Our latest think-pieces and emerging research insights around AI and data innovation for government responses and policy making in the Global South

COLEV: A Mixed-Methods Study on the Design of AI and Data Science to Inform Public Health Responses to COVID-19
COLEV is a mixed-methods study on the design of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science-based solutions to inform public health responses to COVID-19 in different local health ecosystems. Our purpose is to produce and communicate evidence for differential public health measures to address COVID-19-related challenges…
COLEV is a mixed-methods study on the design of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science-based…
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Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Map the Next Wave
In the last week of March 2021, Carol lost her colleague to a brief illness. Her co-worker, a 28-year…
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Uncovering the Transmission Dynamics of COVID-19 with Artificial Intelligence and Data Science: A COAST Project Experience
Over the last two years, the COAST project aimed at improving the health scope in Uganda by conducting…
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Interdisciplinary Research Insights to Enhance Public Health Decision Making Through AI and Data Science in Argentina
ARPHAI was created with the objective of developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science-based…
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Grantee Experience of Being a Part of the Global South AI4COVID Project
After the first year of the pandemic in 2021, a partnership was established between the University of…
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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Techniques for COVID-19 Response:Highlights and Lessons Learned from the LAISDAR Project in Rwanda
This blog is a reflection on the LAISDAR project's highlights, lessons learned and challenges that emerged…
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Closing the Gender Data Gap: Using AI and Computational Methods to Build a Data Set that Measures the Influence of Gender in Social Responses to COVID
One of the core objectives of the COLEV project is to analyse social media platforms to identify common…
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the Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Women in Sri Lanka: Findings from the Large Field Survey
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact billions of lives globally and has further exacerbated existing…
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Using Intersectionality for Gender-Responsive Pandemic Measures
For many people across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic presented various challenges— movement…
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Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence for Public Health Communication
Effective communication can be as important as medical treatment itself whenever there is a public health…
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Privacy Protection and Impact Creation: Recap from Our Open Data Privacy and Policy Workshops
The island-wide household survey that we recently conducted in Sri Lanka is a key achievement of the…
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