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AI for social good: Governing more effectively and efficiently

Artificial intelligence promises to help governments meet challenges and deliver better for citizens. AI tools could be leveraged at multiple points in the public financial management cycle—from collecting revenue through taxation, to spending those revenues on public services. They could also make...
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K-CAI at COP30: How evidence is powering climate solutions

In Belém, Brazil, where the Amazon rivers converge and forests help regulate the earth’s temperature, COP30 last month was a unique summit and call to action. Climate change is not just an environmental crisis—it is a development crisis. Low-income people in low- and middle-income countries are...
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AI for social good: Making AI work for health systems

AI has the potential to improve access to and quality of health care. However, evidence on the real-world impacts of AI solutions on providers and patients is scarce. Closing these evidence gaps is key to ensuring policymakers can responsibly scale AI that supports healthcare workers and patients.
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Empowering rural entrepreneurs in Chile: Insights from the Trafkintunkim program evaluation

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Can business training programs help rural microentrepreneurs thrive? A new evaluation of Trafkintunkim, a rural entrepreneurship training program in southern Chile, finds that participants improved their business practices and household incomes. Gains were strongest for women and for entrepreneurs...
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Supporting Indonesia's faith-based charitable funds, zakat, in tackling poverty through the Graduation approach

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On October 8, J-PAL Southeast Asia hosted a workshop gathering several of Indonesia’s zakat management organizations (Organisasi Pengelola Zakat or OPZ) to explore how zakat, faith-based charitable funds, can further support poverty alleviation through the Graduation approach. In this blog we...
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Building on existing systems: Advancing early childhood outcomes in Indonesia through collaboration and evidence

J-PAL Southeast Asia organized a research-to-policy showcase bringing together policymakers, researchers, civil society organizations (CSOs), development partners, and private sector to discuss innovations for strengthening the last-mile delivery of early childhood education and development (ECED)...
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AI for social good: An evidence-informed agenda

In addition to questions about AI’s big-picture impacts, pressing questions remain about the effects specific use cases will have on outcomes in the real world. History gives us reason to be careful. Over the past two decades, new technologies launched with great promise often fell short when...
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When childcare subsidies and employment services are not enough: How social norms shape women's choices in Egypt

How do we ensure we are addressing the correct barriers to women's empowerment in Egypt? This blog unpacks why childcare might not be the right solution to supporting women's employment and increasing gender equity in Greater Cairo.