Philip Goodwin
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Technology is an enabler, not a panacea. Here’s how we should use it.
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have a lasting legacy in terms of how we use technology to deliver development programs around the world.
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Pandemic response must empower communities
COVID-19 is accelerating new approaches to do development differently
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What role for charities amid the growth of the ‘informal sector’?
It’s vital to move beyond artificial divisions between the ‘formal’ and ‘informal’ sectors to a new spirit of active citizenship