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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

At the South African Tobacco Taxation Conference, the DG team shared insights on domestic resource mobilization, evidence, data systems, and emerging technologies. Read our key takeaways from the discussions: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #SACOTT2026

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What happens to democracy when technology moves faster than we can govern it? That’s what DG’s Beverley Hatcher-Mbu will be discussing next week at our book talk with author Katie Harbath at the Open Gov Hub on October 8th at 5:30 PM ET. Register now to save your seat: luma.com/uhngu7f1

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📅 On October 8 at 5:30 PM ET, DG’s Beverley Hatcher-Mbu will join Katie Harbath at the Open Gov Hub in Washington, DC to discuss her upcoming book, Disrupting Politics: A Front Row Seat to the Collision of Technology and Democracy. Register at: luma.com/uhngu7f1

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We are excited to join colleagues from around the world at events focused around the 81st #UNGA Week. Be sure to say hi to the team, especially if you want to discuss digital transformation, data governance, and how digital public infrastructure is vital to the SDGs.

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We brought together stakeholders at #AFSF2026 in Kigali for a strategic breakfast on soil health, data, decision-making, interoperability, and AI. 🌱 Here are some key insights and takeaways from the conversation: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #AgData #AIForAgriculture

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

📣 DG is hiring a Program Coordinator to support improving AI use and effectiveness among government agencies. This full-time, role is based in Washington, DC. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis starting Sept 14th. To apply, see ⬇️ developmentgateway.org/careers/?bzi...

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

⏰ Reminder! Next week, we are co-hosting a webinar on how to move from AI ambition to implementation in higher education in Africa, discussing practical pathways for universities and opportunities for regional collaboration. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We’re bringing the conversation on AI in higher education to Africa! Join our webinar with IREX and ARUA on practical pathways for universities to move from AI ambition to implementation. 📅 Sept 9 | 3 PM EAT 🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #AI #HigherEd #Africa

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We’re excited to be at #AFSForum2026 in Kigali 🇷🇼 next week! Our colleagues will be joining panel sessions, while we’ll also co-host a livestock-focused reception and convene a breakfast dialogue on soil health. Learn more about our engagements: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... #FoodSystems

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🚨Reminder: On August 19 we are hosting a webinar with the heads of both cancer associations in Kenya and Namibia on how better data on youth tobacco and nicotine use can support evidence-based policymaking. Explore speaker bios⬇️ Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

📣 DG invites qualified data collection firms or research consortia in Namibia & Sierra Leone to submit an Expression of Interest to participate in an upcoming Request for Proposals for a multi-stage household survey among adolescents. Deadline: August 16. 🔗 development-gateway.breezy.hr

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Join us on August 19 for our webinar, ‘Closing the Data Gap: Driving Tobacco Reform and Cancer Prevention in Namibia & Kenya’. We'll explore how better data on youth tobacco and nicotine use can strengthen tobacco control and evidence-based policy. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

While the past year has brought a great deal of change across the development sector, Development Gateway responded with agility, using our expertise to influence policy and focusing on owning sustainable impact. Read more in our 2025 Annual Report: developmentgateway.org/wp-content/u...

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

At #DataFest2026, a debate on whether data systems should be optimized or transformed surfaced a familiar challenge: how to build systems that are resilient, locally grounded, and sustainable. We reflect on those same issues in a blog with Open Data Watch: developmentgateway.org/blog/a-year-...

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

🎧On EdTech’s recent podcast, DG’s Tom Orrel and IREX’s Cameron Mirza discuss the future of AI in education and their experience in how we can harness the potential of technology to improve equity and transform the sector. Listen to the full podcast ⬇️

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We're at the East Africa Philanthropy Conference in Addis Ababa 🇪🇹! Join Mariam Ibrahim, our Head of Partnerships for East and Southern Africa, on Friday at 11 am EAT for a conversation on how community voices and lived experiences can shape better decisions, investments, and systems. #10thEAPC

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Today, higher ed institutions are asked to shape the future workforce, strengthen research and innovation, and build the governance systems for #AI adoption. Our recent blog recaps our event during #DataFest2026 on AI adoption in higher ed across #Kenya and #Jordan. Read more ⬇️

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🚨Join us next week! On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, at 9 am EDT, Development Gateway and IREX will host a webinar focused on the findings and implications of the recently launched report on University AI readiness. Register at: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #AI #AIReadiness #HigherEducation

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

📍 If you are at #DataFest2026, join IREX and DG Tuesday, June 2 at 2:00 PM EAT for our session “From Ambition to Adoption: African & MENA Universities Shaping AI Governance”. We will discuss how do we ensure there is equitable distribution of power in the age of AI and space derived data? Details ⬇️

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

#DataFest2026 by the @data4sdgs.bsky.social is almost here! DG team is looking forward to joining data peers and partners in Nairobi from June 2–5 for conversations on AI governance, agricultural data systems, and sustainable data ecosystems. Find us here:

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

DG is heading to #ICT4D2026 in Nairobi, May 20-22! Winnie Awuor will be there to discuss how we are partnering with governments to build the data systems and tools that drive digital transformation. If you are at the conference, reach out to her to hear more.

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🚨DG’s new strategic plan reflects on how we are responding to the shifts in global power dynamics and technological innovations. It focuses on our foundational philosophy, integrative methods, priority sectors, and cross-sectoral approach to AI. Read the full strategy:

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

📄 Our report on Insights into University AI Readiness is out! Together with @irexintl.bsky.social, we examine how universities are adopting AI, and the gaps that still stand in the way of scalable, ethical implementation. 🔗 www.irex.org/universityai... #AI #AIReadiness #HigherEducation #EdTech

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🎧 DG’s CEO @joshcpowell.bsky.social recently joined the L.O.F.T Podcast to discuss how leaders can use digital innovation to navigate crisis and complexity and how digital systems can strengthen governance, transparency, and decision-making. You can listen to the podcast here: lnkd.in/e2h2EmXk

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Development Gateway will be at @rightscon.org in Zambia this May! Join us alongside @irexintl.bsky.social and GirlEffect for our workshop, “Designing Technology to Prevent Digital Harms,” on May 7th at 9 am. Register here: rightscon.summit.tc/t/rightscon-... #RightsCon #DigitalRights #OnlineSafety

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Development Gateway and @irexintl.bsky.social are heading to #SkollWorldForum in Oxford, joining social impact leaders and contributing to conversations shaping the future of the sector. If you’ll be there, we’d love to connect. #Skoll2026 #SkollWeek #SocialImpact

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

These gaps point to an opportunity to better align strategies and strengthen governance. See infographic for more ⬇️ 📅 Full report coming in mid-April #AI #AIReadiness #HigherEducation #AIGovernance

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

🚨As part of the National Models for Women’s Safety Online initiative, we recently launched Gabay Tech, a portal that provides Filipinos, especially women and girls, with a clearer path to navigate online harms, report incidents, and connect with the right support services.

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

On March 5, DG’s Data Day Workshop brought together experts from Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration, Ministry of Health and the Livestock Development Institute to discuss current data practices, and how leadership can strengthen a data-driven culture.

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

1/2 The Data on Youth and Tobacco in Africa (DaYTA) initiative is proud to share new research on adolescent tobacco and nicotine use in Nigeria! These findings will equip stakeholders with the evidence needed to strengthen tobacco control efforts nationwide. Swipe through to see key findings ⬇️

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

✨ DG is heading to @unesco.org’s International Conference on Digital Platform Governance in Pretoria 🇿🇦 next week! @ashlinsimpson.bsky.social will represent DG and co-host a session with @irexintl.bsky.social on safety by design as a regulatory pathway for digital platforms. #DigitalGovernance

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

🎉 The National Models for Women’s Safety Online program hosted the Safety-by-Design Grand Challenge Showcase in Manila 🇵🇭 yesterday, spotlighting locally built digital solutions for safer online spaces, with strong potential to scale beyond prototype.

Filipino tech innovators gather for a group photo, holding their special recognition certificates, at the Safety-by-Design showcase on Thursday, January 29 in Pasig City.

Cynder, developer of Luna/Safe bags the Grand Winner of the Safety-by-Design Showcase alongside judges at the Showcase-by-Design held on Thursday, January 29.

Winners of the Safety-by-Design (SbD) Grand Challenge: Grand Winner Cynder for Luna/Safe, second placer LIWA, and third placer Alerto, during the awards ceremony in Pasig City on January 29.

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The final episode in our interoperability series is live! We explore what sustainable technology actually means & what happens to digital systems after a prototype is built or a program ends. 🎧 Listen now: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/e... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7e2C...

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

DG is heading to New Delhi, India, this February for the #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026 🇮🇳 We’re joining discussions on evidence-informed policy, strategic priorities, and responsible AI in practice. If you’re hosting pre-Summit events or will be in New Delhi, feel free to connect with us!

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

New episode from our interoperability series is live! We explore the intersection of #AI & #Interoperability – from data storage and infrastructure to what it means for scale and data rights. 🎧 Listen now: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/e... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4CJe...

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Episode 3 of our interoperability series is out! We explore how #Interoperability shapes trust, safety & elections – from voter systems to results transmission. 🎧 Listen: Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3nNn... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/e... #ElectionIntegrity

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

✨ Happy New Year from Development Gateway! As we step into 2026, we’re excited to keep building data and digital solutions that strengthen institutions and support better decisions – always grounded in people and public good. Here’s to what we’ll build together!

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

✨ Year-End Reflections As 2025 comes to a close, we’re sharing a curated holiday readlist that shaped our thinking on DPI, AI, decision-making, carbon markets, and data systems. Explore the full list: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... Happy Holidays! 🎉

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

We were pleased to join Ethiopia’s Ministry of Agriculture for the launch of the National Soil Fertilizer and Health Roadmap, a national agenda on soil health, fertilizer reform, and climate resilience. DG’s Soil Nutrient Roadmap team is supporting early implementation through data and modeling.

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

🎙️ We’re back with Episode 2 of 'Data…for What?!'. This episode explores the legal foundations of #Interoperability – data protection, enforcement, and cross-border data flows. 🎧 Listen now: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/e... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4cn8...

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

DG is headed to COSP11 in Doha! Excited to connect with partners advancing transparency and integrity work. On Wed, we’re co-hosting a session with @accountlab.bsky.social and the Open Data Charter on trustworthy AI in the private sector. Sign up: luma.com/mza5v07c

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

DG’s Soil Nutrient Roadmap (SNR), with CSIR and Ghana's Ministry of Food and Agriculture, recently brought experts in Accra to refine the Soil Nutrient Roadmap. The Roadmap turns complex data into policy-ready insights to guide targeting, planning, and investment. #SoilHealth #FoodSecurity

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

🎙️ Episode 1 of the new season of 'Data…for What?!' is live! We dig into interoperability, trust, and what it takes to turn connected systems from theory into practice. 🎧 Listen now: Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/e... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Hl5...

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

One insight cuts across all: no single actor can address TFGBV alone. 📷 : NMWSO Philippines Country Lead, Christine Sumog-oy, sharing these lessons at the 2025 Global Policy Dialogue on TFGBV on November 28th in Bangkok, Thailand. #OnlineSafety #SafetyByDesign #DigitalSafety

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

The Tobacco and Nicotine Use among Adolescents in Kenya report by the Data on Youth and Tobacco in Africa (DaYTA) is out. 📊 Explore the findings and additional insights on our tobacco control dashboard: kenya.tobaccocontroldata.org/en/home/yout... #TobaccoControl #YouthHealth #PublicHealth

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

NMWSO program kicked off #16DaysOfActivism in the Philippines, engaging youth, government, and development partners on #TFGBV, digital resilience, & safer online spaces. Grateful to the Philippine Commission on Women, the Department of Education & the ADB for hosting these important conversations.

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

How can #EducationSystems use data more effectively, from classrooms to national policy? DG’s latest paper dives into how Education Management Information Systems (EMISs) and Learning Management Systems (LMSs) connect and can work together. Read it here: developmentgateway.org/publication_...

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Development Gateway: An IREX Venture @dgateway.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

After a long pause, DG’s “Data…for What?!” Podcast is making its comeback, dropping next week on Wednesday, the 26th! 🎙️ This season, we’re unpacking the big questions behind interconnected systems – why interoperability matters, the legal frameworks that shape it, use of AI, and more!

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