case for Investing in Animal ID for DPI

Digital Public Infrastructure for agriculture has gained traction, yet animal identification remains under-integrated. This policy brief explores how linking farmer and animal IDs with national data and payment systems can unlock benefits across trade, finance, public health, and governance.

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