Digitization Risks & Barriers

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DSG Gender & Inclusion Analysis Tool

By Paula Rudnicka
Global Communities
2023

DSG Gender & Inclusion Analysis Tool

This tool is designed to explore gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) considerations in DSG projects. The tool has the following objectives: The tool includes an annex with a sample analysis: Women Saving for Resilience: Digital Savings Groups in Ethiopia, Rwanda and Tanzania. Gender & Inclusion Analysis – Key Findings and Recommendations. The DSG Gender […]
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Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Risks & Barriers Gender
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Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Risks & Barriers Gender

Women Saving for Resilience: Transforming Lives Through Innovative Savings Group Solutions

By Paula Rudnicka
Global Communities
2023

Women Saving for Resilience: Transforming Lives Through Innovative Savings Group Solutions

This visual Crisis to Resilience story explores digital transformation and other innovations in savings group programming implemented under Global Communities‘ Women Empowered (WE) initiative. Women Empowered (WE) promotes social, economic, and political empowerment of women through community-based savings groups. Guided by the spirit of continuous innovation and adaptation, the WE program has formed and supported […]
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Consumer Protection Data Privacy & Security digital divide Digital Identity
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Consumer Protection Data Privacy & Security digital divide Digital Identity

Global Digital Compact

Office of the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Technology
2023

Global Digital Compact

In September 2021, the Secretary General of the United Nations released a report Our Common Agenda, which included a proposed Global Digital Compact to be agreed upon at the Summit of the Future in September 2024. This website includes information about the Compact, which is expected to “outline shared principles for an open, free and […]
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Digital Recordkeeping Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Planning
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Digital Recordkeeping Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Planning

Digitizing BeninCajù Savings Groups – Pilot Project Reports

By Saïbou Noumonvi
TechnoServe
2023

Digitizing BeninCajù Savings Groups – Pilot Project Reports

This report offers insights from the pilot of DreamSave conducted in 2021-22 by TechnoServe and DreamStart Labs among 40 savings groups in the Zou, Collines and Borgou Departments in the Benin Republic. This included 31 pre-existing savings groups (“paper-to-digital”) and 9 newly formed groups (“born-digital”).
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Consumer Protection Digital Financial Services Digital Inclusion Digital Literacy
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Consumer Protection Digital Financial Services Digital Inclusion Digital Literacy

Global Digital Development Forum 2023

USAID, Chemonics, IBM et al.
2023

Global Digital Development Forum 2023

On April 26-27, 2023, the Global Digital Development Forum was held online, co-organized by USAID, Chemonics, IBM, Deloitte, DAI, Google, RTI International, Save the Children, Interledger Foundation, Bixal, Palladium, and TechChange. While the event has now passed, anyone who is interested can still register here to access recorded sessions. All of the recorded sessions are […]
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Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Planning Digitization Risks & Barriers
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Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Planning Digitization Risks & Barriers

Taking Stock: How the DSG Hub is Serving the Savings Group Community

By Dietlind Lerner & Paulina Rudnicka
April 27, 2023

Taking Stock: How the DSG Hub is Serving the Savings Group Community

This blog presents the history behind the DSG Hub and key takeaways from our user engagement analysis.
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Digital Financial Services Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Risks & Barriers
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Digital Financial Services Digital Transformation Digitization Benefits Digitization Risks & Barriers

Digitization of SACCOs in Uganda: Drivers and Impact Study

By David Nanambi Wayiku & Prisca Adong
Asigma & Mercy Corps
2023

Digitization of SACCOs in Uganda: Drivers and Impact Study

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Digital Financial Services Digital Inclusion Digital Literacy Digital Transformation
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Digital Financial Services Digital Inclusion Digital Literacy Digital Transformation

FinDev Guide to Women’s Financial Inclusion

CGAP
2023

FinDev Guide to Women’s Financial Inclusion

For the 2023 International Women’s Day, FinDev Gateway compiled research and blogs published about women’s financial inclusion in the previous twelve months. Members of the DSG Hub will likely find the collection of resources on “Digital Finance That Works for Women” most relevant.  These resources include:
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FinEquity 2023 Annual Meeting

CGAP
2023

FinEquity 2023 Annual Meeting

FinEquity’s 2023 Annual Meeting explored the nexus linking financial inclusion, women’s empowerment, and climate change, with the purpose of understanding how financial services can help women adapt their livelihoods to erratic rainfall patterns and rising temperatures to mitigate climate risks. Among others, the speakers addressed digitally-enabled financial inclusion, stressing the importance of designing digital financial […]
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Data Privacy & Security Digital Literacy Digital Transformation Digitization Planning
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Data Privacy & Security Digital Literacy Digital Transformation Digitization Planning

Imfashanyigisho Y’ibigo By’ubwizigame Byo Mu Buryo Bw’ikoranabuhanga (DSG)

By Lauren Hendricks, Dennis Mello, Paula Rudnicka
Global Communities, Women for Women International
2023

Imfashanyigisho Y’ibigo By’ubwizigame Byo Mu Buryo Bw’ikoranabuhanga (DSG)

This version of the DSG Toolkit: Tools to Support Safe and Gender-responsive Digitization of Savings Groups translated from English into Kinyarwanda, consists of seven practical tools to support safe, effective, and gender-responsive digitization of savings groups. These tools include practical guidance for implementers and trainers across multiple aspects of digitization, such as: Each tool can […]