by Global Development Institute | Aug 8, 2016 | Comment
Richard Heeks, Professor of Development Informatics, Global Development Institute At a recent CDI brown-bag discussion on data-intensive development, we hypothesised a mirror-image power dynamic between big data and open data. Open data has an inherent tendency to...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
On Wednesday, 27 July 201, Professor David Hulme, Executive Director of the Global Development Institute spoke at the Japan International Cooperation Agency. His presentation focused on the ideas detailed in his latest book, ‘Should Rich Nations Help The...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 26, 2016 | Comment
Effective States and Inclusive Development (ESID)Research Director Professor Sam Hickey delivered this seminar to The Development Policy Centre at Australia National University on ESID’s research. Which forms of politics matter most, how can these be conceptualised...
by Global Development Institute | Jul 4, 2016 | Events
Join Professor David Hulme and Mike Kane MP for the launch of Should Rich Nations Help the Poor? in Westminster, 16.00-17.00, 18 July. Professor Hulme’s new book explores the moral and practical arguments for why rich nations should help the poor. He contends that...
by Global Development Institute | Jun 22, 2016 | Comment
By Professor David Hulme, Executive Director of the Global Development Institute, University of Manchester and President of the Development Studies Association. Over the last few years, UK aid has acted as a lightning rod for criticism as it has risen to meet the...
