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Data and AI

Blog series data and artificial intelligence

AI and data-driven tools are transforming policymaking in developing countries by enhancing data quality, efficiency, and decision-making. Success depends on building strong data foundations, starting with practical applications, and adapting solutions to local needs. With the right approach, AI could empower governments to deliver more responsive and impactful policies.

Blog posts in this series

A busy street in New-Delhi, India. A view of people, buses and Tuk Tuks.
Data and AI

How can AI help detect non-compliance and improve tax enforcement?

Laura Fras
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Pakistan flag and robot looking towards it to demonstrate how AI is used in Pakistan.
Data and AI

Harnessing AI, data and technology for growth in Pakistan

Hina Shaikh
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A data for policy workshop hosted in Zambia in 2025 to discuss the use of AI and data in government.
Data and AI

From promise to practice: Making AI work in LMIC governments

Shahrukh Wani, Harry Mayne, Tobias Edison
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An image of a person working on a laptop with data graphics superimposed to demonstrate how AI is changing the way labour force surveys are analysed in Zambia.
Data and AI

Artificial intelligence in national statistics: Insights from Zambia

Tyler Rossow
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Brightly-coloured graphic to illustrate data in government as part of Data for Development event featuring code on a screen in blue and purple as well as a red eye overlaid across the background.
Data and AI

From data to decisions: Improving data use in governments

Shahrukh Wani
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Data and AI

What AI reveals about the state of environmental justice in India

A. Patrick Behrer, Daniel Chen, Shareen Joshi, Olexiy Kyrychenko, Viknesh Nagarathinam, Peter Neis, Shashank Singh
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A general view of mining machinery at a Chinese run, small scale open pit copper and manganese mine in Serenje, Zambia's Central Province, on February 28, 2025. (Photo by Kang-Chun Cheng / AFP) (Photo by KANG-CHUN CHENG/AFP via Getty Images)
Data and AI

Leveraging data to strengthen Zambia’s decentralisation agenda

Thandiwe Ng'ombe, Haggai Chomba, Danielle Victoria Handel, Rania Ezzane
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Person working on tax systems on paper with a pen in hand, doing accounting. Credit: LSE / Nigel Stead
Data and AI

Five lessons for simplifying tax systems in Commonwealth countries

Twivwe Siwale
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Davos holding slide showing audio soundwave
Data and AI

Davos 2025: Ideas from across the IGC for the Intelligent Age

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City of Cape Town. Photo by Getty Images
Data and AI

Data and research journey of a ‘smart city’: the City of Cape Town’s practical approach towards evidence-based decision-making

Kezia Fortuin, Victoria Delbridge
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Social distance during COVID-19. Kalerwe Market, in the suburb of Kampala city. Photo credit: Yasin Nsubuga / International Labour Organization ILO, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Data and AI

How to increase the value of COVID-19 data: Lessons and reflections from PAD’s multi-country survey

Hannah Timmis, Maya Woser
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Data and AI

Each for equal: Bridging the gender gap and the data revolution

Laura Sili
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Kimara, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Data and AI

Urban data innovations: Three cities showing their smarts

Victoria Delbridge, Oliver Harman
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Governing with AI in low and middle-income countries (LMICs)

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Data and AI

How can AI help detect non-compliance and improve tax enforcement?

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Using machine learning to strengthen tax compliance: Lessons from Pakistan

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