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Jul
11
2018
9:30—11:00 AM
July 02, 2018
Digital identification systems are spreading rapidly across the world. At this event, the lead authors of the State of Aadhaar report will share key insights from their team's primary research and facilitate a discussion on the policy implications of the report's findings, for India and the ...
Blog Post
May 25, 2018
With few systematic studies of its impact on program beneficiaries, the debate on Aadhaar has, so far, seen more heat than light, but this is changing. The State of Aadhaar Report looks into many dimensions, including beneficiaries’ views of the new digital delivery systems, and the impact of ...
Blog Post
April 26, 2018
CGD and Brookings recently co-hosted Former Finance Minister of Nigeria and Distinguished Fellow Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to discuss her new book, Fighting Corruption is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines. The book is part memoir, part how-to, as she draws on her years of exper...
May
1
2018
12:30—2:00 PM
April 23, 2018
Over 1 billion women lack access to financial services due to economic and social barriers, time and mobility constraints, and discrimination in service provision. Financial services delivered digitally can address these barriers by providing women with safe and accessible channels. This event will ...
Blog Post
April 13, 2018
Aadhaar, the world’s largest biometric ID program, is at a crossroads. After a remarkable effort to enroll almost the entire Indian population of 1.25 billion in just over half a decade, its impact on privacy and distribution public benefits are being called into question.
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Apr
20
2018
9:00—10:30 AM
April 05, 2018
Corruption can siphon desperately needed resources away from development, but as some anti-corruption advocates have found, taking on vested interests can come at a great personal risk to their livelihoods—or even their lives. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s new book, Fighting Corruption Is D...