Digital & Data

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Digital & Data

The digital revolution is one of the greatest and most transformative events in human history, presenting both opportunity and a responsibility to harness technology for a prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable world. Technology is creating new jobs, lowering transaction costs, and delivering vital information to those who need it most.

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About Digital & Data

At Dalberg, we work with private companies, governments, leading foundations, NGOs, and civil society groups to harness digital technology for amplified impact, sustainable value, and cost reduction in sectors ranging from health to agriculture, from energy to financial services.

  • We build tailored strategies. Our strategies enable clients to expand their market footprint, realize new efficiencies, and develop user-centered product offerings.
  • We provide timely market intelligence. With the right information, our clients are empowered to understand new developments in the digital economy in emerging markets, overcome barriers, and better serve their customers.
  • We build multi-stakeholder platforms and partnerships. We align public, non-government and private sector interests through partnerships that help all parties find shared value and achieve desired results.
  • We create and disseminate learnings on trends and innovations in digital, mobile, and social technology in emerging markets. Our knowledge products ensure that tech leaders work from a common fact base and are kept apprised of the latest developments.

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MICHAEL TSAN

MICHAEL TSAN

Partner

Michael Tsan is a Partner based in New York who helps lead Dalberg Advisors’ access to finance, renewable energy, and program evaluation work in South Asia, Southeast Asia,…

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Our Ideas

AI-Powered Market Intelligence: Lessons from a Scan of Wealth-Building Initiatives
Digital & DataNorthern America

AI-Powered Market Intelligence: Lessons from a Scan of Wealth-Building Initiatives

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Strengthening Digital Readiness in Indian Education: Insights from the Bharat Survey for EdTech 2.0
Digital & DataEducation to EmploymentSouth Asia

Strengthening Digital Readiness in Indian Education: Insights from the Bharat Survey for EdTech 2.0

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Building a Scalable Early-Stage Debt Market in Africa
Digital & DataCentral & Western Africa

Building a Scalable Early-Stage Debt Market in Africa

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Will AI replace the jobs of the creative economy?
Digital & DataGlobal

Will AI replace the jobs of the creative economy?

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AI4Good: A Conversation with Reid Hoffman
Digital & DataGlobal

AI4Good: A Conversation with Reid Hoffman

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The Future of AI: Regulate or Innovate?
Digital & DataSouth Asia

The Future of AI: Regulate or Innovate?

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Advancing Digital Public Infrastructure and Regional Interoperability in South Asia
Digital & DataSouth Asia

Advancing Digital Public Infrastructure and Regional Interoperability in South Asia

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Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures: Five Innovations Advancing Maternal and Newborn Health through Digital Solutions
Digital & DataGender EquityHealth & NutritionGlobal

Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures: Five Innovations Advancing Maternal and Newborn Health through Digital Solutions

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Navigating the DPDP Act: What It Means for EdTech and the Future of Digital Learning
Digital & DataEducation to EmploymentSouth Asia

Navigating the DPDP Act: What It Means for EdTech and the Future of Digital Learning

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The AI Action Summit 2025: Africa’s Role in the Global AI Landscape
Digital & DataEastern & Southern Africa

The AI Action Summit 2025: Africa’s Role in the Global AI Landscape

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From hype to hope: Five strategies to make tech for good work on the ground
Digital & DataGlobal

From hype to hope: Five strategies to make tech for good work on the ground

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How Wearable Technologies Can Drive Social Impact in Colombia
Digital & DataPolicy & AdvocacyLatin America & the Caribbean (LAC)

How Wearable Technologies Can Drive Social Impact in Colombia

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Using data for the public good
Conflict, Security & Humanitarian ActionDigital & DataEurope

Using data for the public good

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Data against Covid-19: bridging access to critical information
Digital & DataEurope

Data against Covid-19: bridging access to critical information

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Using cellphone data to map the spread of infection in Belgium
Conflict, Security & Humanitarian ActionDigital & DataEurope

Using cellphone data to map the spread of infection in Belgium

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What are hidden data treasuries and how can they help development outcomes?
Digital & Data

What are hidden data treasuries and how can they help development outcomes?

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AIDA, the action insights data as a service platform, launches in 3 continents
Digital & Data

AIDA, the action insights data as a service platform, launches in 3 continents

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Dalberg Data Insights’ Mobile Money Dashboards Promote Financial Inclusion in Uganda
Digital & DataFinance & Investment

Dalberg Data Insights’ Mobile Money Dashboards Promote Financial Inclusion in Uganda

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Dalberg Data Insights Maps Urban Mobility across Haiti and around Kampala, Uganda
Digital & DataCentral & Western Africa

Dalberg Data Insights Maps Urban Mobility across Haiti and around Kampala, Uganda

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Dalberg Data Insights Predicts Zika and Dengue Outbreaks in São Paulo
Digital & DataLatin America & the Caribbean (LAC)

Dalberg Data Insights Predicts Zika and Dengue Outbreaks in São Paulo

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Dalberg Data Insights Protects Malaria-Free Zones in Zambia
Digital & DataHealth & Nutrition

Dalberg Data Insights Protects Malaria-Free Zones in Zambia

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We capture the social value of private data
Digital & Data

We capture the social value of private data

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DigiFarm Wins a Fast Company 2018 World Changing Idea Award
Agriculture & Food SystemsDigital & Data

DigiFarm Wins a Fast Company 2018 World Changing Idea Award

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Improving the Lives of Marginalized Farmers Through Technology
Agriculture & Food SystemsDigital & Data

Improving the Lives of Marginalized Farmers Through Technology

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Privacy on the line
Digital & DataPolicy & Advocacy

Privacy on the line

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The curious case of Myanmar: can the country leapfrog to digital financial inclusion?
Digital & DataFinance & InvestmentPolicy & Advocacy

The curious case of Myanmar: can the country leapfrog to digital financial inclusion?

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Firms must use Big Data efficiently: Experts
Digital & Data

Firms must use Big Data efficiently: Experts

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ICT skills for girls and women in Southeast Asiaict-skills-girls-and-women-southeast-asia
Digital & DataGender Equity

ICT skills for girls and women in Southeast Asiaict-skills-girls-and-women-southeast-asia

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Towards a cashless society
Digital & DataFinance & InvestmentSouth-East Asia

Towards a cashless society

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Making 5-Minute loans a reality with India Stack
Digital & DataFinance & InvestmentSouth-East Asia

Making 5-Minute loans a reality with India Stack

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Decoding diversity: the financial and economic returns of diversity in tech
Digital & DataGender EquityGlobal

Decoding diversity: the financial and economic returns of diversity in tech

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Youth jobs 2.0: five ways to harness digital technology to curb youth unemployment
Digital & DataEducation to EmploymentStrategyGlobal

Youth jobs 2.0: five ways to harness digital technology to curb youth unemployment

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Empowering Women to Use the Mobile Internet
Digital & DataGender EquitySouth-East Asia

Empowering Women to Use the Mobile Internet

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