AI & Digital

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AI & Digital

The digital and AI revolution is one of the most transformative developments of our time, presenting both an opportunity and a responsibility to harness technology for a more prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable world. AI and digital technologies are creating new opportunities, lowering transaction costs, improving decision-making, and delivering vital information and services to those who need them most.

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About AI & Digital

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.

Connect with our Leaders

KUNAL WALIA

KUNAL WALIA

Partner

Kunal Walia is a Partner at Dalberg Advisors based in the Delhi office. He leads the firm’s work in the AI and Digital practice. His other focus areas…

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MICHAEL TSAN

MICHAEL TSAN

Partner

Based in New York, Michael is Global AI Lead and Partner at Dalberg. He founded Dalberg Advisors’ Digital, Data, and AI Practice 15 years ago, and coordinates Dalberg’s…

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Our Ideas

AI-Powered Market Intelligence: Lessons from a Scan of Wealth-Building Initiatives
AI & DigitalNorthern 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
AI & DigitalEducation 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
AI & DigitalNorthern, Central & Western Africa

Building a Scalable Early-Stage Debt Market in Africa

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Will AI replace the jobs of the creative economy?
AI & DigitalGlobal

Will AI replace the jobs of the creative economy?

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AI4Good: A Conversation with Reid Hoffman
AI & DigitalGlobal

AI4Good: A Conversation with Reid Hoffman

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The Future of AI: Regulate or Innovate?
AI & DigitalSouth Asia

The Future of AI: Regulate or Innovate?

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Advancing Digital Public Infrastructure and Regional Interoperability in South Asia
AI & DigitalSouth 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
AI & DigitalGender 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
AI & DigitalEducation 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
AI & DigitalEastern & 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
AI & DigitalGlobal

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
AI & DigitalPolicy & 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 ActionAI & DigitalEurope

Using data for the public good

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Data against Covid-19: bridging access to critical information
AI & DigitalEurope

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 ActionAI & DigitalEurope

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?
AI & Digital

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
AI & Digital

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
AI & DigitalFinance & 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
AI & DigitalNorthern, Central & 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
AI & DigitalLatin 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
AI & DigitalHealth & Nutrition

Dalberg Data Insights Protects Malaria-Free Zones in Zambia

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We capture the social value of private data
AI & Digital

We capture the social value of private data

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DigiFarm Wins a Fast Company 2018 World Changing Idea Award
Agriculture & Food SystemsAI & Digital

DigiFarm Wins a Fast Company 2018 World Changing Idea Award

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Improving the Lives of Marginalized Farmers Through Technology
Agriculture & Food SystemsAI & Digital

Improving the Lives of Marginalized Farmers Through Technology

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Privacy on the line
AI & DigitalPolicy & Advocacy

Privacy on the line

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The curious case of Myanmar: can the country leapfrog to digital financial inclusion?
AI & DigitalFinance & 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
AI & Digital

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
AI & DigitalGender Equity

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

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Towards a cashless society
AI & DigitalFinance & InvestmentSouth-East Asia

Towards a cashless society

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Making 5-Minute loans a reality with India Stack
AI & DigitalFinance & 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
AI & DigitalGender 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
AI & DigitalEducation 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
AI & DigitalGender EquitySouth-East Asia

Empowering Women to Use the Mobile Internet

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