
Calum Handforth
@calumah
Senior Digital Advisor @InstituteGC | @ChurchillFship + @CSciPol Fellow | Data + digital in development and govt | Tweets my own. Likes = for me to read later.
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.UN Development's 🆕 Report -Small Island #Digital States launched ahead of #SIDS4 recognizes that island communities R already digital advocates & have a strong potential to be digital leads w/ partnership & investment👉tinyurl.com/3fd96a9m Press Release👉 undp.org/press-releases…



Honored to virtually connect with Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay Tshering Tobgay of Bhutan. UN Development-Bhutan partnership is 50 years old: Thank you for your trust! UN Development stands in commitment to supporting 🇧🇹 for its green growth initiatives & journey towards a carbon-neutral future.

Digital is positively impacting lives & livelihoods across #SIDS, transforming them into Small Island #Digital States. Pleased to be at the launch of this new report, which advocates for a society-wide inclusive digital transformation, UNDP Tech, Innovation and Sustainable Development 👏. ➡️ undp.org/publications/s…


How can we use AI to target social service beneficiaries more effectively? How can databases containing road accidents geo-location help prevention? Join Daniela Gasparikova, UNDP🇲🇩Resident Representative & Calum Handforth and Eugeniu Cepoi at AI & Big Data Conference aimoldova.org



Young people represent a sizeable & vital population in #SIDS. For them, digital technologies are gateways to new horizons. More than 5,000 respondents from 30+ countries discuss how they’re using #digital in this latest report, UNDP in Asia and the Pacific. #Youth2030 undp.org/publications/h…

#OpenSource is an important driver of the #SDGs. But building open source skills and ways of working can take time. UN Development , Int’l Telecommunication Union and the #EU are funding open source programme offices in 2 countries. Submit an expression of interest for your country: itu.int/en/ITU-D/ICT-A…




Très contente que le PNUD Sénégal travaille avec le Min de la #justice sur une platforme #ejustice pour le nv #tribunal de Guédiawaye. Le potentiel pour une #transformation systémique de la justice au #Senegal est immense #DigitalTransformation #A2J




We're so proud to see the National Databank recognised in UN Development's global digital inclusion report. Working with Virgin Media O2 News, Vodafone UK, Three UK & the National Digital Inclusion Network, we've helped over 100,000 people join the digital world through free data. Full report: bit.ly/4c7Et0L

Join Bhutan CMD & UNDP for a conversation on the 19th edition of The Druk Journal. Titled "An Era of Transformation", the journal looks at the ongoing transformation taking place in 🇧🇹 across all sectors. 🗓️ 20 June 2024 ⏰ 9:30-11:30am Register: forms.gle/hhaZiqn1jrcxTA… Philip Schellekens


Something for the weekend: a now updated attempt to capture for the Commons Library all the functions of what is in many respects quite a curious office - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-brief…


Honored to meet with Mr Vivek Agarwal, Country Director (India), Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, and the distinguished team from Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. Our discussions on driving impactful change were truly inspiring. Delighted to also meet Ms Lucy Isotta, Director (Delivery), and



Images from my time in Brasilia, #Brazil #OBRIGADO 🙏🏻 Esther Dweck #AndreDLago Tony Blair Institute for Global Change


How to ensure #AI works for the #GlobalSouth? 📈 Make AI relevant. 📚 Talent is an important differentiator. 🧱 Tackle new inequities. 📣 Champion all voices: yes, #SiliconValley. But also #SiliconSavannah, #ChileconValley, and everywhere. businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-featur… #AIActionSummit