This Week in Global Dev: #102: How cuts to Gavi reflect US disengagement from development

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Global Progress in the AI Era: Can a new effort scale AI for good to reach hundreds of millions?

Too many “AI for good” pilots fail before reaching the people who need them most. To solve this scaling crisis, Kanika Bahl, the CEO of Evidence Action, is stepping down from the helm of the organization to lead a new effort called the AI Access Initiative. Operating as an “AI-na ...  Show more

This Week in Global Dev: #135: Inside EIB’s critical meetings and USAID’s controversial shutdown

This week, we are reporting from the European Investment Bank’s annual meetings in Luxembourg to better understand the direction in which the institution is heading. We dig into the agenda as Europe continues to balance defense and development spending. EIB President Nadia Calviñ ...  Show more

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