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April 30, 2026

The Hidden Work Holding Back Women Entrepreneurs in ASEAN

Before a woman running a small food business can think about sales, orders,…

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April 28, 2026

Four Futures for Foreign Aid

When the cheque stops arriving, strategy starts. A practical 2×2 scenario toolkit for donors, implementers,…

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February 27, 2026

DevCAFE Progress Report (2017 to 2025)

An in-depth record of DevCAFE’s programmes, impact, and growth from 2017 to 2025 This…

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February 16, 2026

The Importance of MEL in Cybersecurity in the Age of AI

Governments invest billions in cyber defence. AI is transforming both the threat landscape and our…

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July 20, 2025

Notes on SmartFutures Event: DevCAFE’s Key Takeaways from Berlin Blockchain Week

The Development CAFE recently participated in the SmartFutures event, a comprehensive two-day exploration of blockchain…

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January 7, 2025

Highlighting Biomedicine’s Role in International Development

Viona Harjuni (Junior Researcher, The Development Café) at i3L’s Anatomia Nocturna Biomedicine Gathering Night. Photo…

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June 22, 2023

Understanding Cybersecurity: Exploring the Basics of Cybersecurity

As the use of digital technology to support daily personal and professional needs increases in…

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March 2, 2023

Virtual Reality for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)

Image Credit: Stella Jacob Author: Valentine Gandhi Virtual Reality (VR) technology has become increasingly…

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February 3, 2023

We are hiring: WordPress Developer

We are Hiring WordPress Developer Requirements and Responsibilities: Candidates must possess at least Diploma's…

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January 27, 2023

A Closer Look at Midjourney, LensaAI, and ChatGPT: Examining the Hype and Uncovering Hidden Issues

Source: Image generated by Midjourney AI - Viona M, Research Fellow DevCAFE In 2022, the…

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August 26, 2020

The Sexual Violence Eradication Bill: Is it really a liberal’s agenda?

Advocates and partisans contend that Indonesia needs a distinct legal framework that defines and prevents…

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August 6, 2020

DIY: Upcycling a Face Mask at Home

The demand for face masks continues to increase during the coronavirus pandemic, and it's hard…

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July 28, 2020

Face Masks: A New Marine Organism?

First drafted in late 2018, the Jakarta provincial government has officially banned single-use plastic bags…

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July 7, 2020

COVID-19 and the ‘New Normal’ – The Case of Indonesia

Two months after the first COVID-19 case in Indonesia, President Joko Widodo advises Indonesians to…

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June 3, 2020

It’s OK to not be OK: Maintaining your mental health during the pandemic

A platitude of articles and content about being productive during lockdown flood different social media…

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June 3, 2020

Alone Together: How Social Distancing Affects the Mental Health

Alone together. The perfect two words that describe the situation of most during the coronavirus…

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May 30, 2020

Dodging Coronavirus-Related Scams during the Pandemic

The global coronavirus pandemic is just the tip of the colossal iceberg of problems we…

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May 28, 2020

Living with AIDS during the COVID Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected multiple groups of society, and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)…

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May 27, 2020

HIV Stigma: A Deadly Threat of the 21st Century

After almost 4 decades since its discovery, scientists and medical researchers everywhere have made significant…

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May 19, 2020

Domestic Abuse: A surging crisis in times of COVID

Staying home and maintaining social distance has become an obligation for many during the coronavirus…

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March 27, 2020

A Homebody’s Guide to Working From Home

In late March, the Indian government issued a 21 day long countrywide lockdown, perhaps the…

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March 25, 2020

Coronavirus: Essential things to know

Entering just the third month of 2020, humanity is currently facing a global COVID-19 pandemic.…

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July 5, 2019

Fake news and how to avoid it

Two years ago, the American Dialect Society’s (ADS) word of the year was “fake news”,…

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September 18, 2018

Big Data Resources for Aspiring Data Scientists

70 Big Data free resources (Original Compiliation by Aries Chau of OctoparseÂ ) Every great data…

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August 2, 2018

Pemanfaatan Potensi Ekonomi Digital Untuk Mendorong Pembangunan Daerah

Pertumbuhan ekonomi digital di Indonesia semakin meningkat setiap tahunnya. Hal ini turut menjadi perhatian Kementerian…

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August 2, 2018

Aspiring to be a Data Scientist? – Learning Python is a great place to start.

Data sciences, Data Scientist, AI, Machine learning, I am sure you have heard this…

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June 29, 2018

Diskusi Asyik bersama Google Developers Group (GDG) tentang Peran Teknologi Startup dengan Energi Terbarukan

Internet of Things (IOT) dan energi terbarukan adalah dua hal yang sangat menarik untuk dibahas.…

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June 13, 2018

Acara Buka Puasa Bersama dengan Data Collector dari Roshan

Bulan Ramadhan selalu identik dengan acara buka puasa bersama. Acara buka puasa bersama ini menjadi…

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June 13, 2018

Pelatihan Monitoring dan Evaluasi untuk Agronomist dan Petani Kopi di Kawasan Sumatera Utara

Kopi merupakan salah satu produk pertanian Indonesia yang menempati urutan ketiga dalam komoditi ekspor setelah…

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June 7, 2018

Upaya Peningkatan Kualitas SDM dalam Menghadapi Tantangan Global

Keberadaan tenaga kerja asing (TKA) asal Tiongkok di beberapa daerah di Indonesia mengundang banyak perhatian…

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May 25, 2018

Pemanfaatan Big Data dalam Pembangunan di Indonesia

Kemajuan teknologi telah mendorong lahirnya berbagai inovasi, salah satunya adalah inovasi dalam monitoring dan evaluasi…

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May 24, 2018

Penanggulangan Kemiskinan melalui Pembangunan – Kunjungan ke SPH Karawaci

Dalam kunjungan ke Sekolah Pelita Harapan Karawaci pada 20 April 2018, Founder Yayasan The Development…

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May 23, 2018

Acara Nonton Bareng bersama Siswa-Siswi Roshan

Sebagai bagian dari proyek I Am, Yayasan The Development CAFE mengadakan nonton bareng film Avengers…

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May 8, 2018

Peningkatan Peran Perempuan dalam Pembangunan Nasional

Kita tentu mengenal RA Kartini, sosok yang berjasa dalam memperjuangkan hak pendidikan bagi kaum perempuan…

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April 25, 2018

Teknologi Drone sebagai Inovasi dalam Pembangunan

Seiring dengan perkembangan jaman dan kemajuan teknologi, drone atau pesawat tanpa awak yang dulunya hanya…

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April 18, 2018

Pemberdayaan Pengungsi melalui Proyek “I AM”

Ketika mendengar kata pengungsi, yang pertama kali terlintas di kepala banyak orang tentunya adalah para…

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April 17, 2018

Exploring Payment Options for Refugees – Visit to MONI Helsinki/Finland

Early this year,Â our founder Valentine Gandhi, visiting Helsinki to explore options for payment mechanisms…

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April 16, 2018

Dr Jane Thomason wins UN Decade of Women’s Inaugural Quantum Impac Award!

Our Charismatic and Visionary Senior Advisor Dr Jane Thomason wins the UN Decade of Women's…

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