The ramp project is an ambitious endeavor for many reasons, not the least of which is the curation and open release of high-quality training data in the form of tens of thousands of high-resolution imagery chips with accompanying labels that “teach” our machine learning model . . .
We failed to recognize community and country needs in rolling out COVID Vaccines. We can learn from these mistakes. There are two popular meta-narratives on the failures of Global COVID-19 vaccine rollout: “multi-national capitalist pharma companies didn’t make tech transfer available, and that leaves the most vulnerable behind” and “countries were not ready to deliver … Read more
Leap-frogging the digital divide There’s power in mapping. Maps mean recognition – an acknowledgment that communities exist and have needs. To be on the map is to be counted for support and input and partnership and investment. Open and accessible maps are mission critical for governments and humanitarians to get much needed relief and development … Read more
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are priorities for DevGlobal. As the world navigates a new way forward with the pandemic and many of our communities pursue long awaited racial and social justice, the following questions represent a reflection between a learning leader who is learning and excited and most importantly committed to global diversity, equity, and … Read more
As a teenager, I was unsure of my future and all the potential paths between the local and global chasm. How am I supposed to change the world for good? How can one person truly understand the world? How can change transcend borders, cultures and histories?
DevGlobal team, partners, and fellow change makers, I am nervous, but excited. . . DevGlobal has signed up for and committed to changing the world. Together, we will take this organization and partnership into the next phase within global development and the professional services industry. This will come with some risk. We will make mistakes. … Read more
DevGlobal produced engaging storymaps to showcase the GIS Centre’s impact regarding COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery, Open Data Solutions, and more.
In the wake of COVID-19, virtual platforms have allowed for a drastic re-imagining of global conferences in agriculture. ICTforAg, Thrive Africa, the CGIAR Big Data in Agriculture Convention, and many others went virtual in 2020. As our DevGlobal team planned for the 2020 ICTforAg conference with USAID and DAI, a virtual event was the only … Read more
DevGlobal has had the privilege of working with CIESIN, a center of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, to support its strategy and communications work for GRID3. For more than two years DevGlobal has adjusted its staff and services mix as the GRID3 program has required in an effort to be a thought partner in … Read more
