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Human Planet Accelerator: From Idea to Funding 3 Day Series
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (35+ words) A focused, three-day webinar experience designed for NGOs and social enterprises ready to move beyond traditional funding Human Planet Accelerator: From Idea to Funding 3 Day Series Dates: April 13, 2026 - April 15, 2026...
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1+ week, 1+ day ago (13+ words) Analysis: Nations Priced Out of Big AI Are Building With Frugal Models'nextbillion. net...
Novastar Ventures Closes $147 Million Fund for African Startups
1+ week, 1+ day ago (53+ words) nextbillion. net Novastar Ventures Closes $147 Million Fund for African Startups Novastar Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on African startups, has closed its third fund, raising $147 million for its Africa People and Planet Fund III (NVIII), slightly below its original…...
Western AI Models "Fail Spectacularly" in Farms and Forests Abroad
4+ week, 1+ day ago (97+ words) nextbillion. net Western AI Models "Fail Spectacularly" in Farms and Forests Abroad When scientist Catherine Nakalembe set out to map crop types in western Kenya, she had plenty of data from satellite images, but couldn't use artificial intelligence to analyze…...
Big Tech "Leave Poor Farmers Sidelined" In AI Revolution
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (47+ words) nextbillion. net Big Tech "Leave Poor Farmers Sidelined" In AI Revolution A powerful alliance of agricultural corporations and big technology companies are pricing innovation out of reach of smallholder farmers who need it most, according to a new report....
Addressing the Communications Breakdown in Global Development: How AI-Enabled Assessment Tools Can Reach Excluded Communities
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (317+ words) Humanitarian and development work can only be effective if it's based on the actual needs and lived experiences of the communities it aims to serve. For this reason, structured evidence-gathering is central to how programmes are designed, prioritised and funded....
Tech Firms and AI Farming Tools "Playing With the Food System, Warns Thinktank
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (58+ words) nextbillion. net Tech Firms and AI Farming Tools "Playing With the Food System, Warns Thinktank Tech companies and industrial agriculture are "playing with the food system" by using AI and algorithms to undermine farmers in choosing what the world eats,…...
The African Development Bank Group and the United Nations Development Programme Have Launched the AI 10 Billion Initiative
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (76+ words) nextbillion. net The African Development Bank Group and the United Nations Development Programme Have Launched the AI 10 Billion Initiative The African Development Bank Group (the Bank Group) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched the AI 10 Billion Initiative,…...
The Impact Sector is Confusing Satisfaction with Impact: Rethinking the Growing Reliance on Lean Data and Perception Surveys
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (497+ words) Juan Taborda Burgos / Jorge Bouchot / Miranda Hansen Yet crucially, perception surveys usually tell the type of success story that everyone wants to share and hear. Beneficiaries tend to primarily report positive experiences with a program or enterprise, funders see positive…...
Nigeria Moves to Approve Landmark Law Regulating Artificial Intelligence
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (50+ words) nextbillion. net Nigeria Moves to Approve Landmark Law Regulating Artificial Intelligence Nigeria is preparing to approve a comprehensive legislative framework to regulate artificial intelligence, positioning the country among the first in Africa to introduce binding oversight of a rapidly expanding…...