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    <title>How Emerging Technologies Can Improve Development Outcomes</title>
    <link>http://www.ictdev.org/pulse/20191205/how-emerging-technologies-can-improve-development-outcomes</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;Every day we hear of new advances in technology solutions that hold promise to mitigate humanitarian crisis and improve lives in developing countries. The opportunities for change span the gamut of challenges that people face around the world, including: Climate change adaptation education delivered via mobile phones Informal settlement fire early warning via Internet of...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ictdev.org/pulse/20191205/how-emerging-technologies-can-improve-development-outcomes&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 02:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Young Advocates, Political Will Drive Progress on Family Planning in Francophone West Africa</title>
    <link>http://www.ictdev.org/pulse/20191205/benin/young-advocates-political-will-drive-progress-family-planning-francophone-west-</link>
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    December 05, 2019  &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;encoded&quot;&gt;Countries throughout francophone West Africa are celebrating progress in family planning this week at
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 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Is Meaningful Universal Connectivity a Solution to Slowing Broadband Adoption?</title>
    <link>http://www.ictdev.org/pulse/20191205/broadband-internet/meaningful-universal-connectivity-solution-slowing-broadband-adopt</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-11692&quot; src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.ictworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/state-broadband-report.png?resize=640%2C320&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; alt=&quot;Broadband as a Foundation for Sustainable Development&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;https://i0.wp.com/www.ictwork&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ictdev.org/pulse/20191205/broadband-internet/meaningful-universal-connectivity-solution-slowing-broadband-adopt&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2019 05:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Every African Country’s National eHealth Strategy or Digital Health Policy</title>
    <link>http://www.ictdev.org/pulse/20191204/ehealth/every-african-country%E2%80%99s-national-ehealth-strategy-or-digital-health-policy</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;aligncenter size-large wp-image-11336&quot; src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.ictworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/digital-health-clinic.png?resize=640%2C400&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; alt=&quot;digital health strategy&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;400&quot; /&gt;https://i0.wp.com/www.ictworks.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/0&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ictdev.org/pulse/20191204/ehealth/every-african-country%E2%80%99s-national-ehealth-strategy-or-digital-health-policy&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 05:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>IntraHealth Awarded for Its Commitment to the Next Generation of Public Health Leaders</title>
    <link>http://www.ictdev.org/pulse/20191203/intrahealth-awarded-its-commitment-next-generation-public-health-leaders</link>
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    December 03, 2019  &lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot; property=&quot;encoded&quot;&gt;IntraHealth International has been awarded the 2019 Impact in Practice Award from the University of No
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     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 16:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>IntraHealthOPEN</dc:creator>
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    <title>How digital technologies can support climate action</title>
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&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;(Madrid, Spain) The combination of IoT, AI, and DLTs is critical to the mobilization of the full potential of climate policy making.
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     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 15:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>NeurIPS Joint Workshop on AI for Social Good</title>
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&lt;div class=&quot;field-item even&quot;&gt;(Vancouver, Canada) Global Pulse is pleased to be speaking at the AI for Social Good workshop at NeurIPS.
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     <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 15:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Meet Kaisanan Ahuan, the host of the @AsiaLangsOnline Twitter account for December 3-9, 2019</title>
    <link>http://www.ictdev.org/pulse/20191202/asialangsonline/meet-kaisanan-ahuan-host-asialangsonline-twitter-account-december-3-9</link>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 16:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Exclusion in access to public information for marginalized groups in India</title>
    <link>http://www.ictdev.org/pulse/20191202/access/exclusion-access-public-information-marginalized-groups-india</link>
    <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The current system is creating further exclusion for many people&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ictdev.org/pulse/20191202/access/exclusion-access-public-information-marginalized-groups-india&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 15:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>How DFID Uses Data to Make Development Program Decisions</title>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ictdev.org/pulse/20191202/aid-management-platform/how-dfid-uses-data-make-development-program-decisions&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
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