- Governing with Artificial Intelligence: The State of Play and Way Forward in Core Government Functions
Report · 17 September 2025
AI offers tremendous potential in its use by governments. It helps governments automate and tailor public services, improve decision-making, detect fraud, and enrich civil servants’ work and…
- Artificial intelligence and human capital: challenges for central banks
Report · 24 April 2025
90% of surveyed central banks struggle to recruit and retain AI specialists, with institutions caught between private sector salary competition and regulatory hiring constraints. As central banks…
- Finland leads Europe in generative AI adoption, new EIB survey shows
Survey · 9 December 2025
Corporate investment activity in Finland remains strong, with 96% of firms reporting investment in 2025, according to new country results from the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group’s annual…
- Artificial intelligence and growth in advanced and emerging economies: short-run impact
Report · 19 December 2025
This paper investigates whether the positive effects of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) on growth rate of value added differ across countries in the short run. Using an empirical strategy…
- Zambia develops a roadmap for small businesses to go green
Report, Strategy · 17 November 2025
The article describes Zambia’s Roadmap for Greening MSMEs, developed by the Ministry of Finance and National Planning with AFI’s support, to help small businesses adapt to climate change and adopt…
- Women’s financial inclusion: AFI Educate webinar turns theory into action
Report, Strategy · 18 November 2025
The article recaps an AFI Educate webinar on mainstreaming gender in financial inclusion, which focused on turning national gender strategies into tangible market impact. Using Fiji’s Gender…
- Blockchain Technology and Application: Blockchain Adoption in Digital Libraries for the Education and Skill Development
Report · 3 June 2025
░ 1. Introduction The role of Digital Libraries is getting very essential for providing the access to the educational resources, promoting the skill development, and supporting for lifelong learning.…
- Apprenticeships increase employment, earnings, and optimism in the technology sector
Report · 27 January 2022
The technological acceleration spurred by the pandemic has significantly widened the skills gap, disproportionately affecting persons of color. While coding bootcamps have emerged as a popular…
- Reimagining the broadband technology workforce
Report · 22 December 2022
While recent headlines have focused on significant layoffs within the "Big Tech" sector, a major growth opportunity is emerging in the broadband industry, fueled by historic federal investments…
- Could Big Tech’s move to permanent remote work save the American heartland?
Blog · 25 May 2020
Last week, Facebook announced that as many as half of its employees could permanently work from home in the coming years, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend traditional office routines.…
- How education technology can improve learning for all students
Report, Podcast · 10 September 2020
New research from the Center for Universal Education (CUE) at Brookings finds that technology’s impact on learning and teaching has been limited, especially in low- and middle-income countries…
- Gone digital: Technology diffusion in the digital era
Report, Blog · 20 January 2022
Productivity growth allows economies to increase output without increasing inputs and is a key driver of economic growth and of income per capita. However, productivity growth has been slowing in…
- How does tech policy fall short in protecting people with disabilities? | The TechTank Podcast
Podcast · 7 August 2022
TechTank, a biweekly podcast from the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings, explores today’s most consequential technology issues. Moderators Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with…
- Can digital technology education improve gender equality in ICT careers in Kenya?
Blog · 28 August 2022
Around 10 years ago, multimillion-dollar information communication technology (ICT) companies like Lyft, Pinterest, Slack, and Uber were nonexistent. Today, certain aspects within the industry have…
- How Regional Technology Hubs can advance inclusive innovation
Report · 16 June 2024
In October 2023, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) designated 31 Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs). This summer, the EDA expects to award implementation grants of…
- How does tech affect inequality? | The TechTank Podcast
Podcast · 29 September 2024
TechTank, a biweekly podcast from the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings, explores today’s most consequential technology issues. Moderators Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with…
- How Black tech founders are advancing innovation | The TechTank Podcast
Podcast · 26 February 2025
Black inventors, scientists, founders, and other tech innovators have made tremendous advancements to the broad ecosystem of technological innovation. To name a few, Shirley Ann Jackson is a renowned…
- Population dividend, technological leapfrogging, and high growth rates signal opportunities for African economies
Report, Podcast · 8 July 2025
Host Landry Signé speaks with Acha Leke, chairman of McKinsey & Company’s Africa Region and senior partner in their Johannesburg office, about Africa’s many advantages in human and natural resources.…